Date: 18/12/2007
The Mayor of High Peak, Councillor Jean Wharmby unveiled two new panels at Harehills Park on Thursday 20 December, that show its origins and rich wildlife.
The Local Heritage Initiative -- a partnership between the Heritage Lottery Fund and the Nationwide Building Society -- funded the project, led by the Mersey Basin Campaign in partnership with Glossop Vision and High Peak Borough Council.
Local artist Jem Waygood from Eaton Waygood Associates designed the features, which were public consultation for the Liveability Masterplan and the Glossop Brook Management Plan.
Mary Lee, Project Co-ordinator from the Mersey Basin Campaign, said: "This has really been a community effort. The Glossop Heritage Centre gathered old photographs and records of the park and St James Primary School and the Hands On! Youth group helped identify minibeasts in Glossop Brook."
John Hart, Chairman of Glossop Vision Board, said: "Few people seem to realise that Harehills Park was donated by Lord Howard to be a World War 1 Memorial. The panels are fascinating; they show people how the area has changed since the 18th Century, when it was the centre of cotton manufacture in Glossop."
Those who want to learn more about the history of Harehills Park after reading the panels can visit an exhibition at the Glossop Heritage Centre just off Norfolk Square.