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Apple Day fun on the park.
Thank you for coming along to Apple Day. Apple Day is one of our favourite community events of the year. We love seeing everyone coming...

Suzanne Edgley
Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Compost Demonstration Site at Ford Park.
We’ve been working with Garden Organics on a new Compost Demonstration Site at Ford Park. Our compost area is one of a network of similar...

Suzanne Edgley
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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Will you be our star baker?
Apple Day Bake Off is back at Ford Park Apple Day! Bake Off returned to our screens this week with cake week! And what a week it was!...

Suzanne Edgley
Sep 28, 20231 min read
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Art in the Park Sunday 27th August
Ford Park and ArtWorks -Art4All are thrilled to bring you Art in the Park… Rescheduled from July when the weather was typically Cumbrian,...

Suzanne Edgley
Aug 21, 20231 min read
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Ford Park Car Show was wheelie great!
Despite a wet start to the day, the Ford Park Car Show went down wheelie well! Lots of proud owners risked the forecast to exhibit their...

Suzanne Edgley
Aug 17, 20231 min read
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UVHS students discover what it’s like to work at Ford Park.
Year 7 students from UVHS working towards their John Muir Awards, spent time at Ford Park before they broke up for the summer. Hazel, our...

Suzanne Edgley
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Our new shop is officially open!
At the beginning of this month Ford Park celebrated the opening of our new shop – The Bee Hive. But this isn’t the first time the little...

Suzanne Edgley
Aug 17, 20232 min read
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Bounce Fest at Ford Park
We had a fabulous weekend and lots of fun at Bounce Fest! A huge thank you to everyone who joined in the fun, there was a fantastic...

Suzanne Edgley
Jul 31, 20231 min read
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Ford Park is officially recognised as one of the country’s best parks.
In a record-breaking year, Ford Park is raising its prestigious Green Flag Award Today Ford Park is celebrating after receiving a Green...

Suzanne Edgley
Jul 19, 20232 min read
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Community Gym is officially open!
If you’ve visited the park over the last couple of weeks, you’ll have seen the outdoor gym! On Sunday 10th July the community came...

Suzanne Edgley
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Art in the Park Sunday 23rd July
Ford Park have teamed up with ArtWorks -Art4All to bring you a brand-new event – Art in the Park. More than 22 talented local artists are...

Suzanne Edgley
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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Art in the Park is delighted to introduce Henok.
Art in the Park is delighted to introduce Henok. A remarkable man with an amazing story! Henok is originally from Eritrea but left when...

Suzanne Edgley
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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Friends of Ford Park
Friends of Ford Park is a new group of volunteers who love the park and want to support it. They do this in many ways; by making things,...

Suzanne Edgley
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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Ford Park Celebrate Big Green Week
Ford Park teamed up with the Co-Op on Sunday 11th June to kick off The Great Big Green Week! The Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever...

Suzanne Edgley
Jun 12, 20232 min read
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Ford Park Receive an Award from the Mayor
Ford Park are delighted to have received a donation from the Mayors Charity Fund. Sam Ronson, Park Director was invited to attend an...

Suzanne Edgley
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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Relive History at Ford Park CANCELELD
Due to unforseen circumstances, this event is cancelled. Ford Park is looking forward to welcoming Sir Edward Montague's Regiment of...

Suzanne Edgley
May 10, 20232 min read
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BAE Systems donate 30 step-over apple trees to Ford Park
In February half term we invited representatives of community-focused organisations and some of the young people who enjoy our...

Suzanne Edgley
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Calling all walkers and runners
Calling all walkers and runners. Ford Park are putting together a team for the K2B and the C2B - fancy joining us? We know it's no walk...

Suzanne Edgley
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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Geoff Beattie donates £400 from calendar sales
First Published 6th January 2023 Everyone at Ford Park would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Geoff Beattie for his very generous donation...

Suzanne Edgley
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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The BIG GIVE Christmas Challenge
First Published 28th November 2022 This year we are taking part in the BIG Give Christmas Challenge to raise £2,500 in just 7 days so we...

Suzanne Edgley
Apr 17, 20231 min read
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