Guiseley Parkinsons Park – Re-Generation work has Started !

To all the Friends of Parkinsons Park and people of Guiseley

Park Re-Generation Work Starts Today

After many meetings and discussions it is with great pleasure that we are able to say that re-generation work on the Park started today. Paul O’Brian and Andrew Wilson from Pudsey Landscapes were on hand to meet some of the Friends: Barbera Winfield, Chris Parapia, David Myers, Josie Brooks and Andy Cheetham. Over the coming weeks the Friends will be meeting with Pudsey Landscapes on a daily basis to provide support and guidance as the work commences. Continue reading

Work Begins 30th November 2011

Work on the Park will begin on the 30th November, weather permitting.  Initial work will be tidying up scrub, rubbish,  and starting work on the perimeter walls and gates.   This first phase of work will take around 4 weeks, so will last into the early New Year.  The work is to be carried out by Pudsey Landscaping.   Please, could you help us by mentioning this to friends and neighbours who use the Park or who live nearby.  We will be trying to inform as many local people as possible.

Park Regeneration Starting November 2011

Discussing Ideas for the Park Restoration

We had our first site meeting with Bellway this morning to agree a plan of action on restoring the Park.  Bellway has said that work will start before the end of November,  and will progress in phases.

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Parkinson’s Park, Regeneration – Your Views

Otley & Yorkshire Dales Dry Stone Wallers

Friends of Parkinson’s Park are now working with Bellway to help  improve conditions in the Park: work will start in November.  So, we’d like to know what you love about the Park, and what improvement you’d like to see.  Do you have a favourite bramble patch you want to keep?  Was the pear tree planted for Aunt Betty? What is your pet hate about the area, as it stands, that you’d like to see improved.  We’d like to know fairly quickly,  so please leave a comment below,  give one of the FOPP committee a call, or just vote in the poll on the top right of your screen.

Bellway, Park Site Visit, 1st November

Oxford Road Entrance. Gate in need of repair.

All Hallows, blessed us with beaustiful weather this morning for our site visit with Bellway.   The FOPP committee showed the Tehnical Director and Quantity Surveyors around the Park,  and feel they were suitably impressed with the ‘beauty’ of the site,  and it’s potential as a greenspace.   Bellway have agreed to tidy up and restore the Park as an ammenity for local people.  FOPP will be working with them over the coming months on this task.  We will also be consulting with people locally on what would make the Park more ‘useable’ and pleasant.  If you have any suggestions on this,  please leave them in the comments section below,  or contact one of the committee.

Discussions with Bellway and other stakeholders

As of October 2011, discussion are underway with Bellway about the upkeep of the park.  These have been greatly aided by our local MP,  Stuart Andrew, and councillor Graham Latty.  Interest has also been shown in regenerating the park by Wharfedale and Airedale Review Development (WARD),  Aireborough Civic Society (ACS), and the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

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