{"id":680757,"date":"2026-01-07T21:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/680757\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:18:13","slug":"join-friends-of-burley-park-and-make-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/680757\/","title":{"rendered":"Join Friends of Burley Park and make a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A group of volunteers dedicated to improving Burley Park are appealing for more help in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The Friends of Burley Park hold regular events as they carry out improvements to the park \u2013 and have appealed for more helpers to come forward and make a difference.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have a small group of dedicated committee members who keep this fabulous volunteer organisation running smoothly,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, to continue growing and strengthening what we do, we\u2019d really benefit from some extra hands and fresh ideas. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019ve ever thought about getting more involved, now is a great time\u2014whether it\u2019s helping with planning, sharing skills, or simply offering occasional support. Your input could make a real difference, and we\u2019d love to have you on board.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, 11 January, will see the group hold its monthly volunteer day to carry out minor work in the park. This includes general tidying, planting and litter picking.<\/p>\n<p>Meet at the bandstand at 10am for around two hours.<\/p>\n<p>The Friends will be running a series of\u00a0Lantern<strong> <\/strong>Making\u00a0evenings in partnership with Left Bank on Cardigan Road in advance of the Wassail in January. <\/p>\n<p>There will be a\u00a0series of children\u2019s after-school lantern club nights at Left Bank on Tuesdays in January. These (free \/ pay as you feel) sessions need to be\u00a0booked in advance. Tickets are available on the<a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=74fa8f7c760c2461490b95f2c&amp;id=cd5873311f&amp;e=09dbc18609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0Left Bank website here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On the last day of\u00a0January, they will be holding\u00a0a Wassail event with folk music, Morris dancing, singing and a procession to both the community orchards. Volunteers will meet at the bandstand, 4.15pm for a prompt 4.30pm start, on  Saturday, 31 January.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored content<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"645\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2024-10-31-at-19.08.56-645x900.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164819\"  \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bramleybaths.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.bramleybaths.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A group of volunteers dedicated to improving Burley Park are appealing for more help in 2026. The Friends&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":680758,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,393,4884,1860,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-680757","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-leeds","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115855904217717276","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=680757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/680757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/680758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=680757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=680757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=680757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}