Cannon Hill Park

[roy one]

hi Phil
it does not look much like i remember it on the left there was a waterfall and a deep hole that you could swim in

[john2000]

Who remembers playing here as kids, and hands up those who remember that ramp being much bigger when we clambered up its slippery slope to the top, or was it that we were just that much smaller then. It's fenced of now and out of reach to kids. Health and safety gone mad.

Phil, are you sre about this photo,? is it the wrong way round, or is it because I've been away so long I have forgoten how it was,,J2

[frederick]

Phil,
That's not the water fall I remember I could walk behind it.

[roy one]

Fred and john on the left it was the river Rea on the right it was the bournbrook that ran by the side of the paddling pool

[Phil]

Sorry lads but it's the right place, things have just changed over the years. Sorry to shatter your illusions.

[charliewag]

Phil
         I must say,It's a Lovely picture.


Charliewag

[trapio]

Good photo Phil thanks...

...but it is different in almost every way.

trapio

[wam]

As far as I am aware the open air arena that is part of the MAC is still standing. In fact I understand it was supposed to feature in this weekends Olympic torch celebrations or perhaps they were talking about another arena in the park?

Sorry, I missed this before. When they have big events in Cannon Hill Park they turn the big space on the other side of the lake from the mac into an "arena" of sorts with a stage at one end. I didn't get to see the event at the beginning of the month (pop groups for the little kids - all ticket) where they ran the torch through but that's probably what they meant by the arena.

[speedy]

Who remembers playing here as kids, and hands up those who remember that ramp being much bigger when we clambered up its slippery slope to the top, or was it that we were just that much smaller then. It's fenced of now and out of reach to kids. Health and safety gone mad.

Hi phil the photo is deceiving as there should have been another water fall on the left hand side because as a youngster i slipped on the slime down the central deviding wall and fell under the water fall and my sister had to get me out as i was only about seven or eight at the time plus i banged my head on the way down. speedy

[Shirley S]

My memories of Cannon Hill Park - I really don't know where to begin there are so many


The hot houses that are sadly no longer in use,


The model of the Elan Valley, such lovely times with my Dad telling me all about where the water came from,


The meteorite that actually wasn't - my Mom told us it was,




 Pooh sticks on the bridge - didn't know it was called that then


The Pipe Band competitions - my family from Bradford used to come each year and play, my uncle played the big base drum, I love the sound of bagpipes and drums


My little brother falling in the lake and being pulled out by my father


Being caught with my brother by the Wag Man


More recently going to see Leila Majnu by Sampad - like an Indian version of Romeo and Juliet


and many many more...


Thanks for the memories


Shirley

[jackie robbins]

happy days ,lazy Sunday afternoons with the boy friends ,and the portable radio . loved the tulip festival and the fair ,that was my teenage years ,before that all the older kids in the street had to take there siblings to the paddling pool all through the summer holidays ,we all had about 5 kids with us a bottle of lemonade and bread and jam for lunch and a 2 mile walk to get there ,ohh happy days ,!!!!