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Britain in Bloom Award 2025<\/h1>\n

The Friends of Walkden Gardens have again received a Gold Award from RHS North West Britain in Bloom in the Pocket Park Category.<\/p>\n

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Britain in Bloom Award 2024<\/h1>\n

The Friends of Walkden Gardens have received a Gold Award from RHS North West Britain in Bloom.<\/p>\n

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Car Park Improvements<\/h2>\n

Today (26 September 2023) work started on the long-awaited improvements to the Walkden Gardens public car park off Derbyshire Road.<\/p>\n

The car park will be closed for several days but pedestrian access to the Gardens will still be available via the small side gate.<\/p>\n

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“Twelfth Night” – 29 June 2023<\/h2>\n

What an evening of open air theatre we were treated to on 29 June 2023\u00a0 – Shakespeare\u2019s Twelfth Night on the theatre lawn. So many people enjoyed the performance and the gardens and we were lucky with the weather too. Duke\u2019s Theatre Company loved our Sale audience and reported that we had the best and loudest singers! Thanks so much to everyone who came, to Duke’s Theatre Company and the fantastic cast, to the wonderful volunteers who helped out with stewarding and to Rob Frier from the Friends of Walkden Gardens who organises these events.<\/p>\n

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Yoga in the Gardens<\/h2>\n

Just one more week until outdoor Yoga classes begin on 20 June 2023 in Walkden Gardens (weather permitting). As usual they will be on Tuesday evenings 6-7 pm, all welcome, just turn up with a mat! These classes are donation based, with a suggestion donation of \u00a35 or pay what you can. At least 50 per cent goes to the Friends of Walkden Gardens group who do such a fantastic job of maintaining and developing the beautiful gardens. If you haven’t been before, do come along this year. Practising Yoga outdoors adds a special dimension to your practise, and the theatre lawn with it’s hedging and mature trees is a perfect setting which allows for privacy too. Please keep your eye on my facebook page which I’ll link below for any cancellations due to weather, or if you aren’t on facebook you can call or text me on 07732 321156.<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100057131575250<\/a><\/p>\n

Hope to see you on the mat soon.<\/p>\n

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Some photos of the Gardens in June 2023 by Sue Hirst.<\/h1>\n

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Twelfth Night – 29 June 2023<\/span><\/h2>\n

On 29 June 2023, at 7pm, the Duke’s Theatre Company will be presenting “Twelfth Night” in Walkden Gardens.<\/span>
Tickets from <\/span>https:\/\/www.thedukestheatrecompany.co.uk\/event-details\/sale-walkden-gardens-7-00pm<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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17 JUNE 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Discover More of Sale – Saturday 17th June<\/h3>\n

Join Green Guide Alexa Fairclough, come rain or shine, for a Festival special walking tour of Sale\u2019s open spaces to hear about Sale\u2019s heritage. Start 10am from Walkden Gardens<\/span><\/a> car park, Derbyshire Rd., Sale.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tickets \u00a310 adult\/ \u00a31.00 child (plus online booking fee)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Book Online<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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