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Event to mark 100-year anniversary of Raleigh Park opening
The Friends of Raleigh Park will host the event in Seacourt Hall, Botley, on April 25 to commemorate the centenary of Raleigh Park being gifted to the people of Oxford.
The celebration will feature a panel of speakers discussing the history and significance of the park’s donor, Raymond Ffennell, and dedicatee, Professor Sir Walter Raleigh.
The future of the park, designated as a local wildlife site, will also be a topic of discussion.
Speakers will include historians, CEOs of preservation trusts, and representatives from various organisations.
The following day, a new centenary bench, made from historic bench supports and timber from the Great Oak, which fell in 2015, will be commissioned in the park.