#099
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26 күн бұрынIn 2012 many public spaces were decorated with Olympic Games branding as London and specifically nearby Stratford, hosted the XXX Olympiad. In Valentines Park the boat house and bandstand were adorned with flags and bunting, the former being part of the first parcel of land to be purchased for use as a public park 126 years ago. Boating on the lake continues today. Have you rowed a boat there?
@larryross5665 22 күн бұрын
Good video! learned a little more today👌👍
@IlfordRetro 21 күн бұрын
Thanks Larry, glad you could take something new from it!
@peterb514 19 күн бұрын
The other lake was the one foot deep model boat lake near the Perth Road entrance, where my mum always parked the Hillman Minx in the mid-sixties. It’s been filled in, but the stone edge is still visible. More happy memories of gentler times! 👍🏻
@IlfordRetro 17 күн бұрын
I know the one you mean and notice the edging you mention when I pass. There are still a couple of steps leading down to it. I think about the times in which model boats were floated there and think how nice it would have been to do so on a dedicated lake.
@pandora8478 24 күн бұрын
The jewel in Ilford’s crown. My school played games there in the 70s and 80s. One lunch time where there are two waterfalls, I tried to jump the stream but landed knee high in sludge!
@IlfordRetro 24 күн бұрын
Landing knee high in sludge meant I couldn't possibly press 'love' for your comment 😆 I know the waterfalls you mean; I hope you didn't catch anything dodgy as a result. But what a great location to do games at......
@rajnirvan3336 24 күн бұрын
Must make a visit to park 1 day here. Drove past early today
@IlfordRetro 24 күн бұрын
As I know you know, it's always worth stopping off at Valentines Park if you have the time. Hopefully on your next visit.
@ClydebridgeStation 24 күн бұрын
It seems to be a bit like Beveridge Park in Kirkcaldy, where there's also a rugby union ground, Kirkcaldy RFC! Keeping the sporting theme, in 1994, Beveridge Park hosted two games in the plate competition of the womens rugby world cup! I'm also wondering if there will be something special for video 100!
@IlfordRetro 24 күн бұрын
Sounds like Kirkcaldy also knows how to keep a multi-purpose green space thriving! Also very cool that it has been used for international sport, indeed I think there should be more international events held in British parks whenever possible. Ha! Good question. I will thow you a cliche and say that Episode #100 will be just as special as all the others! 😅
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