by Maria Novelly | Dec 11, 2024 | Projects
We’re thrilled to have a lovely gift stall at the Carols in the Park (14th Dec, 1:30-3:30pm). Items will include: Tea cup birdfeeders for those birds who take their food in an elegant afternoon tea kind of way Christmas angels and stars Sturdy Bird houses &...
by Maria Novelly | Nov 16, 2024 | Projects
It’s autumn, so leaves, leaves, leaves all over the grass to be raked; new plants to be added before winter sets in; borders to be mulched; ivy to be curtailed; overhanging shrubs to be tamed; and the Rotary corner at the Elms Road entrance needed some attention...
by Maria Novelly | Aug 13, 2024 | Projects
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 will probably never know…
by Maria Novelly | Jul 19, 2024 | Projects
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 in the corner back in 2021....
by Maria Novelly | Oct 1, 2023 | Projects
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 Tree in its centre and, in summer...
by Maria Novelly | Aug 27, 2023 | Kids' activities, Projects
Cara Kliman continues with one last idea for arts and crafts you can do with kids in the park. Alphabet Drawing Game For this, I first made a grid of 26 squares for each child on a large piece of paper. In each square, put a letter of the alphabet, or have the kids do...
