Category Archives: Regeneration

White Cross Vets Fund New Hillside Bin by Chris Parapia

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Saturday 2nd March;  what a beautiful sunny spring morning,  and what better time to celebrate the “official” bin naming ceremony at the end of Hillside Avenue.  After many months of negotiation and perseverance the new bin has finally made it … Continue reading →

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Barbara’s Bench

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Anyone going to the Park for a brisk winter walk, will notice a new addition to the landscape – Barbara’s Bench; or to be precise, the bench Barbara and brother, Alan Winfield, have donated to the Park in honour of … Continue reading →

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The 2012 Bulb Bonanza Makes a Difference – With Your Help

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

Saturday 27th October is “Make a Difference Day” – run by the Community Service Volunteers (CSV), it is the UK’s biggest day of volunteering, and provides opportunities for thousands of people to volunteer every year in activities across the country.  … Continue reading →

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It’s Your Neighbourhood

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) supports a grassroots community gardening scheme called It’s Your Neighbourhood (IYN).  The idea is help local people to “clean up and green up their immediate local environment to make a lasting improvement- whether that’s the … Continue reading →

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Parkinson’s Park Removed from the SHLAA

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

We have heard today from Leeds City Planners, that, after strong protests by both ourselves and local councillors, Parkinson’s Park has been removed from the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment, by the Leeds SHLAA Partnership. SHLAA sites have been identified … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire Life

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The Friends of Parkinson’s Park get an honorary mention in the August edition of Yorkshire Life, in the feature on ‘Make it Happen’, in Guiseley and Menston.   The sub-title being, “the get up and go of two West Yorkshire Communities … Continue reading →

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Yorkshire in Bloom – by Chris Parapia

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

On Wednesday 11th July “Friends of Parkinson’s Park” was visited by “Yorkshire in Bloom” judges Peter and Christine  as part of the “Its Your Neighbourhood” initiative which has been established by the Royal Horticultural Society. The judges were accompanied round … Continue reading →

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Solving the Puzzle of the Wall

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

On the first warm day for months,  Colin Alexander, Crawford Smith and Martyn Smith, of the Otley & Yorkshire Dales branch of the Dry Stone Walling Association set out to complete a complex puzzle. How to rebuild the tumbled wall … Continue reading →

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A Salute to the 15th Airedale Scouts from the House of Commons

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

A big, big, BIG thank you to the boys and girls, Scout leader Keith Park, and, especially, Group Scout Leader Maureen Cooper of the 15th Airedale Scouts, for coming to spend their Scout Community Week time on the Park.   As … Continue reading →

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Park Maintenance

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Jennifer Inskip Kirkby

The weather is warming (from time to time !!) and the rain if falling;  perfect conditions for weeds to regrow in the Park.   We are very aware of the need to get a maintenance regime in place, and are currently … Continue reading →

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