More money for Bristol's play areas
More than £2.5 million of government cash is being spent on children's play spaces in Bristol's parks.
During the next 18 months, more than 30 parks, play spaces and play settings, including adventure playgrounds, will be remodelled and improved.
New creative designs will reflect local children's own ideas and will feature natural landscaping.
The improvements are expected to challenge, stimulate and stretch children's imaginations and encourage more young people to become physically active.
A total of £2.65 million was won by the city council from the government's Play Pathfinder programme.
The first project is at Avonmouth Park in St Andrew's Road, where £30,000 is being spent to create a new dog-free play space – five times the size of the original.
Councillor Rosalie Walker, cabinet member for culture and healthy communities, donned a hard hat and wielded a spade to help contractors get started on digging up the play area at Avonmouth in preparation for major earthworks.
Over the next four months the following places will also benefit from the new funding: Blaise Castle Estate, Canford Park, Cottle Road Green Space, Felix Road Adventure Playground, Hengrove Play Park, Kings Head Park, Lockleaze Adventure Playground, Southmead Adventure Playground, St George Park, Victory Park and Windmill Hill Adventure Playground.
In the following year these parks are currently proposed for work: Arnos Court Park, Begbrook Green Park, Brandon Hill Park, Gainsborough Square Park, Gores Marsh Park, Hartcliffe Millennium Green, Hillfields Park, Horfield Common (Ardagh), Horfield Common (Bishopthorpe Rd), Lamplighters Open Space, Netham Park, Oldbury Court Estate, Owen Square Park (Easton), Rawnsley Park (Easton), St Agnes Park/St Paul's Adventure Playground, St Andrew's Park, Redland, Troopers Hill Field, St George East, Victoria Park (St Lukes), Windmill Hill, Willmott Park, Withywood.
2 Comments
by Tony Lewis, Horfield
Monday, January 12 2009, 9:57PM
“It is unclear why the Labour Council is looking to Horfield and Lockleaze
in efforts to identify land to sell on for more housing.
The people of Horfield are lucky to have Horfield Common as a wonderful
recreational facility fo residents of all areas. But we also have other
smaller parks and green spaces that are very important. Few residents
would support the Council's plans to sell off this parkland in order to fill
holes in their Budget elsewhere.
Nor is Horfield the best place for new housing, especially housing built
on our green spaces. There are already very high levels of parking
congestion and pressure on local infrastruture.
The Council would be better off trying to ensure that the empty houses and flats left unlet can be filled before they plan new housing developments
on precious green space.”
by George, Bristol
Sunday, January 11 2009, 6:00PM
“Great news for David T Wyatt!!”