Carlisle Park, Morpeth

Carlisle Park and a coat of arms
A statue of Emily Wilding Davison to commemorate 100 years since women could vote

Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland.[1] The park has the William Turner Garden,[2][3] an aviary, a paddling pool,[4] an ancient woodland, tennis courts,[5] several bowling greens and a skate park.[1] The park has one of the only four floral clocks in England, which was restored in 2018.[6] In 2018, a statue of Emily Wilding Davison was erected in Carlisle Park, to commemorate 100 years since women were given the right to vote.[7][8] The park has been awarded the Green Flag Award,[9] the Love Parks Award in 2017,[10] and 'Best Park' in Northumbria's in bloom competition in 2018.[11]

  1. ^ a b "Northumberland County Council: Parks & Gardens". Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  2. ^ Smith, Anna (13 April 2015). "Friendship for a famous son to raise funds and awareness". morpethherald.co.uk. Morpeth Herald. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Happy birthday to the 'father of botany'". chroniclelive.co.uk. Evening Chronicle. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ Duke, Simon (24 June 2018). "When is Morpeth paddling pool open? Outdoor visitor spot set to be popular this summer". chroniclelive.co.uk. Chronicle Live.
  5. ^ "Refurbished courts are looking ace". morpethherald.co.uk. Morpeth Herald. 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Launch event to mark reinstated floral clock in park". www.morpethherald.co.uk. Morpeth Herald. 24 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  7. ^ Graham, Hannah (11 September 2018). "The story behind the new statue of Morpeth's suffragette hero".
  8. ^ Coltman, Jane (11 November 2018). "GALLERY: New statue honours Morpeth heroine". northumberlandgazette.co.uk. Northumberland Gazette.
  9. ^ Graham, Hannah (16 July 2018). "These are the parks which have been given Green Flag awards - is your favourite on the list?". chroniclelive.co.uk. Chronicle Live. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  10. ^ "National award for council's love parks online campaign". morpethherald.co.uk. Morpeth Herald. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Carlisle Park strikes GOLD at the 'in bloom' awards". northumberland.gov.uk. Northumberland County Council. 2 October 2018.