Friends of Longford Park (FOLP)

Posted by rylands on July 13th, 2010 in Destination Parks Trafford, Recent Events

The three main Destination Parks events will be on:

Friday 23rd July from 6pm - 9pm in Longford Park
Friday 13th August from 6pm - 9pm in Stamford Park
Friday 20th August from 6pm - 9pm in Davyhulme Park

These events will include music, arts, sports and information … such as radio workshops, live performances, breakdancing, theatre, martial arts, skating skills, lazerquest, aerosol arts, pony rides, inflatable’s, information from connexions, friends of the earth …

If you would like to be involved with this event, we are looking for partners who may like to run activities, have a stall or come and help out for the evening. Please email hazel.okeefe@trafford.gov.uk or visit Trafford Council’s Destination Parks.

Update: This year’s event was sunny, enjoyable and very popular. Thanks to everyone that helped make this event a success.

Posted by rylands on August 7th, 2009 in Destination Parks Trafford, Recent Events

Destination Parks is a program of events for young people over the holidays. There are many enjoyable events being held in Longford Park, Davyhulme Park, Stamford Park and Victoria Park. Some of the events being held at Longford Park include:-

Date	Activity	Time	Age
10 July	HAVIN’ A BLAST” Young people in Trafford present an Indie and rock music festival of local talent	6-9pm	All Ages
11 July	Sports coaching – Basketball, football etc. Come along and have a go	7-9pm	All Ages
17 July	Lacrosse for beginners. Ever played lacrosse? Well now is your chance to play the fastest game on two feet! None contact games for mixed age groups will be played, so come and pick up a stick	7-9pm	All Ages
18 July	Dance and music with the Gorse Hill Studios – Come and join in	6-9pm	10+
24 July	Summer of Fun – family event – for young people and all the FAMILY. Music, dance, pony rides, graffiti workshops, bouncy castle, face painters, arts and crafts, sports sessions	4.30-8.30pm	Family
25 July	Lacrosse for beginners. Ever played lacrosse? Well now is your chance to play the fastest game on two feet! None contact games for mixed age groups will be played, so come and pick up a stick	7-9pm	All Ages
31 July	Dance and music with the Gorse Hill Studios – Come and join in	6-9pm	10+
7 Aug	Sports coaching – Basketball, football etc Come along and have a go	6-8pm	All Ages
8 Aug	Dance and music with the Gorse Hill Studios – Come and join in	6-9pm	10+
15 Aug	Jamaica Day – A great day out in the park	10am-5pm	Family
21 Aug	TUSIT community group. Come and learn about personal safety, kick boxing and Muay Thai (a form of thai boxing). Meet at pet’s corner	6-8pm	All Ages
28 Aug	Summer of Fun – family event – for young people and all the FAMILY. Music, dance,pony rides, graffiti workshops, learn to MC, bouncy castle, face painters, arts and crafts.	3.30-7.30pm	All Ages
29 Aug	TUSIT community group. Come and learn about personal safety, kick boxing and Muay Thai (a form of thai boxing). Meet at pet’s corner	6-8pm	All Ages

All events are free and do not need to be booked in advance. Contact 0161 912 5579 for more details. For the full programme of events for all the parks please visit Trafford Council’s DestinationParks Events

Update: Images from a sunny and enjoyable ‘Summer of Fun’ event on the 24th July. Thanks to everyone that helped make this event a success.

Posted by rylands on August 6th, 2009 in Destination Parks Trafford, Recent Events

Posted by rylands on August 10th, 2008 in Destination Parks Trafford, Recent Events

A big thank you to the organizers of The Destination Parks event. Hopefully this enjoyable event will become a regular event and come back next year!

Sports activities, street dancing, storytelling and music workshops are among the variety of activities planned to make Trafford’s parks the place to be this summer.
Trafford Council’s Destination Parks programme aims to encourage the positive use of parks by local people and visitors in a bid to provide diversionary fun activities and ensure crime and anti-social behaviour is crowded out by fun events for all the family.

The council’s parks and community safety teams have worked closely with Greater Manchester Police and a range of other partners to develop three pilot schemes, which will take place this month (August) in Longford Park, Davyhulme Park and Stamford Park.

There is already a full schedule of events across our parks and these initiatives are providing an added opportunity for people to join in local activities in their parks. If the pilot events are a success, Destination Parks will be extended next year.

Longford Park, Friday 15 August, 5.30pm-8.30pm
• Trafford Urban Fitness Collective: Various sports activities
• Sale Moor Community Partnership: Graffiti art workshop
• Parktastic: Art/craft workshop with artist and play workers
• Spearfish: Street dance or break dance activity
• British Military Fitness: Assault course
• Police and PCSOs: Bike and phone tagging, mobile police unit
• Libraries: Storytelling and stall
• Gorse Hill Studios: Community radio
• Refreshments
• Rides and amusements