Nottingham City Council leader David Mellen has insisted the struggling authority will not sell its most historic attractions.
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Lastest Friends of Wollaton Park, and wider park news.
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Litter Picking
Amazing & Thank You.
27 People attended our February litter pick.
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Deer Incident
There are reports in the National Press of a Deer attacking a member of the public.
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Splendour Festival Cancelled
Wollaton Parks Splendour music festival has been cancelled this year.
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Planning Consent Given for Hall Repairs
Wollaton Hall has been awarded a grant of £469,992 by Arts Council England. As the Hall is a listed building, planning consent was needed, which has now been granted.
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Wollaton Hall Organ Restoration
Wollaton Hall has an organ in the gallery of the Great Hall, but it is in need of restoration. The organ was restored in 1981 and 1995 but hasn’t been maintained since then. You will hear from the recording below that the organ needs tuning. £600 is needed to restore the organ. For a donation […]
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Wollaton Hall Repairs
Plans for desperately needed Wollaton Hall repairs put forward after water damage. Experts from Historic England recently described the condition of the Grade I listed hall as ‘very bad’, owing to water damage.
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Foraging is no Longer Allowed
Posted by Wollaton Hall and Deer Park on Facebook… Due to an increase in excessive foraging within the park, foraging is no longer allowed. – Seeds such as chestnuts are a vital food source for Deer during the rutting season and going into the winter. – Fungi are a vital asset to the park’s ecosystem, […]
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Wollaton Hall Transformation
Nottingham City Council has been awarded a £1.4m grant to help fund its museum service over the next three years, which includes the transformation of Wollaton Hall.
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Walled Garden Donation
The Walled garden team would like to thank the Wollaton Rotary Club for their incredible £700 donation. This will go towards the new sensory garden, which we will be developing over the next year.
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Walled Garden Open Days
Walled garden Open Weekend Sat 30 Sept. and Sunday 1 Oct.There will be tours on both days every half hour between 11 am and 3.30 pm.Tours will be £5.00 and will start by the 508 flagpole where we will have a gazebo.Tours will end at the Cucumber House where there will be a shop in […]
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Roof Repairs
The city council has now secured £469,992 from Arts Council England’s Museum, Estate and Repair Fund for a programme of repairs on Wollaton Hall.
The AGM of Friends of Wollaton Park will be on 12th September.
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Lilian Greenwood MP Visits Wollaton Park
The Rt. Hon. Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, paid a visit to Wollaton Park to meet with the Friends of Wollaton Park and the Park staff. Lilian took a look around the formal garden and learnt about how it is maintained as a collaboration between Friends of Wollaton Park, Volunteers and Park employees. As […]
A rare sighting of a Sandpiper in the lake.
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Wellbeing Wildlife Walk
Join a Park Ranger on 25th August for a Wellbeing Wildlife Walk around Wollaton Hall and Deer Park to get active and spot the signs of summer.