News

Update: 19 July 2025

Good evening everyone. The car boot sale tomorrow morning – July 20th – is on. The field has been checked and it is fine.

Times are 7am for sellers and 8am – 12 noon in Clarence Park. 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!

Green Fingers Needed!

Join our friendly team of gardening volunteers in the Flower Garden! Whether you love planting, pruning, or just getting your hands in the soil, we’d love your help.

📍 Wednesday afternoon (stay as long as you like!)
🌿 Enjoy fresh air & great company
💚 Help keep our park beautiful for everyone

No gardening experience needed—just enthusiasm! Join us in the Flower Garden in Thornes Park at 1pm tomorrow afternoon – July 16th – for as long as you can spare. Please bring gardening gloves and a trowel.

Hope you’re all ready & prepared for Clarence Shockwaves 2025!The annual free music festival run by Wakefield Music Collective is held at the Bandstand in Clarence Park (Denby Dale Road WF2 8EB) on Saturday 26-27 July from 12 noon to 9pm.

Don’t forget that the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Friends of CHaT Parks will be on Monday 14th July at 7pm in the upper meeting room at the Holmfield Arms. All members of the Friends are cordially invited to the meeting and non-members are very welcome to come along. You can join at the meeting too. There will be the Chairman’s report, voting and the chance to talk and discuss future plans and ideas for the park.

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!

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!

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.

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:

https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/ThornesPark/Coaching/Camps