An attraction in Milnthorpe is asking visitors for their memories, as they celebrate their 30th anniversary.
In 1992, the Lakeland Wildlife Oasis opened for the first time.
As part of their year celebrating this milestone, the “little zoo with lots to do” is asking visitors to dig out pictures of their visits to the zoo across the decades, which will then be displayed at the zoo as a digital and physical wall of memories throughout the summer.
“We often have parents telling us how much they loved visiting as children themselves” says zoo founder Jo Marsden. “Which made us think what a perfect time to capture the zoo’s legacy, across 30 years of changes and challenges, as a thank you to our loyal supporters.”
The zoo are also welcoming stories, anecdotes and memories of family visits and memorable moments spent up close and personal with any of the zoos amazing animals.
The best ten photos and submissions will be rewarded with an invitation to the zoo’s anniversary party, on Saturday 9th July.
“We’ve already received some great pictures and memories,” says Jo, who’s been going through her own family albums. “We’d love pictures of children visiting the zoo “then and now”- perhaps a scowling three-year old who’s now an ecologist- or a merchant banker and it will be great to meet up with some of them, now they are grown up, at our party!”
“You forget how quickly things change; I’ve found pictures of our family standing onsite when it was just an abandoned nursery glasshouse, looking at bit shell shocked at the work ahead of us! It’s been an incredible 30 years, and with the natural world under threat more than ever, we’re determined to continue making a difference over the next 30 years.”
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