05-05-2025
The donation which will help the transformation of this beautiful green space
A cheque for more than £800 was donated to the Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park to help the organisation continue its work with improving green spaces in the area for the enjoyment of everyone.
The money was raised at the popular Artisan Market held regularly at Harwood Methodist Church.
The next Artisan Market will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 10am to 2pm.
The cafe will be open at the church, which is on Longsight Lane.
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The Friends of Longsight Park are transforming the beauty spot and wildlife haven blighted by vandalism
The Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park formed to transform Longsight Park, which had been neglected for more than 10 years turning it into officially one of the country's best thanks to the incredible work of volunteers to reveal its outstanding natural beauty to visitors while maintaining it as a wildlife haven.
Longsight Park in Harwood has the coveted Community Green Flag Award, the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
The transformation of the park has been led by the Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park and has included new pathways, benches and much more.
Now people can enjoy the natural wonder of the park which is home to deer, foxes, otters, brown trout, kingfishers and even badgers and unusual and striking trees can be found in the arboretum, with part of the park classed as a site of scientific interest.
Dr Wilcock and a band of volunteers formed The Friends of Longsight Park in 2014, after Alderman and retired councillor Walter Hall suggested the idea a few years previously.
Now they are busy digging — sometimes into their own pockets — campaigning, building, cleaning and raising money to ensure the park becomes a major attraction for people — and wildlife.
