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The Ashes Playing Field Trust is a registered charity and we greatly appreciate all coverage of our park.

Our press contact is committee member Angela Martinson, who can be contacted via the following form.

Press releases

We send out press releases periodically to inform the media of events at our site. If you would like to be added to our email list please fill in the form above. You can view previous updates via our press release archive, or catch up with the latest via our latest news section. You may also find our social media channels of use.

Image library

The images below are free for editorial use to accompany stories involving the Ashes. Click on the image to be taken through to a hi-res version. Please credit the photographer and the Ashes Playing Field Trust if you use them, with full credit information also included in the image’s metadata.

The bowls pavilion seen at the Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. The pavilion is used by Howden Bowls Club.

The bowls pavilion seen at the Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. The pavilion is used by Howden Bowls Club.

The Jubilee Walk at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The Jubilee Walk at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The childrens play park at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The childrens play park at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The main field at Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. This image is provided free of charrge for editorial use by media organisations by the Ashes Playing Field Trust.

The main field at Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. This image is provided free of charrge for editorial use by media organisations by the Ashes Playing Field Trust.

The Jubilee Walk at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The Jubilee Walk at Ashes Playing Field in Howden.

The bowls pavilion seen at the Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. The pavilion is used by Howden Bowls Club.

The bowls pavilion seen at the Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire. The pavilion is used by Howden Bowls Club.

Pavilion fire

The three images below relate directly to the fire which destroyed our sport pavilion on Monday April 6 2015. The terms of use remain the same.

The sport pavilion at Ashes Playing Field  in Howden on the evening of Tuesday April 7 2015, having been destroyed by fire the previous evening.

The sport pavilion at Ashes Playing Field in Howden on the evening of Tuesday April 7 2015, having been destroyed by fire the previous evening.

The sport pavilion at Ashes Playing Field on fire in Howden on the evening of Monday April 6 2015.

The sport pavilion at Ashes Playing Field on fire in Howden on the evening of Monday April 6 2015.

Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire, after the wreckage of the sport pavilion was removed. The iconic building was destroyed by fire on the evening of Monday April 6 2015.

Ashes Playing Field in Howden, East Yorkshire, after the wreckage of the sport pavilion was removed. The iconic building was destroyed by fire on the evening of Monday April 6 2015.