2010 will be an exciting year for Longford Park after the successful award of £50,000 from the People’s Millions. Some of the things planned include:-

Groovy Kids Disco 28th Feb
Our first event of 2010 is a Groovy Disco for 6 to 11 year olds on the 28th Feb 2pm at Longfords, Tickets £2 from Adrian (374 5542) Or Bob (286 6979).
Kids can can enjoy themselves and find out how they can be involved in their local park while there is a fully licensed bar for adults to stay a while and relax.

Ceilidh Night on the 23rd April
The excellent Cutback Ceilidh will be playing at the Chorlton Irish Club. More  details soon …

PlayBuilder Event Celebration May 2010
In May there will be a event celebrating the opening of a new older children’s play area. More details coming soon …

Health Walks
The Friends of Longford Park Health Walks will continue to take place at 10.30am on the last Sunday of every month (more details here). Tea, Coffee and biscuits will be available at the end of the walk. Thanks to Jean and Janice for continuing to organize this popular event.

People’s Millions
The working group has made good progress on this and there will be more details soon …

Park Lighting and Other Park Improvements
We are very pleased that the council has committed to installing new park lighting by February 2010. We will keep you informed of other developments.