Video Filmed and Edited by me on April 15th 2009. The Music used in this video is by Jason Shaw AUDIONAUTIX.COM released courtesy of 'CREATIVE COMMONS' Credit and thanks to www.youtube.com/audionautix Let us take you back... The Park's beginnings can be traced back to 1913 when Charles Wicksteed purchased a tract of Northamptonshire meadowland near Kettering with the intention of developing a model village. He wanted to create an open space and safe parkland for local families - many of these families lived in homes with no gardens - which forced their children to play in the street. Charles Wicksteed also owned an engineering company and started to supply park seats and playground equipment to public parks far and wide. This company today still provides this equipment and can be found in many such parks across Europe with some of the products in Wicksteed Park. The Park's fame spread far and wide and special trains and "Charabancs" brought excited crowds from an ever-widening area.Wicksteed Park was the first Leisure Park in the UK and has been copied many times since. Upon the death of the Founder, the Board of Trustees were determined to continue Charles Wicksteed's good work For More information, visit the official Wicksteed Park Website at www.wicksteedpark.co.uk/ Thank you for watching.

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