Cassiobury Park Tea Pavilion turns 100: party on 14 November

The Tea Pavilion in Cassiobury Park turns 100 this November, and Watford is throwing it a birthday party on Saturday 14 November. The brick pavilion with the clock on its roof, run today as Café in the Park, has stood in the park since 1926.

Watford Borough Council announced the celebrations on 27 October. It is also asking residents for their own photographs and memories of the building.

What is happening on Saturday 14 November

• 9am: Cassiobury parkrun holds a special fancy-dress run.
• 11am to 1pm: live music covering every decade from the 1920s to the present day.
• During the first half of the event: the Elected Mayor, Peter Taylor, cuts a birthday cake. Cake is first come, first served.

The council has not given a finishing time for the day or said whether anything needs booking.

An exhibition and a history talk

A collection of photographs and images from the pavilion’s 100 years is planned to go on display from the week starting 9 November until 1 December. The council has not yet said exactly where it will hang.

Friends of Cassiobury Park plan a history talk on Tuesday 17 November. Time and venue have not been published yet.

Share your pictures

“I’d encourage residents to share their photographs and memories of the pavilion,” the mayor said. He described it as “a place for people to meet, relax and make memories for generations”.

The release does not give an email address or upload page for contributions. We will add the official route here when the council publishes it.

What it means for you

• Put Saturday 14 November in the diary. Come early for the parkrun at 9am or for cake; the music runs 11am to 1pm.
• Dig out old photos of the pavilion while the exhibition is still being put together.
• Driving in? Our guide to parking in Watford lists the car parks.

Before then, the Cassiobury Park fireworks come first, on Saturday 7 November.