Some things don’t change. These charming pictures were taken in the 1990s and early 2000s in three different but equally popular locations: Alexandra Park in Newtown (mainly the 2009 Hope in the Park party), Walmsley Park at Ince and Ashfield Park in Standish.

21. A little girl full of bounce on the trampolines at the National Play Day event at Ashfield Park, Standish
. Photo: Frank Orrell

22. Elinor Halliwell, left, with other mums who were launching a fund-raising campaign to replace play equipment at Ashfield Park in 2006. Left to right, Sue Dempster, Jeanette Hesketh and Emma Berry with children Kai, Louis, Jack and Emily
. Photo: Frank Orrell
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