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Memories Are Made of This
Memory Stars and Snowflakes. The stars and snowflakes in memory of your loved ones (human or pets) are up again this year at the small Kelcliffe Lane entrance . New ones have joined old ones from previous years – although … Continue reading
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SUMMER NEWS
Return of Jubilee Plaque The Queen’s Jubilee Plaque that was stolen last Christmas has now been refurbished and returned to its place under the Jubilee Tree which is part of the Queen’s Green Canopy. We’d like to thank everyone who … Continue reading
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Beginning A Willow Walk
The bottom of the Park is fairly wet, and there is a lot of willow growing there. A few years ago FOPP decided to make use of this and create a Willow Walk. Money was raised from the Co-Op Community … Continue reading
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Imaginative Christmas Displays in Parkinson’s Park To Bring Joy
In the dark days of 2020, when meeting with friends was restricted and Christmas looked as if it just might be ‘banned’, FoPP asked local residents to bring some joy into the world by lighting up different areas of the … Continue reading
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APPLE DAY 30th OCT, 2 – 3.30PM
The weather looks awful tomorrow 23rd October, so we are postponing Apple Day to Sunday 30th October. GATHER UP YOUR GARDEN APPLES AND COME ALONG Every year FOPP hires the apple juicing kit from Urban Harvest for local people to make use … Continue reading
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PARK JUBILEE LITTER PICK – SUNDAY 29TH MAY 10.30 AM – 12 NOON
To get the Park Jubilee Picnic ready, we are having a litter pick and Park tidy, next Sunday, 29 May, from 10.30am. Come along and help ‘dig’ out the litter from all the more hidden places, and around the benches. … Continue reading
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ORCHARD APPLES – DO NOT PICK YET
The apples in the Orchard are ripening, but they are not ready to pick yet. In previous years we’ve had people picking them far to early and then throwing them away – which is such a shame. So, this year … Continue reading
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STUDENT LILY ENDS HER PLACEMENT AT GREENSHAW GATE
Our thanks go to student Lily Davies who has spent the Winter and Spring doing her Craven College, Land and Wildlife Management, work placement in the Park supervised by Chris Parapia and Joanna Brooks. Lily has helped plant the Greenshaw … Continue reading
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FIXING THE HOLE IN THE WALL
A big thank you to Martyn Smith and Colin Alexander for mending the wall at the Nethercliffe Entrance today. Both are Friends of the Park and also experienced members of Otley and Yorkshire Dales Drystone Walling Group. Both have done … Continue reading
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A COMMUNITY HERB PLANTER FOR THE LOVELY ANNE (1942 – 2020)
Earlier this year a planter was installed in the Park, which has now been filled with herbs for community use. The Planter is dedicated to Anne Grant who lived on Kelcliffe Lane for 40 years and died last October after … Continue reading
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