This year’s Mayor of Chorley – Cllr. Alistair Morwood – chose to ask the Friends of Astley Park to lead a guided walk around the Park as part of his charity fundraising. Pictured below is the Mayor holding up a representation of the Sun as part of a demonstration of how Transits of Venus occur. This is when that planet passes in front of the Sun when seen from Earth. These have a particular local significance – use link https://friendsofastleypark.com/history-and-discovery/jeremiah-horrocks-and-the-transits-of-venus/
The walkers were guided around the Park following the Astley Park Trail – use link https://friendsofastleypark.com/history-and-discovery/the-astley-park-trail/
Below Friends Vice-Chair Julian Jackson, is explaining the existence of a milking parlour remnant, dating from the time the Park annually hosted the Royal Lancashire Show – between 1987 and 2002. This was just one of many historical facts about the Park imparted on the day.
Friends of Astley Park 