[stupot]

Does anybody remember the little shop at the side of High Hazels Park that used to sell candy floss.

[Lickszz]

No but I remember the BMX track, is that still there?

[alchresearch]

...and the boating pond?

[stupot]

Used to catch the 52 from the Badger down to Darnal, quick candy floss then to the fair.
There used to be a fair at the side of the library in woodhouse before they built the Skelton.
Happy days.

[mr.fogg]

Yes I remember it well.I lived on Beaumont Rd North,I`d get a 71 down to Darnell and then walk up that bloody hill up to the shop in the park.Fond memories.

[brooksy]

about30 years ago i remember as a small kid going playing in high hazels park. the reason it sticks in my mind is because there was a boating lake in there and one winter in the 70s it became frozen over. me and a few mates were messing about on the ice when i fell thro it, luckily it wasnt very deep but i got a good soaking and a good hiding when i got home. i havnt been 2 this park 4 years since we moved off attercliffe and i just wondered if it is still there . thanks

[Lickszz]

I also remember going to a bonfire there on Guy Fawkes night.

[KIWI]

l remember it well they used to hire out bicycles by the hour .
l also remember a tree in the park with a horse shoe wedged into it claimed to be off Dick Turpins (The highway mans) horse it was
certainly a very old shoe as the tree had grown around it.
We also used to go fishing for sticklebacks in the duck pond by the band stand. Boy, is there anyone as old as me out there

[BladeBabe]

I remember the shop really well. They also used to sell pop and used cleaned out Sutherlands potted meat jars as glasses.

My friend fell in the boating lake too and we had to walk all the way home to Richmond Road with her soaking wet thorugh and covered in weeds.

[bluebird62]

Originally posted by Lickszz
No but I remember the BMX track, is that still there?

No , it is not there any l9onger as they filled it all in when they made the golfing area larger. you can say that the golf course now takes praticaly all of the high hazels park at Darnall.

julie

[bluebird62]

Originally posted by Lickszz
No but I remember the BMX track, is that still there?

No the bmx track has also gone as the boating lake has and the chess pieces which used to be at the side of the bowling green and the pitch and putt. all this has gone because they said that the golf course was not big enough.

[Plain Talker]

Originally posted by juliediane
No the bmx track has also gone as the boating lake has and the chess pieces which used to be at the side of the bowling green and the pitch and putt. all this has gone because they said that the golf course was not big enough.

golf! ugh! a good walk, spoilt!

PT

[mega_monty]

One thing they dont have any bossy Park Keepers or Parkies as they were known "Oi get off them golfing greens"

[Ark-Seven]

Originally posted by Lickszz
No but I remember the BMX track, is that still there?

Do you mean the bomb holes? Cos my dad reckons he used to ride his bmx up, down and round some WW2 bomb holes. I intend to go check it out soon so if this is what u mean i'll let you know

[Lickszz]

Unlikely, this was a dedicated track specifically for BMX's constructed out of mud mounds. It was Almost exactly like the one that used to be in Parson Cross park but much better.

[lazarus]

I can remember as a child in the 1950s a house on the road approaching the entrance to the park and candy floss was sold through a front window. I also remember the live shows that were put on in the summer, just like the old end of the Pier shows.
There was a small cafe in the Park too, it was there that I first tasted Vimto, I still like vimto to this day.

[depoix]

saspperella 3p a glass in the cafe.giant game of draughts where you moved pieces with a long pole,easter meetings.. boys brigade,girl/boy scouts,miners brass bands,boating lake,bossy little hitler parkies..pigien coets on the lane..courting couples walking through and over towards the old pit,now a golf coarse,whippet dogs.mods and rockers.....

[Wattsy]

I Think they called the little shop was called GOFFS i used to go there for my sweets as i lived on Olivers Mount opposite the park,

There was Brown Baileys Club at the top of that road

I also recall the boating lake in High Hazels and the Whitsun tide parades (showing my age now)

[PCInfield]

Well,I have good news for all of you who have fond memories of High Hazels Park.Up until 9 years ago,you are right,the park was in decline.
The loss of the top of the park to the golf course,and with it the circular walk,was the last straw,and the Friends of High Hazels was formed.They obtained funding to recruit a 3-person Development team,and the regeneration was underway.
9 years on,we now have 2 new children's playgrounds,a sensory garden replacing the old rose garden by the bowling greens,a revamped formal garden at the Senior Road entrance,and a community garden on the nearby allotment site (see link below).
By the Spring,we should have a synthetic cricket pitch,orienteering course and orchard in place,and significantly,the circular walk is back!
Why not get in touch with the Friends of High Hazels by calling 0114 2656900,or email paulatinfieldlane@bushinternet.com,and be put on our mailing list,or come and see for yourself?

[PCInfield]

Originally Posted by bluebird62

No , it is not there any l9onger as they filled it all in when they made the golfing area larger. you can say that the golf course now takes praticaly all of the high hazels park at Darnall.

julie

We lost the top of the park to the golf course to replace the 3 holes they lost for the building of the airport.Somewhat ironic,when you consider the current airport situation!