Taylor Park spruced up for spring

Date published: 03 April 2022

Community volunteers The Friends of Taylor Park have sprung into action in tidying up the area in Norden.

Last week, volunteers armed with a consortium of gardening tools, the volunteers undertook tasks like planting bedding plants, bulbs, tidying the footpaths, planters and borders.

H Bell & Sons planted the first four of 110 trees at the park, to commemorate 110 years of the business. Each generation of the family planted a tree, with many more to be planted at various locations throughout the year.

The trees will also form part of the Queen’s Green Canopy with some featuring on the Rochdale In Bloom route for 2022.

The park, located off Bagslate Moor Road and Taylor Avenue, is one of Norden's oldest parks and was once the go-to place for picnic lunches and even wedding photographs.

In recent years, the park has also benefited from four litter bins and knee railings installed through ward fund contributions, as well as benches and a path installed by the community service team.