KAPA announces deal with Chester County Disc Golf for Anson Nixon Park

The Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) announced Tuesday that Chester County Disc Golf (CCDG) will assume responsibility in collaboration with KAPA and its staff to maintain and promote events for the disc golf course located in Anson B. Nixon Park. CCDG club is a registered 501(c)(3) organization in the state, with a mission to help grow the sport of disc golf through community outreach, course...

Pack 60 Cub Scouts honored for Anson Nixon cleanup work

Cub Scout Pack 60 member Eli Culp and advisor Lindsay Culp, right, received a Youth Award at the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisor’s Annual Educational Conference in April in Hershey. The two are pictured with PSATS Secretary-Treasurer Robert Heffelfinger. Community parks often rely on volunteers to help with daily operations, and Anson B. Nixon Park in Kennett Township is...

KAPA to preserve old growth trees in Anson B. Nixon Park

In line with Chester County’s Climate Action Plan, the Kennett Area Park Authority (KAPA) will be preserving approximately 15 old growth ash trees and replanting 125 native species in the current ash grove adjacent to the disc golf course and the main vehicular entrance of Anson B. Nixon Park. Efforts are necessary now because approximately 200 dead, diseased, and declining ash trees in...

Love Seed Mama Jump to rock Nixon Park, Sept. 18

KENNETT SQUARE —  Rock the Park 2016, a live concert by local sensation Love Seed Mama Jump, is planned for Kennett Square’s Anson B. Nixon Park on Sunday, September 18. The Park gates at North Walnut Road in Kennett Square open at 2 pm.  Due to a huge turnout in 2015, Love Seed Mama Jump is returning for what promises to be another great show that will get the audience up on their feet and...

Kennett, Unionville unite for MLK service day

Students join forces to serve others throughout community in honor of Dr. King By Suzanne Misciagna, Staff Writer, The Times A great ending to a morning of hard work as Patton Middle School and Kennett Middle School students unite to clean up Anson B. Nixon Park in honor of MLK Day. KENNETT – Students in the Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and Kennett Consolidated School District honored...

Kennett supervisors host roundtable to discuss Anson B. Nixon Park

Approvals given for easement payments, parking ordinance advertising, and bikeway payments Representatives of the Kennett Area Park Authority, Kennett Square Borough Council, and the Kennett Township Board of Supervisors and manager met on Monday evening to discuss the past, present, and future of Anson B. Nixon Park. By Rick Marts, Correspondent, The Times KENNETT — The highlight of Monday night’s...

Run for HER 5K run/walk, Oct. 13

KENNETT —There will be a 5K run/walk event, on Oct. 13 at Anson B. Nixon Park, to benefit Unite for HER (UFH), which funds various health and wellness programs for women. The event, Run for HER 5K, is the brainchild of Julie Hatfield, owner of J Hatfield Fitness and UFH, and the event is a family-friendly event, intended to raise money and awareness on a number of women’s health issues. Hatfield...

Sky Tour at Anson Nixon, Oct. 12

KENNETT SQUARE — Members of the Chester County Astronomical Society will share their telescopes, binoculars and knowledge of the stars with all those attending and guide visitors of all ages through the night sky on Sat. Oct. 12, starting at 7 pm at Anson B. Nixon Park.  Several telescopes will be set up for viewing, and celestial wonders will be pointed out using a green laser light. The...

This weekend’s advice: Get Up! Get Moving!

Annual festival expanding with new events, including fresh salsa contest  Opportunities to get exercise will abound at Get Up! Get Moving! on Saturday. Since exercise promotes good health, La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) is encouraging residents of the greater Kennett Square area to participate in ¡Vive tu vida! Get Up! Get Moving! The annual, public celebration is free and promotes family physical...

Enjoy musical perks of signing up as volunteer

Brandywine Folk Festival recruiting for next month’s event in Kennett Square Eager to experience the sights and sounds of a folk festival but short on cash? Organizers of the Second Annual Brandywine Folk Festival have a solution: Volunteer. The three-day event, presented by the Brandywine Folk Collective, Historic Kennett Square Society, and WXPN, is seeking volunteers for the festival,...