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Development of the Recreation Field 2010 In November last year a Parish Council Newsletter was delivered to all homes in the village giving the suggested plan for the Recreation Field. We asked for comments to be made and a very small number of people got in touch with some concerns. Overall the plan was received positively. Since then work has continued; to consider all four quotations for the main construction work of the paths and to eventually be able to award the contract to Breydon Contractors. The first job was to clear the ditch on the northern boundary and to cut down some of the bushes and brambles. The ditch is to be piped along most of this boundary, a temporary stock fence installed and a new hedge of native species planted. This work has to be tackled before the birds start to nest and also before the start of the cricket season. We hope that as the hedge matures it will provide a haven for wild life. It is planned to install the path as close to the field boundary as possible as it skirts the edge of the cricket ground and as the path progresses down to the bottom of the field it will curve away from the hedge to give space for the BMX humps close to the boundary. One of our keen young BMXers has given us some ideas for the profile of the humps which will be built from the soil excavated for the path foundations. At the bottom of the field space has been allocated for the ‘Pod Swing’ . During the time since the inception of the whole project some prices have increased so to make the best use of the grants and money available we have been looking at putting in some fitness / circuit training equipment alongside the swing. This would provide facilities for the young people and could be used by the sports clubs if they wished. Again young people have been involved in selecting this and it is hoped to make the final decision and begin installation over the next six weeks. The overall project is being funded by grants from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Leicestershire County Council, '106 Funding' due to Stoke Golding and also by the Parish Council. The Parish Council is grateful for funding recently offered by the Charity of Thomas Barton for two seats and some new dog-waste bins, which will all help to enhance the area and extend its use for a wider range of the community. We hope that residents will be pleased with the final result which we hope will fulfil many – if not all – of the requests from the village gathered by the Parks’ Committee consultation exercise. Of course while the work is progressing it is inevitable that it will look somewhat messy. Please be patient with us and if you haven’t been down to the Rec recently, pop down and have a look at what’s going on and encourage Darren Shorthose and his team. Stoke Golding Parish Council - March 2010
Construction of the path - Spring 2010 (Photos by Pauline Goodsell)
April update - On Monday 1st March 2010 the work began. The brambles, bushes and broken fencing along the ditch on the northern boundary have been cleared - surprisingly no nest remnants have been found as the work has progressed. A ‘temporary’ but substantial stock fence has been installed with wire netting along most of its length and a new hedge of native species is to be planted. The path is being built as close to the field boundary as possible as it skirts the edge of the cricket ground and as the path progresses down to the bottom of the field it curves away from the hedge to give space for the BMX humps close to the boundary. Orders have been placed for a ‘Pod Swing’ and a range of climbing equipment, which are to be installed in the next few weeks, towards the bottom of the field. May 2010
June 2010
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Proposed plan
