Friends of Parkinson Park (part 2)
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Friends of Parkinson's Park
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As Shown
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Guiseley
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Photo ID
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FB069 (Photographer Joanne Coultas)
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June 2012: This photo
was taken at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee picnic held in the park which is
situated off Netherfield Road on land which was part of the Crompton Parkinson
site.
There is access to the park from Kelcliffe Lane, Greenshaw Terrace,
Netherfield Crescent and Hillside Avenue.
Frank and Albert Parkinson created the park in the 1930s as an amenity
for their staff and for public use, it was well used.
In 2002 the land was sold
to St Modwen Properties PLC by Brook Crompton's of Huddersfield, the park was
left untended and became rubbish strewn, overgrown and a venue for
neer-do-wells.
The Friends of Parkinson Park (FOPP) was formed in 2011 to combat
the neglect and restore the park.
Bellway Homes Developers who have built
housing on the former factory site are supporting FOPP to maintain the park and
keep it for public use.
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S270 |
2015: This event was organised by the Friends of Parkinson Park,
Aireborough Camera Club staged this display with the question "Has
Guiseley Changed Since the Millennium ?"
Photographer Edwy Harling
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S280 |
2015: Stocks with a sign "Get Your Own Back - Throw a Soggy
Sponge at Your Parents" 50p. This was an event organised by the Friends of
Parkinson Park.
Photographer Edwy Harling
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A613 |
September 2016: A family fun day organised by the Friends of Parkinson Park,
the stalls include ones for the Friends, Aireborough Camera Club and
Aireborough Historical Society.
A children's entertainer amused the young
visitors, a brass band and a tug of war also added to the attractions.
Photographer Edwy Harling
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A614 |
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A615 |
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A616 |
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A617 |
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A618 |
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A619 |
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A620 |
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