Our Trip to Wicksteed Park in Kettering Northamptonshire April15th 2009

Video Filmed and Edited by me on April 15th 2009.

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Let us take you back...

The Park's beginnings can be traced back to 1913 when Charles Wicksteed purchased a tract of Northamptonshire meadowland near Kettering with the intention of developing a model village. He wanted to create an open space and safe parkland for local families - many of these families lived in homes with no gardens - which forced their children to play in the street.

Charles Wicksteed also owned an engineering company and started to supply park seats and playground equipment to public parks far and wide. This company today still provides this equipment and can be found in many such parks across Europe with some of the products in Wicksteed Park.

The Park's fame spread far and wide and special trains and "Charabancs" brought excited crowds from an ever-widening area.Wicksteed Park was the first Leisure Park in the UK and has been copied many times since. Upon the death of the Founder, the Board of Trustees were determined to continue Charles Wicksteed's good work

For More information, visit the official Wicksteed Park Website at
http://www.wicksteedpark.co.uk/

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[mrkash5]

This is fucking sad an pathetic.

[Zoltrix67]

Thank you.

[Meissie35]

I pick you up at 10.00 Laz ! Good idea ! That was my first thought too !

It's overloaded with flowers there ! You bring the camera with ya, I buy you coffee !

Hahahahaha

-x-

Great video Phil !

Annet

[MeLady2]

Oh it was sooo beautiful!!!

[Amiixsama]

I LIVE IN KETTERING XD

[parrboy7415]

I live like a metre away from Wicksteed Park. It's wank.

[rsprodject]

U SHOWN EVERYTHING BUT THE RIDES -.- not being disrespectful but :L

[thegoose768]

what a brilliant piece of filming, I have lived in Kettering all my life and never realised a pukka pie was so reasonably priced at the park. The zoom in/out/in shots of the dog and other shite was that the wicksteed business partners have included will do absolutely nothing for the area.

Once again my thanks to you take care now

[justherewatching]

what a beautiful video.phil i fell like i was there also.charles would be surprised if he could see it now.thank you for sharing.5 stars and favorited.peace,love mary..love this

[ajdpadbury]

Awesome video Phil, I have seen Wickstead Park featured by you before and it looks a great place to visit with the family. I am going to Poland tomorrow but I have our Wedding video to post to ThePadburys channel later today, speak after Sunday, take care:)

[ancestralblue]

Wicksteed Park is REALLY pretty Phil! Looks like a lovely way to spend a day. Something I find very interesting there where you live is that you have such an interesting array of ducks! We seem to have only mallards and domestics in my area.

[Najidal]

what a lovely place to be there!, I enjoyed the trip with you Phil, everywhere looks so beautiful.

p.s. I think the fast meals prices are so expensive, comparing to the prices here!.