by Maria Novelly | May 19, 2023 | Thoughts about the park
The 15-minute city is an area where a person can meet basic needs within a 15 minute walk or bike ride, with no need to resort to a car. Access to nature seems a pretty basic need, so a park would be within 15 minutes. Hopefully, anyone within in a 15 minute walk of...
by Maria Novelly | Feb 20, 2023 | Thoughts about the park
Having received many reports of owls hooting in the park, we are happy to report owls now have two potential homes to dive into. Thanks are in order to those involved in getting the boxes into the park: Friends of Heaton Moor Park volunteers Mark and George who...
by Maria Novelly | Nov 17, 2022 | Thoughts about the park
We of course have great loyalty to our lovely local Heaton Moor Park. Sometimes though, we look around in other nearby areas. Catherine Deering reports on two new parks in Manchester and the whole idea of ‘linear parks,’ an idea whose time has come? You...
by Maria Novelly | Oct 18, 2022 | Thoughts about the park
Wondering what to to do with the kids in this autumn half term holiday? After all, our Halloween event is only 2 hours! Cara Kliman offers some solutions. Half-term activities for the kids can add up to some real expenses so it makes sense to turn to an incredible...
by Maria Novelly | Sep 12, 2022 | Thoughts about the park
UPDATE 15th Sept 2022: The council Tree Unit attended to this straightaway and the branch was cleared away by the following afternoon. Many thanks to the Stockport Council for taking care of this so quickly. The rainy weather and wind on Sunday night 11th Sept caused...
by Maria Novelly | Sep 12, 2022 | Events, Thoughts about the park
On a rainy day like today, it’s lovely to look back on the Family Bowling Sundays held in August 2022, even the one on the exceptionally warm day! The turnout for the three Sunday afternoons 7th, 14th and 21st August was wonderful and everyone attending seemed...