Playing the trumpet at the Whit Sing, 1979 - Image courtesy Sheffield Newspapers
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Community oral history interviewers, Claire Bland and Anne Hall, interviewed staff and visitors to the park. We also worked closely with BBC Radio Sheffield. They interviewed the Park's staff and visitors, and Rony Robinson hosted a phone-in during his show on Tuesday 17 July 2007.
You can listen to clips of BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rony Robinson when he came to the Party in the Park in Weston Park on 30th May 2007.
You can also listen to interviews with the Weston Park Gardeners.
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Rony Robinson at Party in the Park
Listen to clips of BBC Radio Sheffield’s Rony Robinson when he came to Party in the Park in Weston Park on 30th May, 2007.
Anne-Marie Plant Interview 1
Anne-Marie Plant, one of the Weston Park gardeners, talks about her favourite season and her favourite job in Weston Park.
Anne-Marie Plant Interview 2
Anne-Marie Plant talks about the dignitaries that have visited Weston Park, and describes the preparations that took place for these special events.
John Barker Interview 1
Jon Barker worked as a gardener in Weston Park. He now works as a Parks Officer. Here he remembers some of the visitors he would talk to in Weston Park.
John Barker Interview 2
Jon Barker describes the conservatory that used to stand in Weston Park.
John Barker Interview 3
Jon Barker explains why he enjoyed working in Weston Park.
Gardener Interview 1
One of the Weston Park gardeners remembers when he first started working at Weston Park in 1976.
Gardener Interview 2
One of the Weston Park gardeners talks about the ways in which Weston Park was used in the past and how this has changed.
Gardener Interview 3
One of the Weston Park gardeners describes the sort of jobs he might have to do in the park in the springtime.
Gardener Interview 4
One of the gardeners talks about the preparations that took place for Princess Anne’s recent visit to Weston Park.
Gardener Interview 5
One of the Weston Park Gardeners describes the best things about working in Weston Park.
