A moving experience in the park

A moving experience in the park

This autumn, a bench that had been loosened from its moorings, so to speak, found a new home. Formerly near the bowling green the bench now is on the path leading from the Peel Moat entrance to the centre isle. It now enjoys early morning sunshine, has a great view...
What rhymes with leaf?

What rhymes with leaf?

Clara Kilman sends in this report of kids in search of poetic inspiration in the park My daughter Anna has been given the homework of writing a poem about autumn. Sitting at the kitchen table, chewing her pen, she calls out: ‘How about this? ‘I gave a leaf To my...
Kitchen Aid in the Park

Kitchen Aid in the Park

Five years after the Pavilion kitchen was refurbished after a stint of fundraising by the Friends of Heaton Moor Park, the kitchen counter needed attention. Due to dampness and the odd spilled drink, the gap between two sections of countertop had been separating until...
April Gardening Day in the Park

April Gardening Day in the Park

The Friends were busy Gardening in the Park today, with lovely sunny weather and a light breeze. As most of you know, because of ongoing cuts to council budgets, the council does NO work on any of the flower beds in the Park. The Friends hold a Garden in the Park day...