Manchester Corinthians Ladies

Manchester Corinthians Ladies

On Friday 6th October at 12pm at the cafe in Fog Lane Park a Blue Plaque will be revealed in Fog Lane Park for our Corinthian Ladies, they appeared today (04.10.23) on the BBC’s Today Programme (at 7:46). We look forward to inviting members of the team and other guest to our park.

Corporate and Workplace Volunteering

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Corporate volunteering is a great opportunity to get away from the office, have fun, develop teamwork and learn new skills, not to mention the physical and mental health benefits of a day in the great outdoors. We welcome requests from organisations to volunteer in Fog Lane Park for a full day or half a day […]

Pioneering Women’s Football Team Recognised

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If you think England’s success in women’s football is a recent phenomenon, think again. Women have been representing England and winning tournaments abroad since the 1950’s and the team responsible for this early success was based at Fog Lane Park. These unsung pioneers are finally to be recognised with a plaque in the park and […]

Want to Run An Event in the Park

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You have two options when it comes to running an event in Fog Lane Park: The first would be to run an event with the Friends Group, if you are considering doing this you it would make sense to email us at foglaneparkfriends@gmail.com or come along to one of the Park Committee evenings. Your second […]

Lots going on and lots of good news!

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Lots going on and lots of good news! February is upon us and as the days are getting longer and the bulbs are waking up, I hope you find time to enjoy some peaceful moments among our spring flowers which are beginning to bloom!! The Café has been open weekends since the start of the […]

My Hidden Gem

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Debbie Cameron’s Memories of Fog Lane Park When I first moved to Norwood Avenue in 1987, I had no idea that I would be living there for the next 30 years; a newcomer to the North West I assumed I would be moving on. I kind of got that a bit wrong! On exploring on […]

We Are Holding a Meeting

Dear Friends, Hello again and welcome to our new readers! We finally have some exciting news to share with you – we are holding our first meeting since COVID became a thing. We will be meeting at the Withington Public Hall Institute (Burton Rd) on Wednesday 20th October from 7-8 pm.   PLEASE let us know […]

Appeal By Didsbury Juniors Football Club

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The Didsbury Juniors Football Club has started an appeal to raise funds for a Defibrillator for Fog Lane Park See below: The closest Defibrillator to Fog Lane Park is at Christie’s Hospital, so this would be a valuable resource that can save lives.

April Update and May Events

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The Easter Hunt raised a HUGE £261 for Francis House! Thanks to all who took part!! Winners have been all been drawn and prizes contacted. We had a massive response to our litter pick event on the 10th of April, we would love to thank everyone who attended, we were able to collect 62 bags […]

Happy New Year

Happy new year to all our park users, although we have entered into another lockdown of sorts, we hope you will continue to enjoy the use of our lovely park. Photo’s Snow has fallen this week, and we hope that some of you might like to submit your photo’s to us to use on this […]