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Parks & Recreation           

            Would you like to increase your life expectancy, reduce the stress in your life, lose some weight, meet new neighbors, enjoy the local landscape, spend time away from the computer and videogames, participate in safe, affordable children's games, join other senior citizens on excursions, or just feel good about yourself?  Then the Parks and Recreation Department is the place for you.  There are many more benefits available.  The current flyer lists various athletic, cultural, educational and social events..

            East Greenwich offers the community a year-round comprehensive program.  It is the Department's policy to present a varied program that provides enrichment, physical well being and a chance to participate for tots, youths, teens, adults and senior citizens.

            Three main brochures are produced, listing the Fall sessions, Winter / Spring and the Summer session.  Additional flyers are generated with special events and activities, including school vacation programs,  the Halloween Parade & party, etc.   The brochures are also available at the Parks and Recreation office, Town Hall and the Library or by logging on to http://www.eastgreenwichri.com/ .  Information is also distributed via the school department's list serve.

            Programs for tots, youths and teens are intended to introduce and develop leisure skills in a variety of areas (instructional, pick up nights, leagues, social, crafts, etc.).  Adult programs include men's, women's and co-recreational groups, with pick-up athletic nights, formalized leagues, fitness and social programs.   Family activities are offered through summer concerts, the Halloween Parade & Party, children's performances, and other town-wide events.

            The Parks & Recreation Department also schedules and maintains the town and school athletic and recreational facilities.   East Greenwich provides recreation facilities such as tennis courts, basketball courts, a skate park and athletic fields as well as passive areas such as playgrounds, parks and open spaces. 

 

 

THE RECREATIONAL AREAS IN TOWN INCLUDE

 

Playing Fields

Academy Field                                      Spring, Rector & Church Streets

Cragan Field                                         Reilly Avenue

Cole Middle School                             Cedar Ave.

East Greenwich High School              Avenger Drive

Eldredge Field                                      First Avenue

Frenchtown Fields                                Frenchtown Road

Hanaford Field                                     LeBaron Drive

Meadowbrook Field                             2 Chestnut Drive

Shovlin Facility                                    Middle Road & Lenihan Lane

 

Tennis Courts

East Greenwich High School                  6-adjacent to High School & Chestnut Drive

Frenchtown Recreational Facility 3-Frenchtown Road, West of Tillinghast Road

Cole Jr. High School                          3-Cedar Avenue

 

Basketball Courts

Eldredge Courts                               2-Cliff Street and First Avenue

Frenchtown Recreational Facility   1-Frenchtown Road

Academy Courts                              2-Spring Street

Cole Middle School                        1-Cedar Avenue

 

Playgrounds

 

Academy Playground                               Spring, Rector & Church Street

London Street Playground                      London Street & Crompton Avenue

West Street Tot Lot                                West and James Streets

Sun Valley Playground                           Pequot Trail

Shovlin Facility                                       Middle Road & Lenihan Lane

Fairfield Playground                               Fairfield Avenue

Eldredge School Playground                   Friendship Street

Hanaford School - Kid's Kastle            LeBaron Drive

Meadowbrook School Playground        2 Chestnut Drive

Frenchtown School Playground            Frenchtown Road

Frenchtown Recreational Facility        Frenchtown Road, West of Tillinghast Rd.

Recreational Office Playground            1127 Frenchtown Road

 

Skate Areas

Skate Park                                           Avenger Drive

Shovelin Facility (in-line rink)           Middle Road & Lenihan Lane

 

 

Waterfront Access

 

Municipal Cove Overlook                      Division Street

Boat Launch and Dock                          Crompton Ave.

 

Fitness Stations

 

River Farm Stations                              Franklin Drive

 

Nature Parks & Open Space

Frenchtown Park and Frye             125 Acres at 1127 Frenchtown
Family nature preserve                       & Tillinghast Roads

Hunts River Preserve                           Rt. 2 adjacent to Rt. 4 access ramps.

Mystic Woods                                      South Road - 20 acres

Boesch Farm                                        South Road - 86 Acres

Scalloptown Pak & Wildlife Habitat   Crompton Ave.

 

Swift Community Center

 

Available for rent - corner of Spring and Peirce Streets

For information stop by the Public Works Department or call 886-8621.  

East Greenwich Golf Club & Bistro 9

            A semi-private club, located at 1646 Division road, with facilities for members and the public.   Members enjoy unlimited golf and use of practice areas, reduced cart rates and USGA handicaps.  Our full service restaurant, Bistro 9, is open daily offering full course Italian / American cuisine as well as lighter fare.   Bistro 9 is also available for private functions, such as rehearsal dinners, business meetings, luncheons and holiday parties. 

Goddard Memorial State Park 

            This 489-acre park, operated by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, is located in the nearby Potowomut section of Warwick.  The park has a beach with bathhouses and concessions, picnic facilities with fireplaces and tables, playing fields, an Equestrian Show Area,14 miles of riding trails, fishing and boating facilities, and a nine-hole golf course with clubhouse and concession.

            Reservations for large groups re accepted beginning January 1^st of each year.

            The park is open year-round.  A restored carousel building is now a performing arts center that is available for rent.  Park office 884-2010. Fax 885-7720 Golf Course 884-9834.

Greenwich Club 

            The Greenwich Club is principally a family oriented summer club, operated under the direction of a board of governors for the enjoyment of members and their families.  It provides a number of adult activities in the summer and off season months.

            The clubhouse, a 19^th century mansion, is situated on spacious grounds where stately old trees provide a shaded area for picnics and barbecues.  In addition to the clubhouse, there are facilities including a main pool, kiddie  pool and bathhouse.

Kent County YMCA 

      The Kent County YMCA offers a wide variety of programs for all ages—from yoga, aerobics, personal training, and indoor cycling to swim lessons, dance, art classes, and community clubs.  Aquatic, sports, parent-child, teen and older adult programs are available, as well as Prime Time, which engages kids in constructive activities while parents work out or take a class.  Programs are designed to enrich quality of life and build healthy spirit, mind, and body for all.  Family nights are held regularly, along with family-oriented special events, such as Halloween at the YMCA, Healthy Kids Day, and Breakfast with Santa.

      The YMCA is centrally located at 900 Centerville Road (Route 117) in Warwick.  Facilities include a swimming pool, locker rooms with saunas, gymnasium, state-of-the-art fitness center, separate personal fitness center, community rooms, tennis courts, jogging and hiking trails, ponds, picnic areas, skate park, and the brand-new Okey Falls Spray Park for innovative outdoor water fun.  The YMCA also offers special-needs/handicapped-accessible shower, locker and toilet facilities.

      A major provider of childcare in the Kent County community, the YMCA also offers Y’s Owl Nursery School, School’s Out School Age Child Care.  NAEYC-accredited Y’s Owl Nursery School has served preschoolers in the community for over forty years.  School’s Out, the YMCA’s before- and after-school child care program, offers many sites throughout the community, one of them at Meadowbrook Farms School.  School’s Out offers supervised enrichment activities until 6:00 p.m. and operates during school vacation weeks and summer vacation.  Camp Ok-Wa-Nessett, the only day camp in Kent County accredited by the American Camp Association, serves approximately 900 children per day in the summer with outdoor, sports, arts, and adventure camps for preschoolers through teens on the YMCA’s 117 wooded acres.

      The YMCA builds strong kids, strong families, strong communities.  Annual memberships can be spread on monthly payment plans, and financial assistance is available.  For more information, please call the Kent County YMCA at 828-0130. 

            The East Greenwich Yacht Club is a private organization for boating enthusiasts, located on Water Street.   The Club offers slips, moorings and launch service.  Banquet rooms are available for members and guests on special occasions.

            The Yacht Club operates year-round.  There is one annual business meeting.

            For more information call the club manager at 884-7700, or write P.O. Box 267, East Greenwich, RI 02818.