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A Seamless Season Opener for FootGolf at Sysonby Acres
The 2025 FootGolf season teed off in style at Sysonby Acres over the weekend of April 6th and 7th, with two back-to-back events drawing players from across the country. Saturday hosted the Regional Tour Super Cup, followed by The BIG Kick Off on Sunday. Both players and organisers hailed the weekend as a smooth and...
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Holland’s Fun Fair Joins Easter Fun at Play Close Park!
Melton Mowbray Town Estate welcomes Holland’s Fun Fair to Play Close Park this Easter! From Wednesday 17th to Sunday 21st of April, the park will come alive with colour, excitement and classic family fun as part of our Easter Celebrations. With ridesand attractions for all ages, Holland’s Fun Fair brings a traditional fairground experience to...
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3-year landscaping plan for Melton’s parks begins
Melton Mowbray Town Estate has embarked on a three-year rolling plan to revitalise and restore its parks under the direction of head landscape gardener, Andi Henton. “We’ve got our sights set on consistent, noticeable improvements,” said Andi, “We’ve begun with a major pruning and clearing programme, cutting back and removing invasive species and dead wood...
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New Town Centre Vintage Market Joins Melton Mowbray’s 1940s Weekend
Melton Mowbray’s hugely popular 1940s Weekend is set to be bigger than ever in 2025 with the introduction of a brand-new Vintage Market, hosted by Melton Mowbray Town Estate in the town centre on 10th and 11th May. Taking place in the Market Place, the Vintage Market will run alongside the 1940s Weekend’s packed programme...
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May Day Festival coming to Melton Market Place
Melton Mowbray Town Estate has announced it is holding a free-to-attend May Day Festival in the Market Place, on Saturday 3 May 2025. Families are invited to join the estate to fill the square with dancing, music and other entertainment and activities.
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Children’s favourite Jungle Bugs partners with the Town Estate
Jungle Bugs, the soft play centre familiar to many young Meltonians and their carers, has partnered with Melton Mowbray Town Estate to provide safe and enjoyable soft play facilities at its public events, helping to make them more inclusive and accessible to the community.
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Melton Pop Festival! Bringing Live Music, Family Fun, and Lots of Bubbles to Town
Melton Mowbray is set to host its biggest pop music celebration to date with the launch of the Melton Pop Festival on Saturday, 21st June 2025 at Play Close Park.
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Melton Mowbray Town Estate announces extensive tree management programme
Melton Mowbray Town Estate has announced a major programme of tree management following an exhaustive tree survey of the Town Estate’s parks by RGS Arboricultural Consultants (RGS) of Nottingham.
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A Year of Much Excitement
Looking back on 2024 as chair of the Melton Mowbray Town Estate, I can safely say that it’s been an exciting year with some big changes. The work of the Town Estate has continued apace,
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Melton SKA fest launched!
We are proud to announce the launch of SKA Fest 2025, a one-day festival of SKA, 2Tone and Reggae music to be held in Play Close Park on Saturday the 26th of July 2025. The music festival will be a day filled with some of the UK’s top SKA and Reggae acts, including Gladness, Stereotype,...
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“Thousands enjoy spectacular fireworks and concert event”
Excellent coverage of the successful Fireworks Festival and Concert on November 1 in The Melton Times: “Thousands of people enjoyed Friday night’s spectacular fireworks and concert night, which Melton Mowbray Town Estate say was one of the biggest events they’ve organised in recent years.
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Annual Town Meeting Announcement
The Town Estate is modernising in many ways, from how we use and care for our parks, to how we provide markets in the future, and how we make decisions for the benefit of the people of Melton Mowbray. Connected with how we make decisions, we have agreed with the Charity Commission, amendments to the...
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