A large area of wasteland behind Harvey Street was being levelled to create Tootals Park - named after the nearby textile mill. Creation Tootals Park, Halliwell, 1951 (Picture: Newsquest)(Image: )The council’s parks department had their work cut out to make the area fit for football. But officials were confident that by levelling the site and improving the drainage, two junior football pitches could be created on the four acre site. It was hoped that grass seeds could be sown within the next year and the pitches fit for action in the following couple of years. Did you ever play on the pitches at Tootals Park?