Parks and open spaces news
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3 January 2012
Park becomes city’s largest nature reserve
Manchester residents have been given more opportunities to get up close to nature after a park was turned into the city’s largest wildlife haven.
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20 December 2011
Alexandra Park celebrates £2.2 million lottery win
It is celebration time for a historic Manchester park with the announcement that it will receive a £2.2 million windfall from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) and the Big Lottery Fund (BIG).
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29 November 2011
Piccadilly Gardens' Family Fair returns
Piccadilly Gardens will be hosting a traditional family fun fair and Piccadilly Christmas bar this festive season.
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7 November 2011
Fireworks displays break attendance records
This year’s Manchester fireworks displays smashed all attendance records – with more than 150,000 people enjoying a safe and enjoyable bonfire night in the city's parks.
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6 September 2011
Green Flag flying at Southern Cemetery
Southern Cemetery has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award after three years of improvements and hard work.
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5 August 2011
RHS National Young Designer of the Year brings orchard to Manchester city centre
Manchester city centre is to have its first orchard thanks to a new Manchester Garden City scheme aimed at making the city greener.
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1 August 2011
Pensioner's generous gift to Wythenshawe Park is no fisherman's tale
Kind-hearted pensioner Peter Bourne has donated his entire collection of fish – which include Koi carp, a tench and a 25 year-old, four-foot sturgeon to Wythenshawe Park.
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25 July 2011
Manchester celebrates more Green Flag success
Manchester has once again raised the standard by winning more green flags for top quality parks and green spaces than anywhere else in the UK.
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19 July 2011
Civil War re-enactment knot to be missed
Visitors to Debdale Park will be transported back to the 17th century on Sunday 24 July when the Sealed Knot set up camp at Gorton Festival.
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23 May 2011
Legacy of solidarity lives on in Moss Side
The land that communist Frederick Engels used to live on has been turned into a peace garden in Moss Side.
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1 March 2011
Open day gives glimpse of big park plans
An open day on Saturday 5 March will give people a chance to learn more about exciting plans to improve Alexandra Park in Whalley Range.
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13 January 2011
Green light for community sports centre
Work is due to start soon on a brand new sporting complex at Heaton Park.
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13 October 2010
Life is sweet for park bees
The new bees at Wythenshawe Park have produced their first batch of honey and have been given the seal of approval by the Lord Mayor of Manchester.
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6 October 2010
Heaton Park grapes help fight cancer
Autumn is upon us and Heaton Park is sharing its plentiful grape harvest with visitors.
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1 October 2010
Garden project bears fruit for park and work trainees
The Walled Garden in Wythenshawe Park has been restored to its heyday glory when the Tatton family were in residence in the 1800s.
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28 July 2010
First Green Flag for Philips Park Cemetery
Philips Park Cemetery has been awarded a Green Flag for the first time in its history.
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7 July 2010
Alexandra Park in line for £2million improvements
Alexandra Park in Whalley Range is in line to receive £2million from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for its restoration.
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4 May 2010
Platt Fields Park hits the big 100
One of Manchester’s best-loved parks is celebrating 100 years of welcoming and entertaining the people of Manchester and will see a three-day festival, to mark its centenary.
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12 March 2010
New wildflower meadow is a hive of activity
Heaton Park is to benefit from nearly £10,000 to produce a wildflower meadow in the woodland by the Dower House, where the Manchester Beekeepers Association are based.
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7 August 2007
Winners of gardening competition receive awards from Lord Mayor
The Lord Mayor, Councillor Glynn Evans, will present the winners of the 2007 East Manchester Gardening Competition with their prizes at a special ceremony at the City of Manchester Stadium.
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19 July 2007
Manchester scoops 2 awards at Tatton Park Show
Two gardens by Manchester residents exhibited at this year’s RHS Flower Show have been awarded silver awards.
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18 July 2007
Manchester maintains pole position as it prepares to raise 21 Green Flags for city’s parks
Manchester has been named lead authority in the country for the second year, as 21 of its green spaces were named in the list of best parks in England and Wales, with the announcement by Baroness Andrews OBE of the Green Flag Awards.
