Poole Park 125 - celebrating the 125th anniversary of 'The People's Park'

£2.7m funding bid 2014-2016

Poole Park Life

Poole Park Life - latest

Development Phase 2015

Developing the Bid 2014

POOLE PROJECTS - ARCHIVED SITE

Happening Now Completed Projects 2014 - 2017

Updated: 7th August 2015

Poole Park Life contact

Lead Officer: Martin Whitchurch

Tel: 01202 261700

Email: environment@poole.gov.uk

Approximately 3,000 people came along to join in the Poole Park 125 celebrations on a beautiful sunny Sunday 2nd August.

Free activities were provided throughout the day to celebrate the park’s 125 year history with everything from a fun dog show to vintage music and dance performances, sports, classic cars, face painting workshops, community stalls, inflatables, martial arts and plenty more!

As part of a full day of celebrations at the end of Love Parks Week we created a 'Human 125' near to the war memorial - many thanks to everyone who took part, and to photographer Dave Wheeler who kindly captured images and video recordings from his radio controlled drone!

Thanks too to everyone for coming along and being part of it; and a special thank you goes to all of the Friends of Poole Park volunteers who made it possible and those others that gave up their time to put on such an amazing range of activities.

The ‘Human 125’ created at the end of a day of celebrations

The Jitterbug Jivers

Music and dance from the Jitterbug Jivers

The very Victorian Mr & Mrs Jennings (centre) of Jennings Pottery - a company that helped create the park in 1890, seen here with Her Worshipful the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Ann Stribey (right)

Her Worshipful the Mayor of Poole, Councillor Ann Stribey kindly agreed to draw a winner from the names of those that have so far uploaded photos to the Poole Park Photomosaic