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The Friends of Roberts Park, Saltaire

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We are a group of volunteers formed in 2004, with the aim of acting as an advocate for the park, to promote and safeguard Roberts Park for future generations.

Why not come to a meeting? We meet once a month very informally and all are welcome! The Friends of Roberts Park have:
• has organised clean-up days & planted bulbs
• runs Easter egg hunts
• has organised a competition to design a flower bed by local school children
• bought and installed a notice board for use by all park users
• before the restoration, helped the Cricket Club to restore and run the Halfmoon Cafe
• helps to publicise and run Saltaire Bandstand Concerts in conjunction with Saltaire Village Society, Saltaire and Bradford Council
• organised special Christmas Carol concerts in the Halfmoon Cafe
• actively publicised the proposals and designs for the restoration on behalf of the Council and Hillary Taylor Landscapes. HTLA were the main consultants for the successful £3.5 million Heritage Lottery Fund Bid. They have been in involved with many prestigious park restorations in the UK
• conducted park visitor surveys which supported the lottery bid by the Council.
• worked closely with the annual Saltaire festival providing an information point for the festival in the park
• actively forged contacts with all the many varied groups across Saltaire and beyond.
• helped to re-plant flower beds in the restored park
• a full constitution, Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer

Many of the above have only been possible with support from Bradford Council Parks Dept. We now have a dedicated officer for Roberts Park, based in the lodge at the entrance. We will continue to work closely with him and all park users to ensure

Roberts Park just gets, better and better. What you would like to see happen in the park? Is there anything that bothers you about the park? Contact us, we can pass on your thoughts to Bradford Council. Join our mailing list to be kept informed of what’s happening.

30/10/2026

What a great job done.

Whilst out on patrol on friday 30th October officers located a bike hidden in the bushes in Roberts Park.

On carrying out checks on the bike it was discovered to have been stolen earlier in the month from an address in Idle.

29/10/2026

Our fabulous parks team have hidden ducks again. Have a fun time finding them all.

POLITE NOTICE
Please remember The Friends Of Roberts Park have not hidden the ducks and do not know where they are hidden. We are sharing this fun activity with you all.

Happy duck hunting.

🦆 𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗨𝗡𝗧!🦆
Tiny ducks are hiding all around our beautiful 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗙𝗹𝗮𝗴 park! Can you find them? 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗬 𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻. Use the visuals to help you get started.
✨ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
● 🗓️ 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻: Today Thursday 29th October 2026
● 📍 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲:: Roberts Park, Saltaire.
● 🕵️ ♂𝗛𝗼𝘄: Hidden in plain sight! Check the photos below for a few visual clues.
● 🎁 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀: If you spot one, it’s yours to keep!
● 🔁𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲: More ducks will join the flock throughout the day.
📸 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗻! Take a photo of your find and tag us @𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘀!
👇 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲? 𝗔𝗱𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄! 👇

28/10/2026

👻🎃 Looking for something spooky to do this Halloween? Pop along to the Shipley Glen Tramway and join in the Halloween fun! 🕷️🚋
Just remember, the last tickets are sold at 7:30pm and we close at 8pm. Even the lovely volunteers need to get home and into bed eventually! 😂🛌
Pop along, have some spooky fun, and make it a Halloween to remember! 👻🎃

POLITE NOTICE
Just a little reminder that Friends of Roberts Park are not organising this event. We’re simply sharing the information to support our friends at Shipley Glen Tramway and help spread the word about their fantastic events. 🎃👻
Thank you for your understanding and continued support!

26/10/2026

This is a great opportunity to meet the local police and share any concerns you may have with them about the local area.

Title : Contact Point - Roberts Park, Shipley

An opportunity to meet officers from your local Neighbourhood Policing Team. Feel free to drop by, say hello, raise any local concerns / issues or ask for crime prevention advice.

Start - 08/10/2026 - 5pm to 6.30pm

Address - Roberts Park, Higher Coach Rd, Saltaire, Baildon, Shipley BD17 7LU

12/10/2026

Happy Monday gorgeous people
Just a little reminder that the Friends of Roberts Park committee meeting is on Tuesday 13 October at 7pm at the Lodge House.
This is a wonderful opportunity to find out what’s happening in our gorgeous park, meet some of our lovely volunteers and have the chance to meet our Heritage Parks Manager.
Everyone is welcome, so if you’ve ever wondered what we get up to behind the scenes, or would simply like to find out more about our park and how you can get involved, we’d love to see you.

📍 Lodge House – the building closest to the children’s play area.

We hope to see some of our gorgeous people there!

07/10/2026

Sorry for the overload of information today!

This is what happens when you work full-time and volunteer — you suddenly realise you have a whole load of things to share and they all come out at once!
The police will be in our gorgeous park tomorrow,
Thursday 8 October,from 5pm–6:30pm.
This is a great opportunity to pop along, meet our local officers and share any concerns you may have about the local area.
So, if there’s something you’ve been wanting to raise, please make the most of the opportunity and have a chat with them.

07/10/2026

Happy Wednesday, gorgeous people! 💚

Sorry for the short notice — I completely forgot to share with you all that our next Friends of Roberts Park committee meeting is on Tuesday 13 October at 7pm at the Lodge House.
This is a wonderful opportunity to find out what’s happening in our gorgeous park, meet some of our lovely volunteers and have the chance to meet our Heritage Parks Manager.
Everyone is welcome, so if you’ve ever wondered what we get up to behind the scenes, or would simply like to find out more about our park and how you can get involved, we’d love to see you.

📍 Lodge House – the building closest to the children’s play area.

We hope to see some of our gorgeous people there!

06/10/2026

Happy Tuesday!
This Sunday, the Farmers Market will be back in our gorgeous park!
A little reminder that Friends of Roberts Park don’t organise the Farmers Market, but we love sharing the information with you so you don’t miss out!
Come along, support the lovely local traders, pick up some delicious treats and enjoy a wander around our gorgeous park.
We hope you can make it!

01/10/2026

Happy Thursday gorgeous people.

A huge thank you to one of our lovely park users who shared these fabulous photos showing our gorgeous park during its restoration.
I spotted them in another Facebook group, and he very kindly gave me permission to share them with you all.
It’s hard to believe that the restoration was completed 16 years ago! Where has the time gone?
It’s wonderful to look back and see just how much work went into restoring our beautiful park and bringing it back to life.
Thank you again for allowing us to share these fantastic photos!

19/09/2026

Don’t forget, Saltaire junior parkrun is cancelled again this week due to the Saltaire Festival. 🎉

Why not take the opportunity to visit one of the other fantastic local parkrun events in our area? Go along, get involved and show them some support! 💙

And if you can, why not volunteer too? 🙌 All parkruns rely on volunteers to make the events happen, and they simply couldn’t go ahead without our amazing hi-vis heroes. 🦺✨

So, whether you’re running, walking, cheering or volunteering, get out there and support your local junior parkrun community! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

Harold Park junior parkrun - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/haroldpark-juniors/course/
Bowling Park junior parkrun - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/bowlingpark-juniors/course/
Riverside Gardens junior parkrun (Ilkley) - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/riversidegardens-juniors/course/
Bramley junior parkrun - https://www.parkrun.org.uk/bramley-juniors/course/

Have a fantastic weekend and we can't wait to see you back again next Sunday, 27 September! 🌟

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