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The park is roughly square and is enclosed on all sides by late C19, predominantly stone terraced housing.The park was refurbished in the 1990s with the thinning out of the of the scrub, removal of the ponds and the introduction of a BMX track. The wide tree -lined walkway leads to a children's play area and the bowling green. The sports areas are frequently used for informal football and cricket matches. |
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BIGKeighley Day On Sunday 16th March 2008 the Keighley “BIGK” 10K, held in aid of Manorlands, was a great sporting day for the whole family. Entrants could either run the whole 10K, including a circuit around Lund Park, or the one mile circuit of three times around the park. The young and old, the fit and the not so fit all entered into the sprit of the day and had fun while raising money for charity.
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The land for Lund Park was given to Keighley Corporation in 1888 by James Lund DL of Malsis Hall, a large landowner and native of the town. William Lund, James's father, owned mills which at their height had employed over 1000 people. Lund’s gift of c 6.1 ha of land, together with £6000 for laying out the park, was accepted in preference to a first offer to sell his estate of c 22.3 ha at Knowle Park. |
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BIGKeighley 2011 A record 860 runers rasied £25,000 for the Sue Ryder hospice Manorlands at Oxenhope on Mothers Day for the 2011 Keighley Big 10K run Jamba, a local samba band, entertained and inspired the runners in Victoria Park. Included in the 10K course was a lap around Lund Park and Cliffe Castle. Can the next Keighley 10K be bigger and better ? |
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