Sign up is open for our fun, charity tournament – Manchester Disc Golf Ice Bowl 2025. We join a global network of Ice Bowl tournaments that raise cash for their local homeless charities.
Sunday 19 January, 2025.
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St Matthew’s Christmas Tree Festival 2024
FOLP are once again taking part in the St Matthews Christmas Tree Festival.
Festival Opening times are as follows
Christmas Tree Festival in St Matthew’s Church Stretford on Friday 13th (3-8pm), Saturday 14th (10am-6pm) and Sunday 15th (12noon-4pm) December.
Well worth a look at all the brilliant trees.
Longford Park Community Christmas Tree
Feel free to add decorations to our beautiful Community Christmas Tree, situated on the other side of Pets’ Corner away from the cafe.
Great results for Longford Park!
We’re delighted to announce that North West in Bloom ‘It’s your Neighbourhood’ has awarded outstanding to Longford Park. Check out the results page by clicking here.
Tree Amigos are back!
Tree Amigos are selling trees from Monday 25th November.
Tiny Library
Longford park now has a tiny library fixed to the wall of Firswood Community Centre. Feel free to put any children’s or adults’ books in if you have any.
Ryebank Fields 2nd Consultation – deadline 1st November!!
Please respond to the Ryebank Fields Consultation – closing date 1st November!*
Click here for more information.
The Welly Walk in Longford Park
This charity event for Medical Detection Dogs is taking place on Sunday 27th October at 10.30am. all welcome. Click here to read more about it.
Longford Park Community Allotment Open Day
Come along on Sunday afternoon 29th September for coffee, cakes, plant sales, music, talks and more!
see flyer for all the details.
Ryebank Fields 2025 Calendar
Calendars are £7.50 each or 5 for £35. All profits will go to campaign costs (legal fees, surveys or publicity materials). Please consider purchasing a few extra to gift to others or to task yourself with selling them on for the campaign. Place orders ASAP, the print order closes 27.09.24. Please place your order by sending the number of calendars …
Reopening of tennis courts
Friends of Longford Park have been pressing Trafford Council for some time on reopening the tennis courts in the Park, which closed at the end of April. The work was originally scheduled to take two months but various delays – including the decision to replace the fencing on three sides, after the resurfacing has been done – mean that the …
Senior Community Engagement Officer required for Longford Park.
Click on the link below for details: https://apply.greater.jobs/trafford/Job/JobDetail?isPreview=Yes&jobid=279
Groundwork Summer Activities in Parks
Here are some great ideas to entertain children in Longford Park: https://www.groundwork.org.uk/about-groundwork/get-outdoors-with-groundwork-this-summer
Family Cycling Event
Come and have some cycling fun in Longford Park on Sunday 21st July. There’ll be a cycling parade at 11am, circus skills, ride a unicycle and loads more. Click to see more details.
Outdoor Theatre – The Unusual Adventures of Robin Hood
Calling all young adventurers! Are you ready to join the legendary Robin Hood on a quest filled with laughter, thrills, and a touch of mischief? Gather your friends and family and journey into the heart of Sherwood Forest for an unforgettable outdoor theatre experience!
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20th Anniversary Health Walk for Longford and Firswood Strollers
Sunday 26 May saw the 20th anniversary Health Walk take place, led as normal by Jean Byrne and Janice Rendel.
Click to read more and see the photos.
20th Anniversary Walk for Longford and Firswood Strollers.
What an achievement for the organisers! All welcome to join this gentle stroll round the park. Click to find out more details.
GM Walking Festival visits Longford Park
The GM Walking Festival happens in May every year. This year there are 2 short walks in Longford Park listed in the programme.
Click to find out more.
Tennis Improvement Project
Work is due to start on a scheme to update and improve a number of tennis courts across Trafford.
A total of eight courts will be refurbished as part of Trafford Council’s Pilot Park Tennis Investment and Sustainability programme.
The first two courts to benefit are Longford Park, Stretford, and Ashton Park, Sale. Work is due to start on the two-month long rebuild of Longford Park court on April 29, 2024, and at the Ashton Park court on May 7.
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Longford Park Community Allotment Open Day
Join us for fun for all the family at our Spring Open Day Sunday 28 April, 1.30pm-4.30pm We’ll be joined by Andy Simpson from the RHS North West Outreach team who will be giving an interactive talk and demo on Gardening for Wellbeing (talk repeated at 2.30pm and 3.45pm). We’ll also have live music from the wonderful Stretford Uke, and …
FOLP’s Winter Newsletter
Welcome to the first seasonal newsletter. We hope to keep you informed about what FOLP is currently doing and ways in which you can get involved.
Click here to download it.
Community Christmas Tree Festival at St Matthew’s
Come along this weekend Saturday 8th (10-5) or Sunday 9th (12-3) to see lots of beautifully decorated trees. Click here to see the entry from FOLP and Pets’ Corner.
Monthly Litter Pick
Please join us on the last Sunday of every month for our monthly litter pick. Meet at the cafe at 9.30am. Equipment provided.
Click here for more details.
Tree Amigos are back!
Tree Amigos will be selling Christmas Trees in Longford Park from Saturday Nov 25th.
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