A Conservative view Traditional Cache
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The cache is located in St Marys flower park. This park leads down to one of the entrances to Prestwich Forest Park.
Prestwich Forest Park, in the Bury region of Manchester, is a peaceful park with an attractive river that runs through the centre. With wide pathways suitable for walking, jogging, cycling and horse riding, Prestwich Forest Park is also rich in wildlife, with large areas of natural woodland.
St Mary’s Park and the Flower Park were officially opened by the 17th Earl of Derby on 3 October 1931. The park was then known as St Mary’s Playing Fields and the Flower Park known as St Mary’s Park. St Mary’s Playing Fields was originally glebe land (land given to a clergyman) belonging to St Mary’s Church, which was bought by Prestwich Urban Council for £100 in 1927.
Canon Cooper was instrumental in the Church Commissioners selling the land to provide a central open space for the people of Prestwich. Part of the Playing Field had initially been the former Rectory Pond called The Dingle (a deep gully at the head of Prestwich Clough) – the Deyne Brook also runs through this area. Prestwich Rifle Club founded in 1911 also had a firing range on The Dingle. Following tipping, the area was then levelled to create a playing field for the local community to use.
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