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Spring through Summer - colours in the park

Spring through Summer – colours in the park

With all the rain and sun there's been lots to enjoy in the park: ...
Events, my dear boy, Events.

Events, my dear boy, Events.

The Friends are planning some events over the next year that are very popular and well attended. BUT we need a few more volunteers so they will actually take place! We have three on the calendar - Kindly get in ...
Garden Days: add up to progress in the park

Garden Days: add up to progress in the park

Each 3rd Saturday, of the month 10am-12noon, the Friends of Heaton Moor Park host a 'Garden in the Park' morning. We'd like to invite everyone to come along and join in at least once - just an hour of your ...
Willow Tunnel for the Wild Corner

Willow Tunnel for the Wild Corner

Yet another twist and turn in the 'Wild Corner' at Park Road and Buckingham Road. Because the path along the Wild Corner often transformed into an ad-hoc pond when it poured with rain, the Stockport grounds crew built a soakaway ...
Signs of Autumn

Signs of Autumn

As the weather gets chillier and the leaves change colour and drift downwards, Cara Kliman shares some of her thoughts about autumn. She has also been chatting to people heading in the direction of Heaton Moor Park about what they ...
Star Bed Enterprise

Star Bed Enterprise

To boldly go where no perennial has gone before You may have noticed changes to the 'Star Bed,' located just to the left of the entrance from Buckingham Road. For many years, the Star Bed has boasted a memorial Cherry ...
Kids' autumn activities in the park

Kids’ autumn activities in the park

Now that summer is over, Cara Kliman looks at how to encourage your children to celebrate the change of season… ‘I’m too old to jump in piles of autumn leaves,’ Alice says, as we walk through Heaton Moor Park on ...
Arts and Crafts in the Park (3)

Arts and Crafts in the Park (3)

Cara Kliman continues with one last idea for arts and crafts you can do with kids in the park. Alphabet Drawing Game For this, I first made a grid of 26 squares for each child on a large piece of ...
Arts and Crafts in the park (2)

Arts and Crafts in the park (2)

The second arts and crafts idea that Stephanie recommended takes inspiration from the artist Andy Goldsworthy. He creates art out of nature, using twigs, leaves, stones, flower petals, seeds, grasses but strictly avoids using man-made materials such as brushes, glue ...
Arts and Crafts in the park (1)

Arts and Crafts in the park (1)

Cara Kliman shares ideas on keeping your kids entertained in the remaining days of summer, or the next half-term or indeed any weekend. Now we are in the thick of the summer holidays, I am scraping the bottom of the ...
Wildflower mini meadow in the park

Wildflower mini meadow in the park

Despite - or possibly because of - some heavy rains, the new wildflower meadow surrounding two sides of the tennis court has been starting to strut its stuff. This wonderful wildflower mini meadow was created for everyone to enjoy but ...
New wheelchair accessible picnic table in the park

New wheelchair accessible picnic table in the park

We are thrilled to announce that thanks to support from LocalGiving Magic Little Grants and funds provided through the winding up of the Four Heatons Traders Association, we now have a new wheelchair accessible picnic table. It's been in the ...