Memorials and Donations

We like to keep a record of all the memorials placed in the park and the donations received to help with the upkeep and development of Pannett Park. Many thanks to all our supporters.The list below contains information regarding all recently created memorials and donations received:

	February 2024  Cyclamen donated by Keith Wright
	November 2023 Araucaria tree donated in memory of John Haywood
	November 2023     Cornus kousa "China Girl"  donated by Ping and Miles Robson in memory                                                                              of Ping's mother, Gao Huan Feng
	August 2023        Donation towards a new hydrangea bed in memory of Ann Whitehurst,                                                  from her family
	May 2023          Ranunculus linguagrandiflora, Water Buttercups, for the Lily Pool                                            donated by Alan & Joanne Upton.
	April 2023         Jerusalem artichokes for the community Garden vegetable plot                                    donated by Victoria Farm Garden Centre
	March 2023          New seating area in the Community Garden donated by                                              Whitby Underground
	February 2023        Araucaria tree donated by Helen Wright, Ruswarp
	February 2023      Oak timber to repair benches donated by J Hallam Joinery, Egton.
	October 2022        Donation by our neighbours, at 32, 34 & 34A Bagdale,                                     to use for improvements at the bottom Chubb Hill entrance
	September 2022    Euonymus fortunei, gold & silver varieties, for Union Steps Rockery                                      donated by the family of Gwen James to remember her 70th birthday
	December 2021        Helleborus niger "Christmas Carol" for Union Steps Rockery
	November 2021        Plants for new bed on Peony Steps                                           Donated by Bernadette McKnight
	July 2021           Roses from the Harty family in memory of Susan & Nicholas
	July 2021               20 bags of post mix
	October 2020          Yew tree (Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata')                                           Donated in memory of Gwen James, by her family
	February 2020          Little Free Library                                            Partly funded by Aviva Community Fund grant
	February 2020       Auracaria araucana, monkey puzzle tree, and                                          Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree,                                          presented to Pannett Park by Mrs R Nichol                                          in memory of her husband Dennis.
	November 2019     Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura tree/ Burnt Sugar tree)                                          Planted in memory of David Laws, on his birthday                                          Parks Superintendent 1972 - 1991
	November 2019      2000 Fritillaria donated & planted in memory of                                           Ron Whatling, Green Flag judge &                                           a good friend of Pannett Park.
	November 2019   6000 blue & white Crocus donated by Whitby & District Lions                                        to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2020.                                        Planted by pupils from Ruswarp & Airy Hill Schools
	August 2019.    In Memory of David Laws,                                  Parks Superintendent 1972 - 1991.                                  37 years service to Whitby.
	August 2019.     A donation from Beacon Farm. .
	July 2019.  A donation from Whitby Civic Society
	June 2019.  Poetry Scrolls funded by Aviva Community Fund.
	May 2019. Use of beverage machine by Whitby Town Council.
	May 2019.  A donation of Acer pseudoplatanus 'Brilliantissimum'.
	May 2019.  Little & Brown Ltd. donated time & parts to repair a CCTV camera.
	April 2019.  Oak timber to repair benches donated by J Hallam Joinery, Egton.
	March 2019.  Mr. & Mrs. Watt of Bagdale donated & planted a Paperbark Maple                                    (Acer griseum) in memory of their son & stepson Adam who passed                                     away in 2018  aged 39.
	January 2019.  Nest boxes made and donated by Walter Turner.
	December 2018.  Christmas tree donated by the Marquis of Normanby.
	November 2018.  Louis the Peacock donated by Kath Horsley in memory of                                          George Horsley to celebrate 54 years together.
	November 2018.  A donation by the Friends of a Cornus controversa variegata                                       to mark a special birthday of Linda Sims, a Friend of the park.
	November 2018.  A Fagus sylvatica purpurea (copper beech), planted by                                         Councillor Joe Plant, Mayor of the Borough of Scarborough,                                         to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day,                                         World War One.
	May 2018.  A donation of gardening equipment from the Community Fund of the                             Mayoress of the Borough of Scarborough, Mrs. Cherry Smith.
	May 2018.  Salix caprea (Goat Willow) donated by a former Green Flag judge,                             now a good friend.
	December 2017.  Euonymus alatus donated by Whitby U3A gardening group.
	December 2017.  Cercidiphyllum japonicum (Katsura tree/Burnt Sugar tree)                                         donated by the Friends in recognition of the contribution                                         made by two of the volunteers.
	September 2017.  Narcissus poeticus 'Actaea', a heritage, scented variety.                                      Donated by Walter Turner.
	July 2017.  The Floral Clock sponsored by Whitby Lions to celebrate                                  100 years of Lions International.
	April 2017.  A donation for future projects from Sleights Ladies Circle
	April 2017.  Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Grayswood Ghost' donated by                                Whitby Lions Club.
	March 2017.  Magnolia grandiflora donated by Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery.
	March 2017.  Acer rubrum & A. platanoides donated, & planted in the South Seas Garden                                   in memory of  Leslie Thomas Cawthorn (1/8/20-11/7/15)                                   & Patricia Cawthorn (25/7/28-27/8/15).
	January 2017.  Hedgerow whips funded by I Dig Trees with OVO Energy and                                    The Conservation Volunteers.
	December 2016.  Christmas tree donated by the Marquis of Normanby.
	December 2016.  Rosa 'The Yorkshire Regiment' funded by a grant from                                        North Yorkshire County Council.
	November 2016.  Narcissus donated by Holman's Book Shop.
	June 2016.  From Mike Fenby a can of oil for treating timber.
	2016.  Two donations from Beacon Farm Ice Cream.
	January 2016.  Pencil drawings for 'Art in the Park' leaflet donated by John Freeman.
	December 2015.   Christmas tree donated by the Marquis of Normanby.
	September 2015. A donation from Beacon Farm Ice Cream.
	Easter Event 2015. A donation from Beacon Farm Ice Cream.
	March 2015. Pinus mugo (Swiss mountain pine) donated by Linda Sims & Michael Sims.
	March 2015. Aesculus hippocastanus (horsechestnut) donated by Pauline Smithson.
	March 2015. Funded by Beacon Farm Ice Cream and Friends of Pannett Park                                  2000 galanthus nivalis (snowdrops) have been planted in the neolithic circle                                  with the help of pupils from Airy Hill C. P. School.
	December 2014. A walnut tree (Juglans) donated by Ron Whatling.
	Christmas tree. Donated by the Marquis of Normanby December 2014.                                      Delivered courtesy of  Wilf Noble Building Supplies.
	December 2014. Three trees have been donated this month,                                        Koelreuteria paniculata (Pride of India)  donated by the Jameson family,                                        Cercis canadensis (Redbud) & pyrus 'Conference' (pear).
	March 2014. Staff of Sainsbury's, Whitby donate and plant a prunus 'Kanzan'.
	Febuary 2014. Juniperus 'Blue Arrow' and bergenia 'Baby Doll', donated by Friends of Pannett Park.
	August 2013. A donation from Sainsbury's, Whitby to purchas 24 clematis.
	Donation July 2013 from Hudsons of Whitby.
	Plants for lily pool. 23/04/13. A donation from Dillons of Whitby has allowed the boosting of planting in this area.
	Christmas tree A donation by the Marquis of Normanby December 2013.
	Jubilee tree 17/12/12. Whitby Town Mayor Councillor John Freeman plants a Metasequoia glyptostroboides 'Gold Rush' (Dawn redwood)  to commemorate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
	Magnolia soulangeana. 13/12/12. Donated by Friends of Pannett Park and planted by volunteer gardener                                          Kath Horsley who received a commemorative silver trowel from Friends' Chairman Bob Bennett.
	Fir trees 3/12/12. Julia Lewis of Leeds donates and plants two fir trees grown by herself from seed in memory of her beloved dogs.
	Plants May 2012. Plants from Poets Cottage Shrub Nursery, Lealholm.
	Timber for raised bed May 2012. Timber from MKM Building Supplies Ltd.
	Betula utilis var. jacquemontii 'Doorenbos' (Himalayan birch 'Snow Queen') Donated on 12th April 2012.
	Prunus serrula March 2012. Replacing a commemorative tree, Prunus serrula,which originally marked the first one thousand hours of gardening completed by the Friends.
	Water Lilies May 14th 2011. Planting water lilies donated by the descendants of Captain Thomas Kirby whose daughters funded the building of the original lily pool in the 1920s.
	Parrotia persica (Persian Ironwood) Tree donated by TGP Landscape Architects to celebrate the new tree planting as part of the park restoration.
	Peter Turner A memorial bench to Peter, a valued Friend of Pannett Park is situated by the lily pool.
	Prunus serrula (cherry) To commemorate one thousand hours of gardening by the volunteers, and planted by Whitby mayor Robert Broadley in May 2006.