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Friends of Locke Park have monthly meetings at Locke Park cafe. If you are interested in joining us and perhaps helping with events or voluntary work in Locke Park, do come along. Or have a chat when you see us working in the park or at the Tower in the afternoon of the first Sunday of the month.
The FoLP meetings take place at 6pm on the first Tuesday of each month.
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Please go to FriendsofLockePark.org.uk for up-to-date news
Saturday 28 September – Friends of Locke Park Car Boot Sale
Locke Park Tower opened by Friends of Locke Park on the first Sunday of each month, from 2pm to 4pm, weather permitting. Next on 6 October
Saturday 2 November – Barnsley Round Table’s Bonfire and Fireworks
Sunday 8 December – Friends of Locke Park Christmas Community Event
Barnsley parkrun each Saturday, 9am
Barnsley junior parkrun each Sunday, 9am
Locke Park Cafe: Summer opening from 9am to 5pm each weekday; from 8.30am until 5pm on Saturdays and Sundays.
Please email david.allen@allengroup.co.uk or phone 07703 403442 if you need to get in touch about a Friends of Locke Park event. For other events please contact the organisers.
More information is given as events on our facebook page.
Friends of Locke Park have monthly meetings at Locke Park cafe: at 6pm on the first Tuesday of each month.
Roger Tuby’s Funfair is back in Locke Park
See below for contact details …
Contact details: http://www.rogertuby.co.uk/
Email: roger@rogertuby.co.uk Tel: 07831427728
Facebook: rogertubyfunfairs
We were pleased to see Tara at Locke Park Tower earlier this year. Here are the results:
<p><a href=”https://vimeo.com/232735189″>Face – choreography/ dancer, Tala Lee-Turton, film, Aaron Howell, music, Rudi Arapahoe</a> from <a href=”https://vimeo.com/talaleeturton”>Tala Lee-Turton</a> on <a href=”https://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Barnsley parkrun is held each Saturday in Locke Park at 9 am; junior parkrun each Sunday at 9 am.
Its all free – organised by volunteers.
We all run for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Please register on-line before your first run
It is entirely organised by volunteers – email If you want to help email: barnsleyhelpers@parkrun.com.
More information: Web: parkrun.org.uk/barnsley/ or parkrun.org.uk/barnsley-juniors/
Facebook: Barnsley parkrun or Barnsley junior parkrun
Twitter: @Barnsleyparkrun or @Bsleyjnrparkrun
Friends of Locke Park would like to hear about your memories of Locke Park and hear your ideas about its future. You can post them here by leaving a reply.
Previously In Locke Park!
- Friends of Locke Park are opening Locke Park Tower for visits on the first Sunday of each month from 2pm to 4 pm. This follows the opening of the Tower by David Allen chair of FOLP and Ken Richardson Mayor of Barnsley Council on September 14 2013. No charge but contributions for the further restoration of the Tower and other improvements to the Park very welcome.
