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[[Image:Greenhead Park.jpg|250px|thumb|right|The war memorial in Greenhead Park]]
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[[File:War monument at Greenhead Park (12th April 2013).jpg|thumb|The war memorial in Greenhead park, as seen from the entrance.]]


'''Greenhead Park''' is a large park located a short distance (300 metres west) from [[Huddersfield]] Town Centre and [[Greenhead College]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It is one of the largest parks in Huddersfield and was originally opened in 1884. It is Grade 2 listed (by English Heritage) and is also in a Conservation Area.
'''Greenhead Park''' is an [[urban park]] located {{convert|0.5|mi|km|1}} west of the town centre of [[Huddersfield]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It is one of the largest parks in Huddersfield and was originally opened in 1884. It is an [[English Heritage]] grade II [[Listed building|listed property]] and is also in a Conservation Area.


[[File:Greenhead park lake.jpg|thumb|Part of the restoration project]]
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It is a very popular park, attracting an estimated 250,000 visitors each year. It is popular with visitors from all walks of life, including students at lunchtime from the local colleges—both Greenhead and Technical College. The park features tennis courts, a skate park, a [[crazy golf]] course, play area and the last remaining paddling pool in Kirklees.


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It is a very popular park, attracting an estimated 250,000 visitors each year. It is popular with visitors from all walks of life, including students at lunchtime from the local colleges—[[Greenhead College]] and [[Kirklees College]]. The park features tennis courts, a skate park, play area and the last remaining paddling pool in Kirklees. Greenhead Park is also home to Huddersfield Pétanque Club.
The annual Caribbean Carnival event has been held in the Park each summer for many years, along with many other popular events. However, there will be no major public events held in the Park until 2011, due to the [http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/parks/greenheadpark/menu.shtml Restoration Project], which is due to start later this year.


==History==
[http://www.friendsofgreenheadpark.btik.com/ The Friends of Greenhead Park] is a group made up of local residents and people who are interested and involved in the Park. They meet at 6pm on the first Tuesday of the month and are always happy to encourage and welcome new members. Their next AGM will be held on Saturday March 7th, starting at 11am - all are welcome.


Efforts to make a public park in this part of Huddersfield began more than 15 years before its opening on 27 September 1884. It was Alderman Thomas Denham, who initially privately leased 15 acres of land from the owners so that the people of Huddersfield could enjoy access to it in 1870. Then, in 1881, the Huddersfield Corporation made a deal with the [[Ramsden Estate (Huddersfield)|Ramsden Estate]] for a purchase of 30 acres of land and that is when initial development began of the park we know today.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.friendsofgreenheadpark.org.uk/history-of-the-park/|title=Park history &#124; Friends Of Greenhead Park}}</ref>


==Events==


The annual Caribbean Carnival event has been held in the park each summer for many years, along with many other popular events. In 2009, A £5&nbsp;million restoration project, funded by the [[Heritage Lottery Fund]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local-west-yorkshire-news/2010/09/17/huddersfield-s-greenhead-park-to-be-even-greener-86081-27284504/ |title= Huddersfield's Greenhead Park to be even greener|date=12 July 2013|work= Yorkshire Examiner|accessdate=31 July 2020}}</ref> began to improve the park, and over the course of the next 2 years the park was transformed into a wonderful place to visit. Existing buildings were fully restored, a new play area created, one of the original lakes reinstated, boundary railings and gates replaced. It was completed in autumn 2012.


2012 sees the full scale return to the park of a number of large events, starting with Mumford and Sons on 2 June, followed by a 3-day Concerts in the Park the weekend after (8, 9 & 10 June), with more events lined up over the summer.
== '''The Future!''' ==


Throughout the year there's a range of other, regular events, including parkrun at 9&nbsp;am every Saturday morning, Nordic walking on Fridays, and wildlife club.
Greenhead Park is a short distance from where William Eastwood and his wife Mary lived at Eastwoods Yard behind their drapers shop on Manchester Street (now Market Street) where they also bred Broken haired Terriers (now called Yorkshire Terriers) including the famous Huddersfield Ben (1865 - 1871) Sold to Jonas & Mary Ann Foster of Bradford in 1867, he was a prolific winner and more importantly an outstanding [[stud dog]] and is still remembered worldwide as 'The Father of the Breed'.
{{wide image|Greenhead Park, Huddersfield, England(b) - Spring 2014.jpg|1000px|Greenhead Park, 2014}}


==See also==
2009 promises to be a fantastic year for the Park, with the start of the Restoration Project, which has been talked about for several years. This is a really exciting project which will make Greenhead Park a bright and vibrant public space, making it better able to cater for the many thousands of people who visit each year.
*[[Listed buildings in Huddersfield (Greenhead Ward)]]

It has taken some time to get to a stage where the project can start on the ground.

Firstly, it was vital to have a good look at the state of the Park, and work out what should be kept, what should be removed, what should be restored, and find out what people thought of the Park. This was put together in a Conservation Management Plan.

Secondly, the Council had to find the money to pay for the scheme - which was a project in itself! The [http://www.hlf.org.uk/english Heritage Lottery Fund] (HLF) came up trumps with this, but the amount of work which was required was certainly considerable. In the end it took almost 4 years from the initial application to the HLF until the Council received the approval for the funds to restore the Park. In the interim a significant amount of research, consultation, design and engineering and a range of surveys were carried out to put together a Stage 2 report to the HLF, which formed the basis of the Council's application to the HLF.

Finally, since funding was approved, there has been further work to the details of the architectural and engineering designs to make sure every aspect of the work was included, and would mean that the Park was sustainable and successful when the work was complete. This has been complex and very detailed, involving further surveys and studies, to ensure that as many problems are ironed out now, rather than when the Project is on site. There is a project team made up of officers from the [http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/ Council], architects from [http://www.gillespies.co.uk/ Gillespies], engineers from [http://www.burohappold.com/bh/home.aspx Buro Happold], CDM Co-ordination from [http://www.aedas.com/ Aedas] and Project Management from [http://www.turnerandtownsend.com/index.asp Turner & Townsend].

So, whilst it may seem that little has gone on (which, in effect, it has) almost every part of the process has now been completed, leaving little (it is hoped) in the way for the work to soon start on making the Park a brighter and happier place for years to come!


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/parks/greenheadpark/ Kirklees Council]
*[http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/parks/greenheadpark/ Kirklees Council: Greenhead Park page]

* [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=greenhead+park&s=rec Search: greenhead park] for some photos of Greenhead Park
*[https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/parks/greenheadpark/menu.shtml Greenhead Park restoration 2009 - Kirklees Council]
*[http://www.friendsofgreenheadpark.org.uk/ The Friends of Greenhead Park]

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Latest revision as of 18:10, 23 November 2023

The war memorial in Greenhead park, as seen from the entrance.

Greenhead Park is an urban park located 0.5 miles (0.8 km) west of the town centre of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. It is one of the largest parks in Huddersfield and was originally opened in 1884. It is an English Heritage grade II listed property and is also in a Conservation Area.

Part of the restoration project

It is a very popular park, attracting an estimated 250,000 visitors each year. It is popular with visitors from all walks of life, including students at lunchtime from the local colleges—Greenhead College and Kirklees College. The park features tennis courts, a skate park, play area and the last remaining paddling pool in Kirklees. Greenhead Park is also home to Huddersfield Pétanque Club.

History

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Efforts to make a public park in this part of Huddersfield began more than 15 years before its opening on 27 September 1884. It was Alderman Thomas Denham, who initially privately leased 15 acres of land from the owners so that the people of Huddersfield could enjoy access to it in 1870. Then, in 1881, the Huddersfield Corporation made a deal with the Ramsden Estate for a purchase of 30 acres of land and that is when initial development began of the park we know today.[1]

Events

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The annual Caribbean Carnival event has been held in the park each summer for many years, along with many other popular events. In 2009, A £5 million restoration project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund,[2] began to improve the park, and over the course of the next 2 years the park was transformed into a wonderful place to visit. Existing buildings were fully restored, a new play area created, one of the original lakes reinstated, boundary railings and gates replaced. It was completed in autumn 2012.

2012 sees the full scale return to the park of a number of large events, starting with Mumford and Sons on 2 June, followed by a 3-day Concerts in the Park the weekend after (8, 9 & 10 June), with more events lined up over the summer.

Throughout the year there's a range of other, regular events, including parkrun at 9 am every Saturday morning, Nordic walking on Fridays, and wildlife club. Greenhead Park is a short distance from where William Eastwood and his wife Mary lived at Eastwoods Yard behind their drapers shop on Manchester Street (now Market Street) where they also bred Broken haired Terriers (now called Yorkshire Terriers) including the famous Huddersfield Ben (1865 - 1871) Sold to Jonas & Mary Ann Foster of Bradford in 1867, he was a prolific winner and more importantly an outstanding stud dog and is still remembered worldwide as 'The Father of the Breed'.

Greenhead Park, 2014

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Park history | Friends Of Greenhead Park".
  2. ^ "Huddersfield's Greenhead Park to be even greener". Yorkshire Examiner. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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