Wakefield Orchestral Wind Perform

Wakefield Orchestral Wind Perform

The weather was truly on our side on Sunday as local residents came to enjoy an afternoon of live music in the Rose Garden.

Wakefield Orchestral Wind performed the first concert of the year as part of the Summer Bands in Leeds Parks 2024 event organised by Leeds City Council.

The performed a selection of music including classic big band tunes to well know theme tunes and songs from movies and theatre, before moving on to more modern music.

The Friends were on hand to offer refreshments, which were much needed as we were lucky enough for scorching temperatures and lots of sunshine.

The next event will be held on Sunday, 4th August when we welcome SoundTrack Brass to the Rose Garden.

Both concerts are funded by the Councillors of the Outer West Community Committee: Farnley and Wortley.

Photos : Sue Burridge, Debbie Binnersley, JennyHudson

Bowling Green Fun Day – 25th August 2024

Bowling Green Fun Day – 25th August 2024

Save the date!

Western Flatts Bowling Club are hosting a family fun day on Sunday 25th August.

All proceeds raised will be donated equally to the Stroke Association and the British Heart Foundation.

Activities include a bowling competition for beginners, raffle and tombola. There will also be refreshments, a BBQ and hot dogs available.

Gates open at 10am for a 10.30 start.

Keep up to date with the latest information over on the events section of our Facebook page

 

New Playground Officially Open

New Playground Officially Open

Photos : Andy Denison, Liam Sowden, Kirsty Griffiths

It felt like the day would never come, but Sunday, 9 June saw the official opening of the new playground at the park. The Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung was invited to cut the ribbon and officially open the new play area.

We had a fantastic day, despite the weather, and welcomed lots of families along to join in the fun. There was a cake stall, raffle and face painting along with our information tent where some of our committee were available to discuss upcoming plans for the park.

We also had ice cream and refreshments courtesy of Neros Ices and the local community police also joined us to chat with everyone.

The Lord Mayor said: “It was wonderful to officially open the new playground to the public. The playground will provide many benefits to the neighbourhood and I hope that families from around the area will enjoy exploring and playing on the new equipment for many years to come.”

The playground has been long awaited by the local community and local councillors, residents and the Friends have been campaigning for many years for a safe area for children to play.

In 2021 a petition was signed by more than 1,000 people demanding improvements. The majority of money needed came from Section 106 funds from the developers of the new housing estate at the former Wortley High School Site.

Work eventually commenced in January 2024. You can read more about the construction of the playground here.

Playground Construction

Playground Construction

Back in January, work commenced on the new children’s play area at the park. Since the existing location was deemed to be unsuitable a new location was chosen.

Fences went up around the proposed area and a few nearby trees had some lower branches tripped to allow vehicles on to site.

We had been informed by a local resident that there was a possibility that an air raid shelter may be located around the area, but the exact location wasn’t clear, until excavation works began…

The old WW2 air raid shelter was located. This meant that the entire footprint of the playground needed to shifted to allow for work to continue.

Progress continued and by the end of February most of the foundations were in place and the team were ready to being installing the equipment which meant the park was really starting to take shape.

A few further adjustments were made to the initial layout to make it more accessible for wheelchair users and buggies.

With the support of the Outer West Community Committee we were able to secure additional funding for a wheelchair accessible roundabout.

The playground was finally open to the public at the end of May 2024 – just in time for the half term holidays!

Check out the progress from the beginning on the carousel below.

The full album of Liam’s photos and videos detailing the development of the park can be found here.