The Ark Display team who installed the boards.
Parkinson’s Park had the first Guiseley heritage interpretation boards put up today (23rd August 2018), the culmination of a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee heritage project sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund and run by Jennifer Kirkby and Barbara Winfield of FOPP.
For the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee FOPP received Continue reading
We continue with the Crompton Parkinson’s tradition of an annual Children’s Gala in the Park – this year is the sixth Gala run by FOPP, and will be attended by the Lord and Lady Mayoress of Leeds.
The theme will be Fairy Tales, so get out those Aesop’s Fables, Hans Christian Anderson, Brother’s Grimm, or Traditional English, Irish, Scottish Welsh or Yorkshire Tales for inspiration. We want to see a Park full of dwarfs, sprites, boggarts, dragons, lost souls, mermaids, giants, unicorns, witches, warlocks, trolls, goblins, fairy godmothers, talking toys, fantastic beasts, questing heroes, and inquisitive heroines.
Residents who attended the Tales Told Festival March to the Stars event on Saturday had a ‘magical time’. Quotes include
“..fab evening! It was like a scene from ‘The Darling Buds of May’ and it was delightful!” Continue reading
The Tales Told Finale “March to the Stars” will be held in Parkinson’s Park on Saturday 30th June, organized by Codswallop CIC, who run the Tales Told Festival.
There will be a lantern parade from Guiseley Theatre at 7.30pm. Then, at 8pm in the Park will be a variety of stalls, games and entertainers including live musicians. The event will finish with up to 10mins of fireworks at 10pm, by the professional company who have done the display in the Park before.
There is a map on how to get to the Park here. Continue reading
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The Friends are having a ‘social’ at 7.15pm, at Guiseley Methodist Church to update Friends old and new about the Park. There will also be a talk about the Park’s history, as well as refreshments. Please let us know by email parkinsonspark@gmail.com if you are coming for numbers.
Call Andy on 07769671382 for more information,
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