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Friends of Longford Park (Stretford, Manchester) are a group of local people who work with Trafford Council to improve and promote the park as a vibrant local facility for the whole community.
The Friends have held many successful events ranging from social nights, health walks, festivals, picnics, conservation days, carol singing, tree planting, music events, youth activity days and have helped in the creation of a wildlife garden. To host more of these events we do need more volunteers. Please contact us if you can help out. Find out more about our activities and how the community can develop and shape the future of Longford Park.
1933 Incorporation of Stretford
Borough Council and Fireworks!
Longford Park is the largest park in the borough of Trafford and is in need of significant investment. The Friends of Longford Park believe that the park remains an attractive place to visit, a vital community resource with a rich heritage that has the potential to be an excellent asset for Stretford and the whole of Trafford. The North West Film Archive have kindly provided a 1933 film that illustrates the important role Longford Park has played in the heritage of Stretford.
Longford Park Matters
The Friends of Longford Park are grateful for the efforts of Trafford Council in preparing the 2008 Heritage Lottery bid to restore Longford Park. The rejection of this lottery bid though in April 2009 was extremely disappointing. A successful lottery bid would have brought many improvements to Longford Park.
In the absence of the heritage lottery funding we are now particularly concerned about the condition of the Edwardian Bungalow which would have become a community cafe as well as providing much needed centrally located toilets. We will continue to work with Trafford Council and other organisations to resolve the following issues:
The Friends of Longford Park are keen to help develop a first class park with great historical significance and exciting green credentials. If you care about Longford Park or would just like to get involved with a worthwhile enjoyable community group then please contact us. If you have comments, suggestions or ideas regarding the future of Longford Park then please add your comments here.
Images of Longford Park
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Please view our Longford Park Image Gallery .![]()
If you have any pictures or film of Longford Park you would like to share with us then please contact us.











The theme of this year’s photography competition was ‘Aspects of Longford Park Spring/Summer 2009′. The subject matter was to relate to the landscapes, the wildlife, the history and of course the people that use Longford Park.



We are hoping to build on the success of last year’s ‘Picnic in the Park‘ event by having more live music.