We asked, you said, we did

We asked

We asked for your views on the proposed refurbishment of the playground at Sturgess Park.

You said

We received 28 responses to the online questionnaire, spoke to 22 people at the two events we ran in the park, received one direct email and received 22 drawings/comments from students from Parkfield Primary School. The key themes from the public consultation were:

• request to put the two baby swings together, and to have two flat swings together
• request to add a second litter bin, so there are two litter bins in the playground like now
• request to make the small multi play unit more suitable for small children
• there are problems with overflowing litter bins in the park, particularly at the weekend
• request for football goals in the park
• request for better benches and litter bins in the park
• there can be feelings of unfriendliness in the park, and there was a request for more foot patrols.

We did

The order has been placed for the new equipment, and this will be installed in early 2024.

The baby swings and the flat swings have been put together and a second litter bin has been added. The small multi play unit has been changed and now does not include a fireman’s pole.

The comments about overflowing litter bins have been passed on to the team that empties litter bins.

This project and the agreed funding is for the playground only. We are planning to replace the benches and litter bins as part of our regular work. For the football goals we will consider this request further along with the impact on other users of the park.

The request for more patrols in the park has been passed on to our Community Safety Team.