News Archive

The Parsonage Summer Fair is on Sunday 27th from 11:00 am. Many of the activities and stalls will be in the garden, weather permitting.

Judging for The RHS “ It’s Your Neighbourhood” takes place in the Parsonage Garden on 21st July and at Fletcher Moss park on 22nd July. So if you would like to join us for last minute preparations please see our… Read More »RHS “It’s your neighbourhood”

This year’s balsam bash is open to everyone walking through the park, until the plants go to seed. There are posters with suggested “hot spots” marked. We particularly want to keep the areas close to the rose garden and the… Read More »Himalayan Balsam in Fletcher Moss Park

We are grateful for the Environment Agency, Volunteers and Manchester City Council working together to begin clearing the park of mud and removing tree trunks which had been lifted, floated and deposited by the flood waters across paths, especially in… Read More »Flood Reparations

After 2 winters of no flooding in Fletcher Moss Park the Environment Agency opened the sluice gates at the River Mersey to release water into the park in the early morning of 1st January 2025. Shortly after midnight on New… Read More »Floods

In late Autumn The Friends and Volunteers were awarded amazing results from the RHS Its Your Neighbourhood judging which had taken place earlier in the year. Fletcher Moss Park was awarded Level 5 Gold as was The Parsonage Garden. The… Read More »Fantastic Awards

The Parsonage Trust held its annual summer Fair on 28th July in glorious weather that showed off the garden at its best. A large number of visitors enjoyed attractions including live music, a traditional Coconut Shy, face painting, homemade cakes, preserves,… Read More »Parsonage Summer Fair

This year’s Big Balsam Bash on 29 June saw around 25 volunteers gathering at Fletcher Moss Gardens to help with the control of this invasive plant. Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) was introduced to Britain in the 1830s and has spread… Read More »Big Balsam Bash 2024

It was reported in the Manchester Evening News at the end of February that a report from Earth.fm, a website which enables listeners to access the sounds of nature, has revealed that Fletcher Moss Park is the most peaceful park… Read More »“The Most Peaceful Spot in Greater Manchester”

Fletcher Moss lost its signature giant redwood (Sequoiadendron giganteum pendulum) in January 2024. It had been dead for at least two years, but was finally felled in the clear-up after this winter’s storm damage. Its eccentric shape towering over the… Read More »Farewell to Dr Seuss