The Ford Park team is certainly backing the latest initiative to tidy up the county – and everyone is invited to join in too. On Friday July 6, as part of the Great Cumbrian Litter Pick, a group from Ford Park Community Group will be carrying out a litter pick in the park, the area
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Fancy joining the Ford Park team? **JOB VACANCY POST**
We are currently recruiting for a Part-Time Volunteer Team Leader – could this be the perfect job for you? To find out more information about the role, how to apply and the closing date, please follow the link below… Volunteer Team Leader Job Description
Chance to show your support for an improved entrance to the park
Ford Park has submitted a planning application to open up the front gate to the park, by replacing the current two wall sections with gates. On the right hand side of the front entrance, as you approach the park, we hope to include a fully accessible, dedicated pedestrian entrance. This will enable people to enter
Plenty of Easter fun for all the family at Ford Park
From the re-opening of our wonderful plant nursery to an Easter fun day, children’s gardening activities and seasonal dining, there’s plenty of reasons to visit Ford Park this Easter. The festivities begin at the Ulverston park on Good Friday (March 30) with the re-opening of our herbaceous plant nursery – which has been closed for
Japanese students praise Ford Park
Students from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, recently travelled to Cumbria for 10 days to study ‘Sustainability in Action’ in and around the Lake District. The students, who were hosted by the University of Cumbria’s Outdoor Studies team at their Ambleside campus, were particularly impressed by projects such as Ford Park that engage the community in social
New art exhibition set to bring a smile to faces
A new art exhibition, featuring distinctive and colourful scenes by Ulverston-based illustrator Amy Whelan, will soon be heading to the Coach House. Depicting fun, warm and humorous characters enjoying happy days out, as part of her new ‘Happy Days Collection’, the exhibition will also include some of Amy’s ‘Lake District Fun’ range portraying her characters