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
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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
Frog spawn in the pond!
Look what we’ve spotted in the pond – frog spawn! Looking forward to seeing lots of little frogs hopping around Ford Park soon…
Huge thanks to the OneAIM team for professional volunteer support
We just wanted to say thank you to the team at OneAIM (www.one-aim.co.uk) for supporting our volunteers by providing in-kind support by painting ‘at height’ areas of our Coach House. Visitors to Ford Park recently may have noticed our popular café and well-used function room are undergoing a refurbishment – including freshly painted walls. Volunteers have