History:

    
    Located in Sheepscot Village, the Harriet Gertrude Bird Playground belongs to the people of Newcastle.  The clubhouse faces a meadow, part of the rural landscape for which Sheepscot is loved, and offers plenty of outdoor space to host a festival, birthday party, or large family gathering or a place for refreshment after enjoying a ballgame.

    
    Harriet Bird lived nearby, and this location  was once her meadow.  She is remembered now because a former summer resident, Miss Pauline Fenno, built a children’s playground and clubhouse here before she donated it to the Town of Newcastle in 1975 and named it in honor of Miss Bird.  The Town accepted this gift and established that its care and use would be governed by a Town committee.

Community  Club House available for events such as:                                        

• Meetings
• Holiday parties
• Fund Raising Suppers
• Yard Sales
• Birthday parties
• Bridal Showers
• Wedding Receptions
• Family gatherings

    The Harriet Gertrude Bird Club House has the capacity to hold approximately 50 people with tables and chairs.  It has a  completely furnished kitchen.  The building is fully heated and lavatories are available both indoor and outdoor.

Reasonable rental rates.

  
For additional Rental Information & availability contact The Harriet Gertrude Bird Playground Committee:

·          Edna Verney, Chair person                          586-5442

·         David O’Neal, Committee member              586-0572

·         Chrissy Wager, Committee member            586-5021

·         Carol Juchnik, Committee member              586-6533

·         Jim Mercer, Committee member                  586-5067

Reasonable Rental rates