Wicksteed Park is hosting a regatta and 1920s ball after its 100th birthday was affected by Covid.
One of the UK's oldest theme parks is finally getting to celebrate its 100th birthday after events were postponed by the coronavirus pandemic in 2021.The park was the idea of the inventor and playground manufacturer Charles Wicksteed.The attraction first hosted a boating event soon after opening 101 years ago.
Mr Wicksteed held the view that children, no matter how rich or poor, should have somewhere safe and fun to play outdoors., and modern slides and swings.The original Witch's Hat was one of many playground rides invented by Charles Wicksteed. It has been replaced by a much smaller versionBut in 2020, the financial burden of maintaining the park, at a cost of £110,000 a month, had proved difficult to sustain.
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