by Maria Novelly | Apr 5, 2022 | Projects
Volunteers for the Friends of Heaton Moor Park (let’s call them Tony, Mark and Jeff) have this past month tackled and solved three recent problems in the park. The problems Over the years, damp conditions caused the Woodland Walk sign to deteriorate and fall...
by Maria Novelly | Feb 28, 2022 | Projects
Picnic benches now installed Two benches have been purchased and are now installed. Installation took place the week of 17 January 2022. Funding for these picnic benches was largely from fundraising events and LocalGiving donations since March 2021. We particularly...
by Maria Novelly | Nov 30, 2021 | Projects
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 or no snow! The good news is that...
by Maria Novelly | Sep 13, 2021 | Projects
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 from London to Glasgow. COP26 as you probably know by now is the...
by Maria Novelly | May 19, 2021 | Projects, Thoughts about the park
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 the ‘wild corner’ at...
by Maria Novelly | May 13, 2021 | Projects, Thoughts about 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 to the Covid-19 pandemic may be...
