Village of Pinehurst - Parks & Recreation

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PARKS AND RECREATION

The Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of programs geared towards all ages from children to senior adults. Programs vary from organized athletic leagues which are held at Cannon Park or Rassie Wicker Park, to craft/art classes, exercise classes, special events and festivals. Programs are designed with the residents of Pinehurst in mind, but are open to all Moore County residents at the non-resident fee. Twice a year, the Parks and Recreation Department prepare a Program Guide that details upcoming althetic programs and special events. The Parks and Recreation Department also accepts registration forms for the Sandhills Celtic Soccer Club (SCSC) who practice at Cannon and Rassie Wicker Park.

The Parks and Recreation Department is also responsible for the Pinehurst Greenway System, the Arboretum, the Fair Barn and the Pinehurst Harness Track. Click here for an update on ongoing/upcoming developments, and department news.

The Parks and Recreation Department is located in Village Hall at 395 Magnolia Road and can be reached at (910) 295-2817.

UPCOMING EVENTS

YOUTH INLINE HOCKEY CLINICS
These are being offered for beginner skaters that are possibly interested in participating in the hockey league, or those players that need more practice. Please no experienced players. Click here for a registration form.

YOUTH INLINE HOCKEY LEAGUE
This league is for boys and girls ages 5 - 17, age determined as of 1/1/10. Games and practices will be held at the inline hockey rink at Rassie Wicker Park beginning in March. Contact the recreation department for an initial schedule of what days the different age groups will play/practice. Click here for a registration form.

9TH ANNUAL ST. PATRICK'S PARADE
Sponsored by the Pinehurst Business Guild, The Village of Pinehurst Parks and Recreation Department, Kings Irish Shop, Star 102.5 fm, & Dugan’s Pub. The Village of Pinehurst invites you to the celebration of the green including the traditional parade through the village while the town is glittered with shamrocks, green paint, Irish heritage, and a lot of community spirit. The parade starts promptly at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13^th coming up from the Village Hall on Magnolia Road, through the center of the Village. Following the parade, St. Baldrick’s will be downtown, cutting hair to raise money and awareness for children’s cancer research. If you would like to enter the parade, click here for a form. Decorate your golf cart, build a float with your club, business, or organization, or just dress up in green and come join the fun! Anyone interested in being involved in the parade should contact Alan Riley at (910) 295-3400. The rain date will be Saturday, March 20.

SPRING COACH PITCH BASEBALL
This league is for boys and girls, ages 5-7, with age determined as of 8/31/10. Games and practices will be held Monday and Wednesday evenings at Cannon Park. The season will run through mid-June. Click here for a registration form.

If no form is available above, click here for a generic program registration form.

ONGOING PROGRAMS

YOUTH BASKETBALL
All practices and games will be held at the Pinehurst Elementary School. Click here for a copy of the schedules. Click here for a copy of the basketball rules.

WICKER PARK FIREWISE PROJECT
Some residents may have noticed recent activity in a portion of Rassie Wicker Park. The work going on is part of a Community Firewise Grant Program project. The Community Firewise Program is administered by the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The NC Firewise Community Block Grant Program provides funding to wildland urban interface communities for fire hazard mitigation projects. The objective of the project in Rassie Wicker Park is to reduce hazardous buildup of forest floor fuels along with ladder type fuels so that if a wildfire starts or enters the property it will be manageable. This will help to protect surrounding residential areas from fires that may start within the park. Controlled burns will be performed periodically as part of the future management practices to keep excess fuels from building up again. An added benefit of the project and future controlled burns is the enhancement and restoration of this area to a Longleaf Pine ecosystem. The Longleaf Pine is highly fire resistant and dependent upon fire for controlling hardwoods and faster growing tree species that compete with it along with aiding its seed germination.