Want a reminder of your pet in the park? Here is the procedure.

Buy a plaque or stone and inscribe to your liking

Plaques up to 6”x 3” (155m x 75m ) include nails for fixing

Stones up to 8” x 12 (20cm x 30 cm)

CT trophies in the Emporium in Sale offer a discount to pet memorials fitted into Worthington Park.

When our memorial is ready to install, please contact [katywride@gmail.com] to arrange installation.

These will be made once a month.

A donation of minimum £10 is required to cover installation costs etc. Please complete the form below or cash can be donated to the FOWP Many thanks

K Wride

Mark Burnett has written this wonderful poem about Worthington Park.

The poem will be featured in the BBC Radio 4 programme “North West Tonight” on Thursday 20th November 2025.

To celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Park by Mrs Mary Worthington, a Blue Plaque was today unveiled at the Cheltenham Drive entrance to the Park.

The Mayor of Trafford Cllr. Jane Brophy) was present and there were speeches from Helen McGlashan (Treasurer of the Friends of Worthington Park), Sarah Jones (Head of Worthington Primary School) and two students (Thomas Humfress and Annabelle Thompson) from the school read poems.

The blue plaque was then unveiled by Katy Wride (Chair of the Friends Group) and Helen McGlashan.

The Friends of Worthington Park Summer Picnic on 29 June 2025 was to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Park by Mrs Mary Worthington.

Helen McGlashan a.k.a. Mrs Mary Worthington

The Friends of Worthington Park are proud to have been awarded Level 5 – Outstanding by Britain in Bloom.
Carol Smith, Katy Wride (Chair) and Susan Craig are shown with the award certificate.