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49-525: Stockwood Park is a large urban park in Luton , Bedfordshire , in the Farley Hill estate. With period formal gardens , leading crafts museums, Stockwood Park Rugby Club and extensive golfing facilities, it is about 100 hectares in area. Stockwood Park Golf Centre is located in the stunning Bedfordshire countryside just a short drive south of Luton. It features a challenging 18 hole (par 69) course and

98-451: A 10-minute walk , provides multiple benefits. A park is an area of open space provided for recreational use, usually owned and maintained by a local government. Grass is typically kept short to discourage insect pests and to allow for the enjoyment of picnics and sporting activities. Trees are chosen for their beauty and to provide shade , with an increasing emphasis on reducing an urban heat island effect. Some early parks include

147-440: A 9 hole (par 3) course, along with a Practice Facility and a FootGolf course. The course offers some of the best greens in the area, and narrow tree-lined fairways mean accuracy is tested. The course is made up of a mixture of holes making it the perfect challenge for golfers at all levels. Visitors are able to take advantage of competitive 'Pay as you Play' rates, and regular players have the option of season tickets. The golf centre

196-541: A mutual friend, although met up again whilst university students in Manchester . Kennard studied History of Art at the University of Manchester , while Milton studied English and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University . Kennard decided to drop out of university to pursue a music career, although Milton did manage to achieve an honours in his studies, despite spending most of his time on music. The duo cited

245-538: A peak of number nine on the UK Singles Chart. The duo released " Let You Go " on 15 August 2010, revealing it to be the second single to be released from their second studio album No More Idols . The single featured vocals from Mali and debuted at number eleven on the UK Singles Chart, marking the duo's second consecutive Top Forty hit. "Hypest Hype" (featuring Tempa T ) was confirmed in October 2010 to be

294-542: Is also home to Stockwood Golf Club who run year-round competitions. Stockwood Discovery Centre , in the 18th century stables of the former Stockwood House, has displays of rural crafts and trades. They are representative of life in Bedfordshire before the Industrial Revolution . The collection was amassed by T. W. Bagshawe . The park was originally the estate and grounds to Stockwood House, which

343-639: Is laid out in a knots, a typical feature of the Elizabethan garden. The knots were planted out with germander , hyssop and box with the open spaces filled with brick dust or crushed shells to contrast the greenery. Clipped hedges and urns decorate the small formal Dutch garden , replicating those designed by William Kent for Alexander Pope ’s garden at Twickenham and the Wilderness Garden at Great Linford Manor . English 17th-century gardens were heavily influenced by Dutch , French and

392-465: Is recognized as a rock/metal festival), not least due to them being higher on the bill than fan favourites Machine Head , who had been subject to an internet campaign to headline the festival. However, they were well received. Chase & Status have also headlined electronic music festival South West Four hosted on London's Clapham Common. Chase & Status: Live at Brixton , a CD/DVD featuring appearances from Tinie Tempah, Liam Bailey, Mali and Delilah,

441-462: Is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Rage formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in July 2021 to focus on solo ventures. The duo are from London, and formed in 2003 after meeting at university in Manchester . The duo have since released seven studio albums and collaborated with major artists such as Plan B , CeeLo Green , Rihanna , Example , Tinie Tempah , and Stormzy . They run

490-477: The Italian styles. The Italian Garden is centered on a well head that once stood in front of Stockwood House. The Victorian era was a time when plant collectors travelled the world in search of rare and exotic species and styles. Rock gardens and formal flower bedding schemes were also popular, decorated with a bright and showy variety of half-hardy plants . The invention of the practical mowing machine in

539-562: The La Alameda de Hércules , in Seville , a promenaded public mall, urban garden and park built in 1574, within the historic center of Seville. The Városliget ( City Park ) in the City of Pest , what is today Budapest, Hungary , was a city property when afforestation started in the middle of the 18th century, from the 1790s with the clear aim to create a public park. Between 1799 and 1805 it

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588-817: The London Bars EP on 4 December 2015. The project was also made available on limited 12" vinyl on Record Store Day 2016. All of the tracks from the EP received daytime and night-time airplay on BBC Radio 1Xtra as well as Kiss 100 during its urban specialist shows, although " Wha Gwarn? " featuring Bonkaz was pulled due to the rapper's past conviction and imprisonment for a sex offence, which he continues to deny. The duo released their fourth studio album Tribe on 18 August 2017, and featured collaborations with artists such as Craig David , Emeli Sandé , Shy FX and Slaves. The album featured much more drum and bass compared to their last album Brand New Machine , taking

637-569: The UK Singles Chart and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart again with the single " Pieces " featuring vocals from Plan B . In 2009, they peaked at number 45 with " Against All Odds ", which featured UK rapper Kano . In November 2009, the duo entered the top forty of the UK Singles Chart for the first time with the track " End Credits ". The track was released on 2 November 2009 and features Plan B ; it reached

686-693: The UK Top 40 simultaneously—the first time a UK band has done this since 2010. The lead single, "Baddadan," hit the UK OCC Top 4 spot and propelled DNB to new heights on a global level, with sold-out tours in the US and Australia quickly following its release. The band have hit even bigger heights in 2024 with their UK No.1 single BACKBONE a collaboration with British Rap icon Stormzy . Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status) originally met in London through

735-623: The Village of Yorkville Park in Toronto , which won an award from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Parks are sometimes made out of oddly shaped areas of land, much like the vacant lots that often become city neighborhood parks. Linked parks may form a greenbelt . There is a form of an urban park in the UK (officially called a "recreation ground", but commonly called a "rec" by

784-488: The independent record label MTA Records . William Kennard founded ELAM (East London Arts and Music) in 2014. In 2023/24, Chase & Status had one of their most successful years to date. They clinched their first-ever Brit Award for "Producer of the Year," a testament to their innovation and talent. This period marked the release of their second consecutive Top 4 album, 2 Ruff, Vol. 1 , which saw four singles appear in

833-912: The 1830s made lawns easier to manage and by 1860 were an essential part of garden equipment. The Improvement Garden is a classical garden with sculptures full of allusions to ancient Greece and Rome . Stockwood Park played host to BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend between 24-26 May 2024. Headline acts were Chase and Status on Friday night, RAYE on Saturday night, and Coldplay closing the weekend on Sunday night. [REDACTED] Media related to Stockwood Park at Wikimedia Commons Urban park Depending on size, budget, and land features, which varies considerably among individual parks, common features include playgrounds , gardens , hiking, running, fitness trails or paths, bridle paths , sports fields and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps, performance venues, or BBQ and picnic facilities. Park advocates claim that having parks near urban residents, including within

882-575: The Aria Dance Chart. They have also produced for Rihanna numerous times, on her fourth album Rated R , sixth album Talk That Talk and seventh album Unapologetic , as well as producing British singer Rita Ora 's number one UK hit, " R.I.P ", and co-producing a track on Alexandra Burke 's album Overcome . Other remixes include Black Canvas' "Broken Dreams", Dizzee Rascal 's "Sirens", Nneka 's "Heartbeat" and Capleton 's "Who Dem" (renamed "Duppy Man"). Chase & Status also produced

931-686: The Main Stage at Reading Festival before Eminem . During the performance, MC Rage had to stop the show due to people being crushed at the front of the crowd. The act was resumed, and finished successfully. They headlined 1Xtra Live in Bournemouth on 7 October, the same day as the album release, and returned to the BIC on their arena tour in November. The band played their first show in India during

980-534: The Prodigy and Orbital as major influences on their music and creativity alongside the original jungle and drum & bass scene. Chase & Status had three number one singles on the UK Dance Singles Chart between 2007 and 2009; the double A-side "Hurt You" / "Sell Me Your Soul" in 2007 and "Take Me Away" / "Judgement (Informer)" in 2008, then on 5 October 2008, they reached number 70 on

1029-602: The UK, with around 2.6 billion visits to parks each year. Many parks are of cultural and historical interest, with 300 registered by Historic England as of national importance. Most public parks have been provided and run by local authorities over the past hundred and seventy years, but these authorities have no statutory duty to fund or maintain these public parks. In 2016 the Heritage Lottery Fund 's State of UK Public Parks reported that "92 per cent of park managers report their maintenance budgets have reduced in

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1078-522: The United States and the world, though cow grazing did not end until the 1830s. Around the country, the predecessors to urban parks in the United States were generally rural cemeteries . The cemeteries were intended as civic institutions designed for public use. Before the widespread development of public parks, the rural cemetery provided a place for the general public to enjoy outdoor recreation amidst art and sculpture previously available only for

1127-842: The United States are Central Park in New York, Lincoln Park in Chicago, Mission Bay Park in San Diego. In the early 1900s, according to Cranz, U.S. cities built neighborhood parks with swimming pools, playgrounds and civic buildings, with the intention of Americanizing the immigrant residents. In the 1950s, when money became available after World War II , new parks continued to focus on both outdoor and indoor recreation with services, such as sports leagues using their ball fields and gymnasia. These smaller parks were built in residential neighborhoods, and tried to serve all residents with programs for seniors, adults, teens and children. Green space

1176-406: The album. On 26 July 2013, they announced the album title to be Brand New Machine . The album's second single " Count On Me " featuring Nadiah Adu-Gyamfi (under her stage-name "Moko") premiered on B.Traits ' BBC Radio 1 show on the same day, and the album artwork was released. "Count On Me" was released on 29 September. The album was released on 7 October. On 24 August 2013, they performed on

1225-509: The band back to the sound which initially made them a commercial success, whilst still experimenting with other genres such as UK garage in the track "Reload" with Craig David and electronic rock in the track "Control" with British punk band Soft Play. The duo have also created a remix version of " Invaders Must Die " for the Prodigy . In Australia, the remix reached fifty three on the Aria Singles Chart and number seven on

1274-496: The confines of a serpentine carriageway, put in place the essential elements of his much-imitated design for Birkenhead Park in Birkenhead . The latter commenced in 1843 with the help of public finance and deployed the ideas which Paxton had pioneered at Princes Park on a more expansive scale. Frederick Law Olmsted visited Birkenhead Park in 1850 and praised its qualities. Indeed, Paxton is widely credited as having been one of

1323-453: The designed landscape as a setting for the suburban domicile (an idea pioneered by John Nash at Regent's Park in London) and re-fashioned it for the provincial town in a most original way. Nash's remodelling of St James's Park from 1827 and the sequence of processional routes he created to link The Mall with Regent's Park completely transformed the appearance of London's West End . With

1372-564: The duo were confirmed through their website to co-headline Saturday night at Reading Festival and Sunday night at Leeds Festival 2013. On 4 June 2013, the album's lead single " Lost & Not Found " featuring Louis M^ttrs was uploaded to the Chase & Status Vevo channel. The digital single was released on 26 June and includes remixes from MTA Records artists Dream Mclean, Kove and Josh Butler. On 17 June 2013, MTA Records announced that newly signed Elli Ingram will support them on tour and feature on

1421-499: The establishment of Princes Park in 1842, Joseph Paxton did something similar for the benefit of a provincial town, albeit one of international stature by virtue of its flourishing mercantile sector. Liverpool had a burgeoning presence in global maritime trade before 1800, and during the Victorian era its wealth rivalled that of London itself. The form and layout of Paxton's ornamental grounds, structured about an informal lake within

1470-779: The form of walking, running, horse riding, mountain biking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing; or sedentary activity such as observing nature, bird watching, painting, photography, or picnicking. Limiting park or open space use to passive recreation over all or a portion of the park's area eliminates or reduces the burden of managing active recreation facilities and developed infrastructure. Many ski resorts combine active recreation facilities (ski lifts, gondolas, terrain parks, downhill runs, and lodges) with passive recreation facilities (cross-country ski trails). Many smaller neighborhood parks are receiving increased attention and valuation as significant community assets and places of refuge in heavily populated urban areas. Neighborhood groups around

1519-525: The large amount of open space and natural habitat in the former pleasure grounds, they now serve as important wildlife refuges, and often provide the only opportunity for urban residents to hike or picnic in a semi-wild area. However, city managers or politicians can target these parks as sources of free land for other uses. Partly for this reason, some of these large parks have "friends of X park" advisory boards that help protect and maintain their semi-wild nature. There are around estimated 27,000 public parks in

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1568-544: The multi-genre music festival NH7 Weekender on 20 October 2013. On 25 July 2014, they headlined Friday night on the mainstage at Global Gathering festival. Despite the performance being a roaring success, attracting the second largest crowd after Saturday headliners the Prodigy , the festival's memory was tainted with the death of a man on the Friday night. For 2014's Red Bull Culture Clash, Chase & Status joined forces with Shy FX , David Rodigan and MC Rage to form

1617-567: The need to provide substantial space to congregate, typically involves intensive management, maintenance, and high costs. Passive recreation, also called "low-intensity recreation" is that which emphasizes the open-space aspect of a park and allows for the preservation of natural habitat. It usually involves a low level of development, such as rustic picnic areas, benches, and trails. Passive recreation typically requires little management and can be provided at very low costs. Some open space managers provide nothing other than trails for physical activity in

1666-536: The outbreak of World War II, the house was converted to a hospital catering for children suffering with hip diseases. The patients were transferred by converted single deck buses from the Bartholomews Hospital at Swanley in Kent. It was considered to be too dangerous in that area because it was on the edge of the balloon barrage. However Luton saw enemy activity due to the nearby motor works. Initially there

1715-404: The park was built was purchased by Richard Vaughan Yates, an iron merchant and philanthropist, in 1841 for £50,000. The creation of Princes Park showed great foresight and introduced a number of highly influential ideas. First and foremost was the provision of open space for the benefit of townspeople and local residents within an area that was being rapidly built up. Secondly it took the concept of

1764-420: The past three years and 95 per cent expect their funding will continue to reduce". Parks can be divided into active and passive recreation areas. Active recreation is that which has an urban character and requires intensive development. It often involves cooperative or team activity, including playgrounds , ball fields, swimming pools, gymnasiums, and skateparks . Active recreation such as team sports, due to

1813-457: The principal influences on Olmsted and Calvert's design for New York's Central Park of 1857. Another early public park, the Peel Park, Salford , England, opened on 22 August 1846. Boston Common was purchased for public use grazing cows and as a military parade ground and dump in 1634. It first started to get recreational elements in 1728, arguably making it the first municipal park in

1862-551: The public.) and some EU states that have mostly recreation grounds for kids to play within a park, but may also have a duck pond, large grassy zones not meant exclusively for sports, many trees, and several bushy places. When it occurs as a separate facility on its own, without any parkland, at a street corner or by a shop, the play facility is called a playground . Chase and Status Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen

1911-572: The song "Heavy" with Dizzee Rascal . The album debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold in the first week of sales by the British Phonographic Industry . In contrast to More Than Alot and No More Idols , the new album has a darker sound. The duo performed as a sub-headline on Friday night at Download Festival 2012, provoking an outcry from regular Download enthusiasts (the festival

1960-487: The soundsystem Rebel Sound. They went on to win the clash, defeating fellow groups Stone Love Movement , Boy Better Know and ASAP Mob . On 21 and 28 November 2014, they headlined the UK's largest indoor winter music festival, The Big Reunion. On 30 December, they headlined the main stage of Rhythm & Vines While working on their fourth studio album, the duo began releasing a new grime or British hip hop track every week. The four songs were released collectively as

2009-510: The third single from the album. As it was released as a free download from their website on 8 November 2010, it did not qualify to chart. The fourth single from the album is " Blind Faith ", which features soul singer/songwriter Liam Bailey and was released in January 2011. Other singles include " Time " (featuring Delilah ), " Hitz " (featuring Tinie Tempah ) and " Flashing Lights " (with Sub Focus featuring Takura ). The album also contains

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2058-490: The wealthy. In The Politics of Park Design: A History of Urban Parks in America, (Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, 1982), Professor Galen Cranz identifies four phases of park design in the U.S. In the late 19th century, city governments purchased large tracts of land on the outskirts of cities to form "pleasure grounds": semi-open, charmingly landscaped areas whose primary purpose was to allow city residents, especially

2107-488: The workers, to relax in nature. As time passed and the urban area grew around the parks, land in these parks was used for other purposes, such as zoos, golf courses and museums. These parks continue to draw visitors from around the region and are considered regional parks , because they require a higher level of management than smaller local parks. According to the Trust for Public Land , the three most visited municipal parks in

2156-531: The world are joining together to support local parks that have suffered from urban decay and government neglect. A linear park is a park that has a much greater length than width. A typical example of a linear park is a section of a former railway that has been converted into a park called a rail trail or greenway (i.e. the tracks removed, vegetation allowed to grow back). Some examples of linear parks in North America include New York's High Line and

2205-405: Was demolished in 1964. When Stockwood House was built in 1740 by John Crawley , the grounds were laid out in a fashion befitting one of Bedfordshire’s leading landowners. The enclosed walled gardens provided shelter for growing fruit and vegetables for the house. One of the walled gardens now displays a series of gardens illustrating the changing styles of gardening through the ages. Soon after

2254-528: Was not any X-ray facility there, but one was added later and housed in the stable block. Before that installation, patients were taken by private car to nearby Luton and Dunstable hospital. The house was then named Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease. The house, in a poor state, was demolished in 1964. The park is sometimes used by Irish Travellers as a halting site. The Medieval Garden (12th to 15th century) shows herbs and plants grown for medicinal, cookery and dyeing uses. The 16th-century garden

2303-530: Was of secondary importance. As urban land prices climbed, new urban parks in the 1960s and after have been mainly pocket parks . One example of a pocket park is Chess Park in Glendale, California. The American Society of Landscape Architects gave this park a General Design Award of Honor in 2006. These small parks provide greenery, a place to sit outdoors, and often a playground for children. All four types of park continue to exist in urban areas. Because of

2352-479: Was released on 2 April 2012. On 15 October 2012, the track "Big Man" featuring Liam Bailey was released on the Chase & Status website as a free download. The following day, it was released through online retailers. The music video was also published on 15 October on their YouTube channel and the 'UKFDrumandBass' channel. On 8 March 2013, the duo were confirmed to headline Saturday night at Roskilde Festival following Metallica at Orange stage. On 11 March 2013,

2401-547: Was rented out to the Batthyány family to carry out such a project but the city had eventually taken back control and in 1813 announced a design competition to finally finish the park; works started in 1816. An early purpose-built public park, although financed privately, was Princes Park in the Liverpool suburb of Toxteth . This was laid out to the designs of Joseph Paxton from 1842 and opened in 1843. The land on which

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