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7TH LANTERN PARADE – SUNDAY 15TH DECEMBER 2019

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Don’t Forget Friends of Parkinson’s Park Lantern Parade, Sunday 15th December, 3.45pm in the Park for a 4pm start. We parade down to the Cross for mince pies, and carols with Guiseley Brass Band. (Don’t forget to pick up a carol sheet as you leave the Park.)

Bring your own lanterns, as exotic as you like, wear Christmas jumpers and hats, bang an old dustbin lid. or blow whistles for ‘music’ and have fun singing your heart out.

If it is wet, we’ll announce alternative arrangements here around Sunday lunchtime.

For safety, relevant footwear for the muddy Park, all children must have an adult with them, keep to the footpaths as much as possible; there will be marshals around in hi-viz if you need them for any issue.

If you are on the route of parade, it would be great if you could put out a few decorations. The Birches especially have a party and decorate the street for us.

See you Sunday. email parkinsonspark@gmail.com with any questions.

This year’s parade is sponsored by Belvoir! Sales & Letting, and our local Councillors.

Lunar Eclipse Over Parkinson’s Park

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Super Blood Wolf Moon 21st January 2019

Lunar eclipse over Parkinson’s Park around 4.40am, this is nearly total eclipse. Across the moon are some tree branches. As the eclipse became almost total, some birds began to sing. This is as close as I can get it to what it looked like with the naked eye.

This type of occurance is called a Super Blood Wolf Moon and is a rare phenomenon, caused in part when a lunar eclipse makes the surface of a full moon appear a reddish hue while seeming brighter and closer to earth than normal.  Astronomers are particularly interested in this year’s blood moon as it is the last of its kind for two years.

Tomorrow, a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter will appear in the east sky before sunrise on January 22, showing the two bright planets 2.4 degrees from each other.

(Super Moon information taken from the Sunday Telegraph.)

LANTERN PARADE ARRANGMENTS

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Well the Friends’ 6th annual Lantern Parade takes place tomorrow; we are looking forward to it, and hoping for decent weather.

Below is the route we will take led by the large Lanterns and the Sound of the Mill band. If you want to join in the band be in the park for 3.45pm and talk with Jacob Phillips who will have some spare ‘implements’.

Make sure you pick up a carol sheet either when you come in or when you leave the Park – they will be by the Farmgate which is our exit route.

Bring wellies, and lanterns.

This year a number of people on the route have decorated their gardens so big thanks to them.

As last year, we’ll stop in Kelcliffe Grove for a few minutes for people with little ones to catch up. Please do keep to the pavements, and if there are any problems there will be a number of marshalls in ‘yellow vests’ as well as first aid and a fire blanket !!

If the weather is too wet, we’ll take a rain check at lunchtime and move the event to Guiseley Methodist Church. We’ll still parade down from the Park at 4pm with whoever wants to do that, but the carols will be from 4.20pm in the Methodist Hall. Check on Facebook or the website  to see if we’ve decided to do this.

Finally, there will be two photographers taking pictures, so if there is anyone who does not want to appear in a photograph that may be used for publicity please tell one of the marshalls.

Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow.

Lest We Forget – How the war affected families.

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Aireborough Commemorative Garden Nunroyd – Andrew Lawson

There are some wonderful displays of poppies and art work all over the local area that have been planned and executed by countless people over a number of months – from the trail of flowers at Rawdon, to the stunning wall at Otley.   In between we have the display in Nunroyd Park at the Aireborough Commemorative Garden, and the art installation of flowers at St Oswalds. Continue reading →

Park Improvements – Bog Garden and Orchard – Can You Help?

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The Bog Garden near Nethercliffe has now undergone a complete overhaul by Open Country.   The issue with the liner has been addressed and some new soil put in.  Then, plants such as Ragged Robin, Water Aven, Yellow Flag Iris and Water Forget Me Nots have been planted around the edges.  Local residents are keeping the new garden watered in the dry weather,  if you can help with this that would be really useful.

In the recent visit by Alan Thornton from the Orchard Project, he recommended some tidying work for the Community Orchard.  This will be done on the 25th May, at 9.30am.  If you would like to help, please come and join us.