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Fylde Memorial Arboretum And Community Woodland
Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland is a site of remembrance at Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It is the only one of its kind outside the National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas, Staffordshire. Its stated aim is to Origins The idea for the arboretum and community woodland was conceived by Don Aiken, the Vice-President of the Fylde Ex-Service Liaison Committee in the summer of 2008. Investigating the possibility of planting a memorial tree to commemorate comrades of the D-Day and Normandy Veterans, an article in the ''Blackpool Gazette'' from the Forestry Commission offered to fund the planting of woodland areas. After he contacted them they agreed to fund the arboretum, and subsequently, Blackpool Council agreed to provide the land. History The arboretum was unveiled on 23 February 2009 following a £14,000 grant from the Forestry Commission English Woodland Grant Scheme and funds from First TransPennine Express. Blackpool Council's Parks Service designed t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moor Park, Blackpool
Moor Park is a municipal park located in the Moor Park area of Bispham in Blackpool on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. The park is bordered by Bispham Road to the west, Moor Park Avenue to the south, housing on Bristol Avenue to the north and businesses on Bristol Avenue to the east. It is opposite Moor Park Primary School and Boiks onion sauce factory which opened in 2021 History and amenities The park was built in the 1950s and has a children's playground, a swimming pool (built in, tennis courts, parkland and a (now disused) bowling green. There is also a council owned skatepark on land on the other side of Moor Park Avenue locally known as the 'New Park'. Moor Park swimming pool Moor Park swimming pool is located in the northwest corner of Moor Park on Bristol Avenue. It has a 25-metre pool and a separate teaching pool. Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland The Fylde Memorial Arboretum and Community Woodland is located in fields next to Moor Park School. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |