Trafford Council is looking to submit a multi million pound bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund 23 February, the outcome of which should be known in June.
RYEBANK FIELDS CONSULTATION
On Monday 23 January, MMU’s chosen developers for the Ryebank Fields site launched a public consultation on their proposals, with just 5 days notice of the first of two meetings, with the whole consultation ending Friday 10 February.
Fantastic News!! Outstanding awards for Longford Park and for Longford Park Community Allotment.
The awards were given by the RHS Northwest in Bloom Scheme and recognise all the hard work put into making the Park and the Community Allotment places for the community to enjoy. Special thanks to all the volunteers who work hard to make this happen.
Public Meetings about the future of Ryebank Fields
Weds 28th September 7.30pm The Bowling Green Pub, Chorlton. Saturday 1st October 4pm Firswood Community Centre. Click for more details
Friends Group Walk a Mile a Day to Celebrate The Longford Way
Photo of Longford and Firswood Strollers at the Edge Lane Entrance.
On Sunday 31st July a health walk was held to celebrate the installation of three new way marked one mile walk routes in the park. The three circular routes start from Walking and Friendship Trail signs located near to the Edge Lane, Firswood and Ryebank Road park entrances. The initiative, partly funded by a grant from Trafford Council’s Inclusive Neighbourhood Fund is aimed at making the park more accessible to all sections of society and encouraging people to walk at least a mile a day in green surroundings.
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Outdoor Theatre – Much Ado About Murder
Saturday 2nd July 2022 7.30pm More info
Outdoor Theatre – Awful Auntie
Saturday June 18th 3pm in Longford Park. More Info
The future of Longford Park – have your say
If you are interested in how the lottery bid might shape our park if successful, please take the time to have a look at the consultation boards and complete the questionnaire – see the link below. The deadline is 24th June. Click here for the website https://www.trafford.gov.uk/residents/leisure-and-lifestyle/parks-and-open-spaces/National-Lottery-Heritage-Fund-People-Place-and-Nature-Project.aspx
LONGFORD AND FIRSWOOD STROLLERS
Attached is a photo of the Longford And Firswood Strollers Health Walk Group that met to do the Edge Lane Entrance One Mile Walk at 10.30am on Sunday, 29th May. Local photographer Jay Clarke took a photo of the group having a brew in the Bowling Green Shelter at the end of the walk. Walkers got a preview of the new one mile walk routes leaflet which will be distributed in the next few weeks.
Design consultation and summer crafts at Longford Park
Date: Saturday 28th May 2022 Time 10-4pm Location: Longford Park, Opposite the Longford Park Café, Stretford M32 8DA Have your say in the ‘People, Place and Nature: Heritage Lottery Development Phase’ for Longford Park. TEP and City of Trees want to know your vision for Longford Park, so pop in and have your say whilst also enjoying some summer craft activities. Learn how …
Try bowling at Longford Park
Longford Park Over 55s Bowling Club will be offering free bowls sessions at the Open Day Allotment Event on Sunday 24th April 2022 (1.30-4.30 pm). For all the details, see the attached flyer.
Pump track proposal
Friends of Longford Park are renewing their efforts to bring a pump track to the Park. A specialist firm has advised on the likely cost, and the focus now is on trying to identify likely sources of funding. As funders will be keen to know the extent of public support, please take 5 minutes to complete the survey at http://tinyurl.com/longfordpumptrack
Dog damage to zip wire seats
The zip line seats in the older children’s playground have had to be replaced twice in four months, at a cost of £170 each time. This cannot go on indefinitely before Amey decides they are not going to keep replacing them. The damage is caused by people allowing their dogs to chew the seats, which is selfish and irresponsible. Any …
Outstanding Longford Park!
Longford Park has been awarded an outstanding certificate by the RHS It’s Your Neighbourhood Award Scheme. Thoroughly deserved!
Lady Bowlers: cards and company
The bowling season has ended for this year. There may be an opportunity for winter bowling if Longford Park is chosen as one of a small number of venues to stay open. The Lady Bowlers are continuing to meet indoors between 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm on Wednesdays to play whist. Any ladies (who don’t have to be bowlers) are …
Great Gatsby open air theatre in Longford Park
Our open air theatre event is back!
Sunday 15th August at 7.00pm.
Tickets still available…..
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Audio tree trail
If you haven’t had a go at the amazing new audio tree trail, don’t worry! it’s available from Longford Park cafe until the end of September. There’s a little snippet here to whet your appetite.
Something magical is going on in Longford Park ….
Do you want to find out more about the fairy families that live in Longford Park?
The origins of Ryebank Road
In Old Stretford, Bosdin Leech recalls that on Edge Lane, there were very few houses east of Stretford railway station around 1860. However, this soon began to change and two early examples were the large houses known as Rye Bank and Meadow Bank, which at a later date came to be separated by Rye Bank Road. The rate books suggest …
Volunteers Needed (this Saturday) – 150 Tree New Saplings!
Would you like to get involved in making Longford Park an ever better place to enjoy? Why not lend a hand and pop down any time this Saturday. Manchester Disc Golf are asking if anyone could spare even an hour or two, to drop down to the course to assist with some much needed maintenance inside the disk course area …
Ryebank Fields ‘Name a tree’ Initiative for International Women’s Day
For International Women’s Day (08/03/21) we are joining with the Friends of Ryebank Fields to celebrate the achievements of outstanding, talented and exceptional women. Please see their press release which follows. Along the boundary of Ryebank Fields and Longford Park stands a row of 10 tall and impressive female Black Poplar trees. They were planted by Enriqueta Rylands in the …
Friends of Longford Park Newsletter
We really are so lucky to have such a beautiful park on our doorstep, one that has proved to be an invaluable community space this year. We hope you enjoy reading all about the changes and challenges of 2020 in the Friends of Longford Park newsletter.
We’ve got a Community Christmas Tree!!
We might not have Tree Amigos to make our park look Christmassy this year but they have kindly donated a Community Christmas tree instead. We’d love it if local children could bring along a bauble or maybe even a home-made decoration for the tree. It’s a Norway Spruce that was freshly dug up from Ivy Cottage Christmas tree Farm near …
Rylands’ Longford legacy could be lost
The eastern skyline of the Longford Park Conservation Area is dominated by a row of tall, impressive boundary trees which not only mark the perimeter of the Longford estate but also the line of the Parliamentary and local authority boundaries between Manchester and Trafford. There are 10 of these mature trees in total. They stand proud, overshadowing the surrounding foliage, …