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Halloween comes to the Park
26th October saw the third Friends Halloween in the Park and it seemed to be a great success with all who came along. Yes, the weather was exceptionally kind, but the support of the community was fabulous - thanks to ...
Rainbows go wild !
A great addition to the Friends' efforts to increase wildflowers in the area came from the Heaton Chapel Rainbows. The Rainbows, who are girl guides ages 4-7, gave the Friends two gorgeous baskets of wildflower 'Seed Bombs.' The 'bombs' (which ...
Halloween in the Park 26 Oct 10-12noon
We are starting to get ready Halloween in the Park, 26th Oct 2024, 10am-12noon. Games, Spooky Trail, Tombola, Witches Brews in the Pavilion! Halloween costumes welcome! See you there! ...
Invitation! – Evening in the Park
7:30-9pm, Thursday, 12 September 2024 The Park Pavilion, Heaton Moor Park SK4 4RG Do come and meet your friends and neighbours, enjoy some drinks and nibbles. Learn more about this unique Victorian Park and the Friends of Heaton Moor Park, ...
Ghost in the Park?
Looks like someone is already practicing for the Halloween event this year! Or could it be someone managed to traipse through spilt paint on a nearby road and didn't get shunt of it for a bit of a stroll? We ...
Spring through Summer – colours in the park
With all the rain and sun there's been lots to enjoy in the park: ...
Events, my dear boy, Events.
The Friends are planning some events over the next year that are very popular and well attended. BUT we need a few more volunteers so they will actually take place! We have three on the calendar - Kindly get in ...
Garden Days: add up to progress in the park
Each 3rd Saturday, of the month 10am-12noon, the Friends of Heaton Moor Park host a 'Garden in the Park' morning. We'd like to invite everyone to come along and join in at least once - just an hour of your ...
Willow Tunnel for the Wild Corner
Yet another twist and turn in the 'Wild Corner' at Park Road and Buckingham Road. Because the path along the Wild Corner often transformed into an ad-hoc pond when it poured with rain, the Stockport grounds crew built a soakaway ...
Signs of Autumn
As the weather gets chillier and the leaves change colour and drift downwards, Cara Kliman shares some of her thoughts about autumn. She has also been chatting to people heading in the direction of Heaton Moor Park about what they ...
Star Bed Enterprise
To boldly go where no perennial has gone before You may have noticed changes to the 'Star Bed,' located just to the left of the entrance from Buckingham Road. For many years, the Star Bed has boasted a memorial Cherry ...
Kids’ autumn activities in the park
Now that summer is over, Cara Kliman looks at how to encourage your children to celebrate the change of season… ‘I’m too old to jump in piles of autumn leaves,’ Alice says, as we walk through Heaton Moor Park on ...
