The new Friends’ Sensory Garden located within the Town Park’s Chelsea Gardens is now open to the public following the official opening by the Mayor of the Borough of Telford and Wrekin and David Wassell MBE, former Head of the Landscape Department, Telford Development Corporation, 1969 to 1991 and creator of the Chelsea Gardens, on […]
The area around the Stirchley chimney is now open to the public on a daily basis following the formal opening on 21st August. The Chimney is one of the principal reminders of the industry which once occupied the Town Park. 62 metres in height the chimney was built in 1873 on the site of an […]
The arena area of Telford Town Park was awarded Fields in trust status earlier this year and became one of the Queen Elizabeth II Fields in Trust – a status which provides avery high level of open space protection in perpetuity. The Friends of Telford Town Park have long argued that the area should be […]
Did your son or daughter do this? We hope not. Please help us to stop this mindless vandalism of the new benches and areas in the park. Telephone 01952 – 382340 if you see anything happening such as this, or ring the non emergency Police number on 101. A lot of time and effort has […]
Recently the Friends have had a tidy up at the Crannog site at Grange Pool in readiness for the spring and summer. This popular bird watching site will soon be bursting with leaf and is an ideal place to sit and watch the wonderful biodiversity we have in our park. This will hopefully be springing […]
The Friends of Telford Town Park will be having our 10th Anniversary in 2013 and to celebrate it we will be holding a memorable event. Plans are already being formed by a sub committee and we look forward to making an annoucement in the next few months. Watch this space…
The Friends of Telford Town Park are pleased to announce that the fourth issue of our newsletter is now published. To download a copy please select it from the left hand menu on the news page. Explore Issue 4 now published
The Friends of Telford Town Park are delighted to announce that after 5 years efforts we have at last secured the future preservation of the Arena. On Wednesday morning of the 23rd November 2011 the deeds were signed by Ms Alison Moore-Gwyn, the Chief Executive Officer of Fields in Trust and the Mayor of Telford […]
Many thanks to all those who entered the Friends’ Photo Competition, we had many wonderful entries from Shropshire residents all over the county and we are please to announce that first prize goes to Andrew Silman from Telford with the runners up prize going to Wendy Shaw also from Telford. Other entries that made it […]
The Friends of Telford Town Park are proud to announce that the long term future of the Arena has been protected by the unanimous approval of Telford & Wrekin Councils cabinet members. The decision has been taken to place the Arena in “Fields in Trust”, more specifically, it is to become The Queen Elizabeth 2 Telford Town […]
Chairmans Report 2023-2024 non pag