recreation

The neighboring town of Dedham has been awarded a $35K grant to build a public landing that will provide access to the Charles River for a scenic "river trail." The Dedham Transcript article includes a link to a google map illustrating a possible 3-hour canoe or kayak excursion. The public landing will be located on Bullard Street, next to Dedham Community House--approximately 2 miles from Westwood, just above the Ames Street bridge.

Westwood Recreation wants you  to know that due to a very successful Fall/Winter League, which is about to go into the playoffs, they will be running a Spring League.

Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday nights at the Middle School. Games are at 8pm & 9pm. The league will start up on March 16th and end in June.

You can form your own team or sign up to be placed on a team.

if you want to see what the league is all about and  the competition  level, stop on by Martha Jones gym on Monday & Wednesday night over the next couple of weeks to see what it is all about.

If interested or you want more specific info, e-mail Mike Griffin at mgriffin@townhall.westwood.ma.us or call 781-461-0070.

For those that do not know about Westwood Fitness, it may be one of the hidden gems in the Town. It is located within Westwood High School next to the gymnasium and is managed by Westwood Recreation and starting today we have expanded our hours of operation.

We are open Mondays thru Fridays from 5:30am-1:00pm, Monday thru Thursdays in the evening from 5-9pm and on Saturdays from 7-11am. We offer memberships with no initiation fees or early termination fees. Memberships are $20/month or $35/month for a family.

• There are discounts for 3 months or more.
• We have a special rate for Westwood residents that are ages 60 or older for $15/month.

Come on down and check out our facility. Commercial cardio and fitness equipment with a great staff to help you out. For more information go to www.townhall.westwood.ma.us Click on Recreation and then Westwood Fitness. E-mail Mike Griffin with any questions, mgriffin@townhall.westwood.ma.us

A visitor sent me a suggestion to find out how to join any local softball, basketball, etc. leagues. I know a few people who play, but I don't know who organizes these things. Any suggestions?

Today, I learned of an interesting business coming to town: Wild Star Stables plans to build a 22-stall horse barn at 401 Sandy Valley Road. From their website, it sounds as though they intend to use the Lowell Woods as an area to ride horses. I know very little about this, but have a hard time imagining how horses would navigate the trails in Lowell woods. I don't want to imagine how such a use would require me to carry a shovel with me the next time my family goes for a walk in the woods...