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Trees in the park
Great to see the Stockport Arborists in action - wintertime is a perfect time to prune and to plant trees. Several ash trees with dead or dying branches got a trim, just in time for the very windy February weather ...
In the News at Cheshire Life
The magazine Cheshire Life selected Friends of Heaton Moor Park to be part of its ongoing series 'The Place We Love' in the January 2022 edition. We are thrilled that the efforts of the Friends are getting coverage in a ...
2021–a Good Year for the Friends
For many reasons many people would like to haul 2021 to the tip. But the Friends of Heaton Moor Park have marked a number of milestones. Thanks to the talents, skills and hard work of the Friends, so much has ...
Tennis Court Rejuvenation
We are thrilled to see the tennis courts are now scheduled for a much needed rejuvenation, delayed by the pandemic. Stockport Council has secured a grant from the LTA Tennis for Britain. The work started 29th Nov 2021 - snow ...
Getting Ready for Carols in the Park
Fast on the heels of the popular Halloween in the Park event, the Friends are now hard at work to ready the Carols in the Park event on Saturday, 18 December, 1-3pm. Carol in the Park has been going, rain, ...
Loosing the Leaves!
At a recent workday, the Friends tackled the many leaves in the park with the help of Grace, who came along with her mum to lend a hand. Here's Grace's update on the day: I helped out at the park ...
Halloween in the Park
Dateline November 2021 The Halloween Event on 23 October 2021 was a resounding success. There's something joyful about seeing children dressed up in their Halloween costumes running through the grass and climbing trees! The raffle and tombola were supported by ...
Make a Wildflower Meadow Roll
And rise to the moment! On 9 Sept 2021, the Friends of Heaton Moor Park helped welcome the boat ‘Rise to the Moment’ when it stopped at St Paul’s Church in Heaton Moor along the ‘Relay to COP 26’ journey ...
Creating your own mini meadow
If you attend (or have attended) the YCCN (Young Christian Climate Network) community event at St Paul’s church on 9th September 2021 you may have made a wildflower meadow seed roll to take home and plant in your garden. Here ...
Squirrels in the Park
“Some of my feathered and four footed friends,” “Bobby Bushtail was a squirrel,And a naughty rascal too.He was sometimes so untidy,Mother didn’t know what to do...On the stool he’d stand and wriggleWhen she tried to brush his tail,And if she ...
A sump in action
Sump (sŭmp) A low-lying place, such as a pit, that receives drainage. Soakaway (səʊkəˌweɪ) - a pit filled with rubble, etc, into which rain or waste water drains With the heavy rains this winter lasting into spring, the path by ...
What’s been happening in the park?
Despite the wet, windy and shall we say brisk weather recently, the park has been displaying all sorts of spring finery, from the copper beech leaves to the orange blossoms of the Berberis Darwinii.And it looks like the restrictions due ...
