Friends of Parkinson’s Park have been successful in being accepted onto the Localgiving CV Matchfunding Scheme.

The Friends of Parkinson’s Park wish you are Happy New Year and hope everyone had a very good Christmas Break. The new year brings lots of opportunities for developing the Park further – the Orchard, wild flower area. a new Greenshaw Wood and the bog garden. Also for holding events for national celebrations such as the 75th Anniversary of Victory in Europe Day on 8th May – when street parties will be held. We also have our annual Children’s Gala, Apple Day and Lantern Parade to organise.

To plan activity and events for 2020, we will be holding a Friends meeting at 7.30pm on 22nd January 2020, at The Ings Public House – everyone who has an idea for the Park and who wants to help with the Park’s development and events this year is welcome.

The Friends of Parkinson’s Park would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year.   Planning is now underway for the 2019 maintenance and event schedule for the Park and now is the time for ideas for Park improvements or events you would like to  get involved in – email us on parkinsonspark@gmail.com with suggestions.

Work on trees safety has already been done by Meadfleet, and we are planning on putting more woodchip paths down just as soon as we’ve sourced supplies and funds.  The Farmgate is in need of repair, along with the latches on two other gates, and that is in hand.  We will also be installing a new gate near the top bench to replace the one that got vandalised Continue reading →

THIS HAS NOW ENDED. Friends of Parkinson’s Park are asking people to help raise money for our annual events eg  Children’s Gala,  Lantern Parade,  Apple Day,  Bird Watching through Localgiving’s Grow Your Tenner 2018 match funding campaign.

Grow Your Tenner 2018 will start tomorrow on 11th December 2018 at 10am and will run until the match funding runs out (or 10th January 2019 – whichever comes first).

People can donate Continue reading →

We have now updated the website with:

• all the research we have done on history, geology and ecology.
• downloadable leaflets on the Story Trail, and the I-Spy Trail
• downloadable map of the park
• information on the trees in the community orchard,
• an overview of the current management plan
• CIC annual reports and contacts
• gallery pictures
• you will also find people’s stories of the Park and you are welcome to add your own
• and last but not least a list of our sponsors.

There are a number of people who are signed up to receive emails from updated posts on the Friends of Parkinson’s Park website.  If you do not wish to receive post updates via this method from FOPP from 25th May 2018 please go to the bottom of this email and unsubscribe.  If by any chance you continue to receive updates when you don’t want them then email us on parkinsonspark@gmail.com and we will remove your email from the website manually.

Emails that are on the system from 25th May 2018 will be taken to be those belonging to people who still wish to receive website post updates.  They will not be used for any other purpose.  You can unsubscribe at anytime.

2017 was the 6th year of Friends of Parkinson’s Park. We formed in 2011 when the fields developed by Crompton Parkinson to replace the old Kelcliffe Recreation Ground had grown into such a wilderness that people would not take their children because of the mess.

Our aim was to make the Park useable again; a landscape for local residents to build new memories to treasure.

A lot has been achieved through the ups and downs of the past 6 years with the input of many people. 2018 will hopefully see things develop further with the help of many more.