Revitalising Thornhill Rectory Park Moat

Funded on
27 Oct 2025

Enhancing Rectory Park's moat with new seating and steps, blending nature exploration and history education for children in an exciting outdoor space.

£18,206 Raised of £17,852

54 Backers

101%

Updates

We did it :)8 months ago

A huge thank you to everyone who donated or volunteered for a fund raising activity. We have made the target amount so will be able to start building the platform in the early new year. Children will be fishing and adults will watching the king fisher in comfort by summer next year. A real win for Thornhill and this beautiful park.

Revitalising Thornhill Rectory Park Moat hit its fundraising target!8 months ago

Brilliant news, thanks everyone!

8 months ago We've hit our target

33 Donations worth £1,0008 months ago

Revitalising Thornhill Rectory Park Moat has reached 70% of its target!8 months ago

FofRP Thornhill pledged £9408 months ago

FofRP Thornhill pledged £4688 months ago

50 backers!

50 people have backed Revitalising Thornhill Rectory Park Moat!8 months ago

Whoop, 50 people have pledged since fundraising began!

Mirfield Rotary pledged £5008 months ago

FofRP pledged £7769 months ago

https://rectory-park.co.uk/

Friends of Rectory Park (FoRP) formed in 2010, we are all local residents and/or people interested in the Park. As a volunteer group we are funded by donations, grants and our own fundraising activities.

Our primary purpose is the regeneration and preservation of the Rectory Park, Thornhill. This historic park is a local community asset and a valuable green space for the people of Thornhill. Thornhill is an ex-mining village, with four large council/ex-council estates, all of which have high levels of deprivation.

Our aims and objectives can be seen in fully on our website, www.rectory-park.co.uk include:

Providing a forum for public views about the park
Lobbying for improvements to facilities in the park.
Promoting initiatives which will safeguard community safety in and around the park.
Harnessing the educational value of the park and encouraging people to take an active part in shaping the park’s future
Providing an opportunity to improve the quality of life of local people and promote a positive image for park in the area.
Conserving and improving the natural history and heritage value of the park together with the protection and extension of wildlife and botanical habitats.

We do our best to support the upkeep and maintenance of the park with regular working sessions. Unfortunately, Kirklees Council has serious financial constraints and Council work in the park has significantly reduced, so more is falling to us and often we feel like we are managing the decline of a highly valued facility.

Project Owner: Friends of Rectory Park The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.