The Friends of Roberts Park, Saltaire

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The Friends of Roberts Park, Saltaire 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.

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!

Sorry for the overload of information today! This is what happens when you work full-time and volunteer — you suddenly r...
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!

Happy Tuesday! This Sunday, the Farmers Market will be back in our gorgeous park! A little reminder that Friends of Robe...
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!

Happy Thursday gorgeous people. A huge thank you to one of our lovely park users who shared these fabulous photos showi...
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!

Don’t forget, Saltaire junior parkrun is cancelled again this week due to the Saltaire Festival. 🎉Why not take the oppor...
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! 🌟

06/09/2026

And that’s a wrap!
Our summer bandstands in Roberts Park are officially all finished!
What a summer it’s been. From brass bands and jazz to acoustic music and a good old singalong, we’ve loved seeing the park filled with people enjoying themselves, picnicking, dancing, singing and generally having a lovely time.
A HUGE thank you to every single person who came along, supported us, donated and helped make the bandstands happen. Honestly, without your incredible generosity, we simply couldn’t do it.
And a massive thank you to all the amazing musicians who entertained us throughout the summer. 🎺🎤🎶
We’ve loved every minute of it — even the Yorkshire weather!
Until next summer, Roberts Park…

All the equipment is set up and waiting for you! 🎤🎶Come along, grab the mic and show us what you’ve got! We’re ready for...
06/09/2026

All the equipment is set up and waiting for you! 🎤🎶
Come along, grab the mic and show us what you’ve got! We’re ready for you! 🎤

🎤 Don’t forget, it’s KARAOKE IN THE PARK today! 12 noon–5pm. You don’t need to dream any longer of singing at Glastonbur...
06/09/2026

🎤 Don’t forget, it’s KARAOKE IN THE PARK today! 12 noon–5pm.

You don’t need to dream any longer of singing at Glastonbury or The Isle of Wight Festival… today is your chance to take the centre stage!!

Come along, grab the mic and show us what you’ve got!
Come and join us for a fabulous afternoon in the park.

We can’t wait to see you all!

Don’t let the rain put you off! You could always reenact Glastonbury 2007 — wellies on, embrace the rain and pretend you’re at the festival!

05/09/2026

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