Category Archives: History

Jubilee Plaque Stolen

Posted on December 24, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

UPDATE: The Jubilee Plaque has been returned to the Park and found on 17th January 2023. It is with sadness that we report that the Queen’s Jubilee Tree Plaque has been stolen; it is not vandalism. It was well fixed, … Continue reading →

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Famous Illustration in FOPP Booklet To Support Young People Rebuild Confidence

Posted on December 3, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Yorkshire based artist Eleanor Tomlinson drew several illustrations at the death of the late Queen that superbly captured the mood of the nation, and spread like wildfire across social media. (Unfortunately some people then used the illustrations on commercial goods … Continue reading →

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FOPP STALL GUISELEY CHRISTMAS LIGHTS MARKET 27 NOVEMBER, 2 – 6PM

Posted on November 26, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

We hope to see you tomorrow at our stall at Guiseley Christmas Lights Market. Come and say hello. We’ve got the following on offer: Don’t forget to also visit St Oswald’s Christmas Tree Festival, which opens tomorrow. We’ve put up one … Continue reading →

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Remembering Historic Events

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

We first put up our Remembrance Poppy Display during the 2020 November Lockdown, when it looked like Remembrance events would not be allowed. We asked people to put a poppy on the netting at the Farm Gate so we could … Continue reading →

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The Queen’s Green Canopy Legacy

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Like so many across our Nation we mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II; she had a unique and simple power to make us happy. That is why we loved her. As public figures come and go she … Continue reading →

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PARKINSON’S PARK VOTED LOCAL FAVOURITE STATUS

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Thank you for all your votes in Fields In Trust’s national vote to find the favourite Parks and Green Spaces in the UK. Parkinson’s Park achieved ‘Local Favourite’ status in Yorkshire reflecting the love shown for these parks by their … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year For 2022 & FOPP’s 10th Anniversary

Posted on January 3, 2022 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Ten years ago the Friends of Parkinson’s Park was formed. November 2011 saw the start of the Park’s regeneration; a collaboration between Bellway Homes and an embryonic Friends Of Parkinson’s Park (FOPP); whilst February 2012 saw our first public meeting … Continue reading →

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ORCHARD NOW PROTECTED BY THE GUISELEY DRAGON

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The dragon has been important in Northern European cultures for millenia; as seen in artefacts, poems and sagas. Its symbolism is complex but includes courage, watchfulness and protection – dragons can be good, or bad. Iron Age Britons, Anglo Saxons … Continue reading →

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YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR THE FOPP 2023 CALENDAR

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Friends of Parkinson’s Park have decided to publish a 2023 Calendar using the photographs that are left on our Facebook page, as well as any other received. The bank of pictures on Facebook is growing, with lovely photos of the … Continue reading →

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New Year 2021

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come,Whispering “it will be happier”.~ Alfred Lord Tennyson – The Foresters 1892 2020 A Year of Learning Well, 2020 did not work out as we had planned, but overall it is probably … Continue reading →

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