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Ways Through the Wood is a choose-your-own-adventure book which is set in Meanwood Park and The Hollies. The book was launched at East of Arcadia on May 29th 2016, as part of Meanwood Festival. Five…

Linda Marshall Little Dougal, let off the lead, freeTo scamper and follow his snout,One minute here, the next vanished.My heart, racing faster than he could,Skipped more than a beat,As I searched the winding paths,Shook the…

Liz Bertola The Park is sleeping under its quilt of frost;Stark trees mourn the leaves they have lost.The hush of Winter lies heavy on the earth. Birdsong is replaced by something more lonely. She brings…

Doug Sandle I am not very good at tennis, but nonetheless there were times, especially in the Summer after Wimbledon had finished, when inspired by real tennis players, I fancied I might be capable of…

Bill Fitzsimmons Do you sometimes walk at sunsetThrough the long woods up beyond your houseWhere the mournful owl swoopsAmong the darkening trees?Do you pause and listen to the rustleAnd scurry of unseen feet, the variousMutterings…

Colin Speakman There are times in one’s life where certain places take on special meaning. My wife and I first discovered The Hollies as young Leeds University students, in the innocence of first love, seeking…

John Hepworth Ever left anything behind at the tennis court? How long did it take you to realise it was gone? Did somebody else find it and you never saw it again? It’s possible to…

Lucy Nokes The plan was to organise our own, two-person retreat weekend at my place. No ordinary girly weekend for us; we were going to “Contemplate Existence” with the aid of Air, Water, Fire and…

This is a sound portrait of the park made using recordings taken in April and May 2016. we have considered the following in creating the piece: The recordings are edited and mixed but no electronic…