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Horden Memorial and Welfare Parks are one of the very best in the U.K. – and that’s official. The two parks are among a record breaking 1,447 parks and green spaces that have received the prestigious Green Flag award.

The national award, handed out by Keep Britain Tidy, recognises and rewards the best parks and green spaces in the country. A Green Flag flying overhead is a clear sign to visitors that the parks boast the highest possible standards, is beautifully maintained and has excellent facilities.

Quality green spaces are essential to happy, healthy communities. They are fundamental to people’s quality of life, whether in cities or villages and that is why parks are so important.

Horden Welfare Park has been awarded both the Green Flag and Green Heritage site awards for the eighth consecutive year, following the restoration of the 23-acre site in 2005 using 1.8 million of lottery funding.

Horden Memorial Park joins its larger sister park for the sixth consecutive time.

Jimmy Bush, Horden Parish Council’s Parks and Cemetery Manager said, “every one of the parks and cemetery staff take a great deal of pride in maintaining all of the parks and cemetery open spaces within Horden ensuring they are kept to the highest standards”.

Horden Parish Council are excited to announce that they have installed a public sculpture in the Welfare Park.

“I aint gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more” is the latest sculpture from locally acclaimed artist, Ray Lonsdale. You may know his work in Seaham with the “Tommy” sculpture.

The controversial sculpture, believed to be the only one of its type in the country, reflects the devastating effect of Margaret Thatcher’s programme of pit closures on mining communities throughout the country in the 1980’s, including Horden, where an entire way of life disappeared overnight.

Horden Parish Council purchased the sculpture to honour Britain’s proud coal mining heritage and core working class values and are determined that Horden’s roots should be celebrated, linking the past to the present.

The Parish Council felt that the best place to site the sculpture is the Welfare Park, which was built for the miners and their families over 80 years ago.

The Annual Teddy Bears Picnic will take place on Sunday 3rd July please see the following poster for details:

Teddy Bear Picnic Poster 2016

Please also view the following list for details of 2016 Summer Events:

Summer Events 2016

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Horden Parish Council are excited to announce that they have installed a public sculpture in the Welfare Park. “I aint gonna work on Maggie’s farm no more” is the latest sculpture from locally acclaimed artist, Ray Lonsdale. You may know his work in Seaham with the “Tommy” sculpture.

The controversial sculpture, believed to be the only one of its type in the country, reflects the devastating effect of Margaret Thatcher’s programme of pit closures on mining communities throughout the country in the1980’s, including Horden, where an entire way of life disappeared overnight.

The parish council purchased the sculpture to honour Britain’s proud coal mining heritage and core working class values and are determined that Horden’s roots should be celebrated, linking the past to the present.

The parish council felt that the best place to site the sculpture is the Welfare Park, which was built for the miners and their families over 80 years ago.

The Heritage Centre which is based in the upstairs of the Vintage Tea Room is now open three days per week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:30am to 3pm. The Heritage Centre are now tenants of the Vintage Tea Rooms which re-opened Monday 4th May 2015. We hear their Afternoon Tea is well worth a visit alone!