Assessors Peter and Christine (in the middle) from the It’s Your Neighbourhood Category of Britain in Bloom

On Wednesday 11^th 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 Parkinson’s Park by Chris, Barbara and Josie and spent over an hour looking at the park, asking questions about the work we have done and our plans for the future.

We particularly concentrated on how we have involved the local community, including the developers, local council and councillors and how we had successfully recruited over 40 “Friends” Continue reading →