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Cheshire East Council scoops Green Flags award

Cheshire East Council’s parks are some of the very best in the UK – and that’s official.

Cheshire East has been awarded Green Flags for its outstanding parks.

The Green Flag award is given to authorities that deliver a parks service to an international standard. All parks are measured on how well they are maintained, how sustainable they are along with their contributions to conservation and heritage.

However, there are also more diverse criteria that parks are measured on, which include areas such as how they are marketed and managed.

Significant investment in Queens Park, Crewe means that it now joins Congleton and Sandbach parks along with the Moor in Knutsford, Bollington recreation ground, Brereton Heath local nature reserve, Tegg’s Nose country park and Tatton Park as having been awarded the Green Flag standard.

Tatton Park has also received the Green Heritage Award, which is given to places that achieve a high standard in management and interpretation of a site with local or national historic importance.

The awards were recognition of outstanding partnership working both with other local authorities and community groups. They were given out at Sheffield Town Hall in an event attended by many northern authorities.

Councillor David Brown, Deputy Leader of Cheshire East Council, said: “This is deserved recognition for a lot of hard work and dedication, not just from our own teams at Cheshire East but also the army of volunteers and community groups that make achievements like this possible.”

“The Green Flag is an international standard and the only national award for parks, so this is great praise for Cheshire East to be recognised in this way.”

Councillor John Hammond, Chairman of Ansa – who deliver parks services for Cheshire East – said: “Green Flag is a prestigious parks award which benchmarks the national standard for parks and green spaces in the UK. So I am delighted with this success.

“All of these parks look beautiful at this time and I must thank all our friends groups and partners for their outstanding efforts and contributions to make this happen. 

“It was particularly satisfying that Queens Park in Crewe, was successful in obtaining the award this year, following the recent refurbishment and investment. We do hope you will take time to visit and support your local park!”

 

Its all about flowers this week as the summer bedding starts to develop but along with that the vandals are about and the Gulf War memorial a lot of the flowers have been pulled up

 

 

The Boer War memorial has a nice display and first time this year the banks on the south side have a wildlife garden which is brining in bees and butterfly's not at its best yet but it has been well received by visitors

 

The main drive flowers are doing well and the wildlife is still producing young as the mallard looks after her new brood

‘Armed Forces Day’

They have been grinding down the trees they chopped down for the path the tree that had stood for many years and had no effect on the path why people ask

The gardeners have done most of the summer bedding in the park it takes a few week for it to reach its best

The baby moorhen is growing very fast now and out on his own

 

 

The restoration of the Boar War memorial is now finished the second time its been renovated since 2012 the details are in for Coronation walk below that will greatly improve things for wildlife as at the moment they cant get any water

Report by Jonathan White, Wistaston

‘Armed Forces Day’ - https://www.armedforcesday.org.uk/ - took place at Queens Park in Crewe on Sunday 26th June 2016 from 11am to 5pm. The event also incorporated the first Crewe Military Festival.

A march took place from Victoria Gardens to the Boer War Memorial in Queens Park, led by The Royal British Legion Riders Branch and followed by The Band and Drums of the Cheshire Constabulary, cadets and military veterans. The Parade Marshal was Mr M Kay.

There was a respectful Remembrance Service led by Rev Ken Sambrook with prayers, an Act of Remembrance which included Reveille, a two minute silence and the Kohima Epitaph. There were hymns and the singing of the National Anthem.

The event also included performances by a children’s choir, a military band, drill parade competitions, a craft marquee, bouncy castles & games for children.

Organisations represented included Scouts, Friends of Queens Park, The Cat 107.9 FM community radio station, Help Our Wounded - Royal Marines Charity, Cadet Corps, Royal Naval Association, The Royal British Legion (Crewe Branch), Royal Air Force Air Cadets, Creative Crewe, Barnie's Community Hub (West St, Crewe), and a First World War Battle of the Somme centenary historical exhibition.

A rededication service was also held on the Burma Island.

The event was attended by several hundred people.

Donations will be divided between Royal Naval Association and The Royal British Legion.

There were hundreds of other events around the United Kingdom to celebrate and mark Armed Forces Day.

 

New signs have been installed on Burma Island and the memorial stone has been renovated

Lost Carnival This Weekend

 

The Carnival is on this weekend dont miss out http://www.queensparkcrewe.com/2016/05/the-lost-carnival-adventure-begins.html

The new Burma Island is looking very good with the colour but you cant go on it as its dangerous the flags have to be re-laid and it may not be ready for weekend.

In 2011 the Boar War memorial was regenerated @ a cost of £27,000 now its been regenerated again?

A new sign outside the cafe for the opening in 2011

The geese young are growing and out having a swim why a Greylag goose seems to be playing mum I dont know

Queens Parks X Factor

The talent show was on In the Queens Park on Sunday. There was some good acts despite the bad weather.

Just like the X factor we had the judges But who was playing Simon Cowl

The Cafe has come on in leaps and bounds this week  with it all virtually finished

The Clock Tower has also been finished. The broken stone work has been replaced and the clock face had a face lift with the weather vane and metal work repainted. The whole structure has been cleaned

The Boer War Lions have been cleaned and put back in their original position which is lower than they have been for 50 years.

The area around the statue is getting a face lift with new surfaces.

Tommy is also looking refreshed after being restored

On the wildlife front the Heron has been around most of the week

I spotted a Dragon Fly the other day taking in the Sun

Rare old Pictures of Queens Park

We have found some rare old pictures of the Queens Park many of them old postcards. Above is the Boar War statue with the old cafe and the guns.

The old Lilly pond

The path at the end of Coronation walk note the cafe in the background

The waterfall

two old postcards showing various scenes the lake, main entrance, lodge and boar war statue

Lodges and the clock tower with bunting out

Same again but and older black and white picture

Another Boar war statue picture

 

The lake side by the gold coarse by the looks of it

The lake again from across the lake towards the cafe with the old bridge

The bridge with the cafe how open the cafe looks with no trees around it like today

The cafe with the monkey hut in front of it

Mani Entrance with the Boar war statue

Another postcard with the clock tower and lake

Coronation Walk

 

Rowing on the lake with bridge in the background and viewing area

Black and white picture of the lake

Daffs out with the works in the background

One of the old bridges leading to the cafe

Two men outside the main entrance anyone know who they were?

Clock tower once again