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Category Archives: All Our Stories
Development of a 20th Century Park
We have acquired a number of pictures of the Park as it developed over the years. This is the earliest picture we have of the Park taken around 1926 just before F & A Parkinson merged with Crompton & Co … Continue reading →
1926
Graham Hogben has sent us this photo of the fields that became the Park 10 years later in 1937. The road is Netherfield Road, newly made up, and the buildings in the middle are Greenshaw Terrace, with the two F … Continue reading →
All Our Stories – Medieval Fields Cover Kelcliffe
Throughout the Summer Barbara Winfield and I have been ploughing on with the research for All Our Stories: we now have a good record of owners and tenants throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries (which will be useful for local … Continue reading →
Planting Poppies For Aireborough’s WWI Commemoration Launch on 4th August 2014
As part of Aireborough’s World War I commemorations, Parkinson’s Park have been sowing poppies. The idea is for the poppies to be in bloom on 4th August, when a whole host of events and special features are due to start … Continue reading →
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AGM Presentation – All Our Stories, History of Parkinson’s Park
Attached is the presentation given at the AGM about showing the results of our All Our Stories research about the History of Parkison’s Park. This is just the tip of the wealth of data we now have, and which will … Continue reading →
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Marking the Start of the World War One Centenary
On Saturday 26th April 2014, seven Friends of Parkinson’s Park came to help dig over and prepare the Wildflower area for planting and poppy-seed sowing – as part of this year’s World War One Centenary. The area is due to … Continue reading →
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Lantern Parade – Marking the Route
Here is the route the Lantern Parade will follow on Sunday 15th December, setting off at 4pm from the Park (red marker) – see earlier item for full details. We are also pleased to announced that Cecil Green Arts, from … Continue reading →
Lantern Parade and Carols – 15th December 2013
The Friends of Parkinson’s Park invite residents to come and take part in Guiseley’s first community Lantern Parade, Sunday 15th December 2013, between 4 – 5.30pm. This will be supported by Red Nose Community Cash, and be part of the … Continue reading →
All Our Stories – Parkinson’s Park Puts Digital Record on History Pin
As part of our heritage lottery fund (HLF) grant, we have to provide a permanent digital record of our All Our Stories project. The chosen HLF media for doing this is History Pin, and we have just finished setting up … Continue reading →
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All Our Stories – Out of the Mists of Time
The purpose of the All Our Stories, HLF grant, is to tell the story of the ‘ordinary’ people, who have used the Park land down the ages. We knew the recent history, from when the Parkinson brothers acquiring the land … Continue reading →
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