We’ve got a Community Christmas Tree!!

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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 …

Latest on the under 8’s playground

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Richard Bond, as Chair of Friends of Longford Park, has been in regular contact with the Exec Member for Parks, Councillor Liz Patel, regarding a date for reopening the under 8s playground. It had been hoped that the replacement of the play surfaces could be done this year, even possibly by the end of this month.She has now had an …

Tree Amigos Cancellation

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We are sorry to say Tree Amigos contacted us today to explain that they have decided not to sell Christmas trees in Longford Park this year. The imposition of a second lockdown, with uncertainty about what follows, meant they could not take the business risk of ordering and shipping the trees upfront and not being able to sell them. We …

Closure of under 8’s playground update

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Like many users of the Park, Friends of Longford Park (FOLP) were extremely concerned to hear of the closure of the Under 8s playground and issued a statement to that effect 7th October, see here.  Since then, we have been told that bark is not a temporary option and that as the work involves tendering for a specialist contractor, “They …

Edge Lane roadworks

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Just to let you know that structural works are due to take place following a condition survey of the retaining wall at Longford Park, Edge Lane. [You may recall the tree which had caused the wall to bulge was cut down in March]. Part of the works includes removing a section of the wall, grinding out a tree stump, removing …

New Wild life Poster

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If you’re passing through the wildlife garden in Longford Park, check out the new poster that has photos and information about all sorts of wildlife you can find in the garden.