Here’s some news from the team at Friends of Grove Park:
Fundraising Music Night
As you can see from the poster, there’s a live music night at Vanilla Lounge this Saturday (9th October) from 8pm. Suggested donations from £3 will help raise some money for the Grove Park fund.
FaceBook Page
A new facebook fan page has been setup for Grove Park and you’ll find it right here. It’ll include photos of Grove Park and a summary of activity including a newsletter later this month.
Thanks to both Gail Lowther and Louise Taplin for sending in the details.
And if you’ve not been to Grove Park for some time then why not go for a walk and take a look for yourself!
Coming Soon! a new site for local restaurant and food deals. No teeth whitening, liposuction or feet eating fish guaranteed!
Sign-up for free, now 
COULD ANYONE FINDING TWO SMALL UPPER FRONT TEETH ,LET ME KNOW
AS I LOST THEM IN GROVE PARK FOLLOWING A FALL FROM A SET OF BARS
ONTO THE ONLY PAVING STONES IN THE PARK THE REST WAS MUD OR CINDERS.
THIS WAS IN 1943 AND I WAS SIX YEARS OLD ,IT COST ME ONE SHILLING
(SIX OLD PENCE EACH)
AS I COULD NOT LEAVE THEM UNDER MY PILLOW !
I STILL HAVE THE SCAR FROM WHEN PLAYING IN THE HOLLOW LEFT BY
GROVE HOUSE SOME ONE THROUHT IT A GOOD IDEA TO DROP A
HALF BRICK ON MY HEAD
ARTHUR ,
URMSTON,MANCHESTER
So sorry to hear of your sorry predicament back in 1943. Sounds like the park was in a bad way even back then. Would love to hear about any more recollections you have of the park
Thanks
Gail Lowther (Friends of Grove Park)
sglowther@yahoo.com
MORE ON THE PARK IN THE ,40,s
AT THAT TIME THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE FISHING NETS DRAPED OVER THE PARK FENCING
OPPOSITE THE “PLASTERS” ,A RETIRED FISHER MAN USE TO REPAIR THEM FOR THE LOCAL
FISHERMEN.BUT NOT WHILE THE “PLASTERS” WAS OPEN!! .
ONE OF MY GREATANTIES LIVE IN A LITTLE FISHERSMANS COTTAGE ON THE GROVE CALLED
“THE NOCK” THE ENTERENCE WAS OFF THE GROVE INTO WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE BACK YARD
PAVED WITH THOSE SMALL BLUE TILES THAT WHERE USED ON FOOTPATHS IN HOYLAKE WITH
AN OUTSIDE LOO AND A SHED MADE OF DRIFTED WOOD .
THE DOOR LED INTO THE KITCHEN ,ITSELF BEING A LEANTO BEYONED THAT WAS TWO SMALL ROOMS DOWN STAIRS AND TWO UP.
DOWNSTAIRS HAD GAS LIGHTTING BUT TO GO UPSTAIRS YOU HAD TO TAKE A SMALL CANDLE
THERE WAS ONLY THE ONE DOORWAY BECOUSE THE WHOLE COTTAGE WAS ITSELF A LEANTO BACKED AGAINST A HOUSE IN “SEA VIEW”
ARTHUR,
URMSTON,MANCHESTER
Are you the same Arthur who used to have a dog called Chris
YES CHRIS WAS OUR DOG .HE SAVED MY BROTHER JIMS LIFE ,WHEN A BOY TRIED TO WHEEL AWAY
HIS PRAM FROM OUTSIDE 11 NEWTON RD .THE BOY THEN TOKE A BABY GIRL FROM OUTSIDE A SHOP
ON MARKET ST. AND PUSHED THE PRAM WITH THE BABY IN IT ,INTO A POND AND DROWNED HER.
JIM NOW LIVES IN TOOWOOMBA AUSTRALIA
ARE YOU MARGOS SISTER CAROL ?IF SO HOW IS SHE ? AND IS YOUR MUM STILL WITH US ?
arthur
Crikey, I remember my mum telling me that sad story as well. I wonder if the pond was one of the ones in Fornalls Green lane?
YES I THINK IT WAS THE ONE CALLED THE FIGURE OF EIGHT ,TWO RAF LADS SAW THE PRAM IN THE
WATER AND PULLED IT OUT WHEN THAY SAW THAT THE BABY WAS STILL IN THE PRAM
ARTHUR
Thanks Arthur,
I fell into one of those darn ponds and had to explain to my mum why I was so wet! I think that prompted my mum to tell me the story.The water was crystal clear and at the edge where I fell in about 3 foot deep.
We have lost so many of our ponds, great for aquatic life, fishing etc. Maybe a subject for another thread on this site, I rememer the Heron Road pond opposite the AA battery site half way on the way to four lane end.
I guess we have to thank health and safetey for that. Someone told me a lot of our ponds were the result of the ice age, pressing ice blocks into the clay which eventually thawed and left the pond..
Ian P