News and Events
New Content Editor Needed
April 5, 2021
Volunteers needed to keep this website up to date
Annual General Meeting for Friends of Highfield Park
July 31, 2019
The next meeting for the Friends of Highfield Park will be at 7pm on Tuesday September 17th at Levenshulme Baptist Church
Come and Volunteer in Your Local Park
July 20, 2019
Join us on Tuesday 30th July at 10:30am at the main picnic area to help us in the park.
Meeting Minutes May 2019
July 8, 2019
At this meeting we discussed various matters including the development on Cringle Road, funding bids, Japanese knotweed.
Infographic for Common Trees Identification
July 2, 2019
How many trees can you identify in the park? Use this infographic while walking around the park to see what you can find!
Are Turtle Doves on the Park?
June 21, 2019
There are reports of turtle doves on the park - do you know how to identify one?
Development at Cringle Road Rejected Again
June 1, 2019
The local council has unanimously rejected the proposal by Towerhouse Systems to build 57 new houses off Cringle Road again.
Park Management Plans
May 30, 2019
At the last couple of Friends group meetings, we have been making initial discussions about having a management plan for the park.
New Development to be Resubmitted
November 6, 2018
The developers have notified the Friends group that they are preparing to submit another application in 2019 for 57 homes on Cringle Road.
Wild Awake Mindfulness Experience - Blog Post
September 19, 2018
On Monday 4th September 2018, a small group of us met at Bowler St entrance to the park do an hour of mindfulness with Claire from Wild Awake Mindfulness, and I was attending my first session of outdoor mindfulness in the park.