The Friends of CHaT Parks will be holding their final car boot sale in Clarence Park on Sunday September 14th, from 7am for sellers and 8am – 12 noon in Clarence Park. Sellers can arrive from 7 am to 12 noon, with buyers from 8am. The cost per vehicle is £10 car; £2 for a trailer and £15 for a van/car sideways. Entry point is off the Denby Dale Road (on the same side as the Bandstand – banners and stewards will be on the roadside to assist) and the postcode is WF2 8DY. Exit onto Park Avenue. Items for sale should be second-hand. No knives or weapons. See you there!
Car Boot Sale, July 20th 2025
The next car boot sale of the Friends of CHaT Parks will be on Sunday July 20th from 7am for sellers and 8am – 12 noon in Clarence Park. Sellers can arrive from 7 am to 12 noon, with buyers from 8am. The cost per vehicle is £10 car; £2 for a trailer and £15 for a van/car sideways. Entry point is off the Denby Dale Road (on the same side as the Bandstand – banners and stewards will be on the roadside to assist) and the postcode is WF2 8DY. Exit onto Park Avenue. Items for sale should be second-hand. No knives or weapons. See you there!
Classic Vehicle Gathering in Thornes Park 2025
July 4th 2025 News
The classic vehicle gathering for 2025 in Thornes Park is up and running, with already some wonderful vehicles. Come down and enjoy this wonderful event – and say hello to the Friends of CHaT Parks stall while you’re passing! The event will run from 4pm to dusk and it’s free for spectators.
Tennis Holiday Camps in Thornes Park
More dates for your diary. The Wakefield School of Tennis will be holding holiday camps in August for children to learn about playing tennis at the tennis courts in Thornes Park. The sessions are in the morning – 10am to 1pm – and run from Monday August 4th to Thursday August 7th and from Monday 18th to Wednesday 20th August. More information and details about how to join are in:
Summer events in the Park
Summer is always a busy time in the park, so here’s some more dates for your diaries.
On July 4th the Classic Vehicle Gathering will be in Thornes Park from 4pm to dusk. More details on our Events section.
On July 5th, there’s the RSPCA Summer Fun Day and Dog Show in Clarence Park, from 11-4pm, with the Dog Show at 12 noon.
Clarence Park Shockwaves Festival is on the weekend of 26-27 July at the Bandstand in Clarence Park from 12 noon to 9pm.
On Saturday 2nd August, the annual Wakefield Pride Festival will be holding a new full day of big-name live music acts in Thornes Park from 10am to 9pm. Tickets available at:
https://experiencewakefield.co.uk/event/good-times-festival/
On Sunday 3rd August Wakefield Pride will be taking place in Thornes Park from 10am to 8pm.
Busy weekend in the Park
The sun is shining and the Park is ready! It’s a busy weekend at the Park this weekend. On Saturday morning there’s the weekly Wakefield Thornes parkrun at 9am and in the afternoon the Penny Appeal will be holding Eid in the Park at the Thornes Campus from 12-6pm.
On Sunday morning it’s the Friends of CHaT Parks second car boot sale from 7am for sellers and 8am to 12 noon for buyers. Because of the car boot sale, the Wakefield Thornes junior parkrun will be using a different route for their weekly run at 9am. In the afternoon the Thornes Park Miniature Railway, Wakefield will be running from about 1pm by the children’s playground.
So much happening and of course, you can just stroll around the park and just enjoy being out!
Car Boot Sale, Sunday June 22nd 2025
Our second car boot sale for the Friends of CHaT Parks will be on Sunday June 22nd 2025. Sellers can arrive from 7 am to 12 noon, with buyers from 8am. The cost per vehicle is £10 car; £2 for a trailer and £15 for a van/car sideways. Entry point is off the Denby Dale Road opposite St James’ Church (on the same side as the Bandstand – banners and stewards will be on the roadside to assist) and the postcode is WF2 8DY. If you use “what three words” to navigate, the reference is:
https://w3w.co/really.helps.budget
Exit onto Park Avenue. Items for sale should be second-hand. No knives or weapons. See you there!
Louise Baldwin To find the location of the car boot sale, the access is off the Denby Dale Road opposite St James’ Church where stewards will help to get you sited. (Use the postcode WF2 8EB, the entrance is just past the Bandstand on Denby Dale Road.)
If you use “what three words” to navigate, the reference is:
https://w3w.co/really.helps.budget
Race for Life 2025
On Saturday morning, June 14th, there will be the Race for Life 2025 events, organised by Cancer Research UK in Thornes Park (Horbury Road, Wakefield, WF2 8TY). The 10k starts at 09.30, the 5k and 3k at 11am, and then the Pretty Muddy Kids at 12.30 and the Pretty Muddy 5k at 13.30.
This means that the Wakefield Thornes parkrun is cancelled. [Read more…] about Race for Life 2025
Clarence Shockwaves 2025 is here!
The line up for this year’s Clarence Park Music Festival is here! Clarence Shockwaves, organised by the Wakefield Music Collective, is on Saturday July 26th and Sunday July 27th from 12 noon to 9pm at the Clarence Park Bandstand.
It’s going to be a fantastic weekend.
Love the Park – help plant the flowers
The Flower Garden in Thornes Park will be getting ready to put on the annual beautiful show next week. Council staff will be planting out the plants starting on Monday (2nd June) and any help we can give will be greatly appreciated. With luck the work will be finished in the week. Work will go on from about 8.00am to 4.00pm, but if you can come along and put in any time that will be good.
Will Poppleton from the Council will be in charge. Steve Brear, who has managed the project for the last many years, has now retired from the Council, but we think he will be there to help and advise.
Just a little of your time can help make all the difference!
