Stubbylee Park
Published on July 18, 2023 at 5:49 pm
In a record-breaking year Stubbylee and Moorlands Park is raising its prestigious Green Flag Award for the third year running.
Rossendale Borough Council is celebrating after receiving the prestigious Green Flag Award for Stubbylee and Moorlands Park.
The news that the park has achieved the accreditation – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – is testament to the hard work and dedication of the council team and group of volunteers that care for the green space so that everyone can enjoy it.
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Published on August 11, 2022 at 4:54 pm
A celebration was held in Stubbylee Park, Bacup, to celebrate the ‘best parks in Rossendale’ retaining their Green Flag status.
Stubbylee and adjacent Moorlands Park were anonymously visited and assessed to achieve this award for the second year.
The parks are maintained by Rossendale Council Green Spaces Team and volunteers from Friends of Stubbylee Park, an offshoot of Bacup Pride.
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Published on July 26, 2022 at 12:30 pm
In a record-breaking year Stubbylee and Moorlands Park is raising its prestigious Green Flag Award again.
Rossendale Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Stubbylee and Moorlands Park in Bacup one of 2208 UK winners.
The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
After two years that have seen our parks and green spaces play a vital role for people through lockdowns as a place to relax, exercise and meet friends and family safely, the news that Stubbylee and Moorlands Park has again achieved the Green Flag Award is testament to the hard work and dedication of the team that make the green space a great space that everyone can enjoy.
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Published on March 14, 2022 at 3:20 pm
Rossendale Borough Council have secured £98,000 from Viridor Credits Environmental Company to help with the refurbishment of the Stubbylee Skate Park.
Local skaters approached Rossendale Council to work together to help them to improve the skate park.
Skater Jack Nuttall said: “We initially contacted Cllr Andrew Walmsley to ask if anything could be done to improve the quality of the skate park surface and the ramps, they are old but still really well used.
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Published on January 2, 2020 at 2:03 pm
As we are now in a new year and also a new decade, we thought we would celebrate by putting together a quick compilation of some of our favourite pictures and clips from 2019.
Special thanks to our favourite young recycler Jessica.
We wish everyone in our wonderful borough a Happy New Year.
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Published on September 4, 2019 at 11:45 am
A Rossendale play area has officially opened after undergoing an £80k transformation.
The equipment in Stubbylee Park has been upgraded to include a jungle climber, five-way swing, scooter roundabout, music cottage, wizard’s hideaway and a cradle seat swing.
Bacup Pride and Newground worked with Rossendale Council to secure the funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company and Lancashire Environmental Fund.
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Published on August 20, 2019 at 4:54 pm
Stubbylee Park in Bacup has been revitalised over the last few years thanks to strong local partnership work.
Rossendale Council has worked with the Park’s Friends Group, Bacup Pride, Newground and Stubbylee Community Greenhouses to come up with a masterplan for the popular local park.
Those ambitious plans have been successfully delivered in various stages over the past few years.
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Published on August 19, 2019 at 3:51 pm
A Rossendale play area is set to officially open after undergoing an £80k transformation.
The equipment at Moorlands play area in Stubbylee Park has been upgraded to include a jungle climber, five-way swing, scooter roundabout, music cottage, wizard’s hideaway and a cradle seat swing.
Rossendale Council worked with Bacup Pride to secure the funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company and Lancashire Environmental Fund.
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Published on August 12, 2019 at 11:19 am
Watch Portfolio Holder for Resources, Cllr Andrew Walmsley explain why Stubbylee Park deserves to win Best Park 2019 in the video below.
Fields in Trust UK has shortlisted the park for the prestigious national award.
Do your bit and vote now before Monday, August 19!
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Published on July 5, 2019 at 11:41 am
Stubbylee Park in Bacup is in line for a prestigious national award.
The park is in the running for the Fields in Trust UK’s Best Parks 2019 award.
On the website, the nomination says: “The park is strongly supported by local community organisations that have raised over £300,000 to develop the park facilities.
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