Playground Grand Opening – Sunday 7th April, 12.30pm
Playground Progress
Day 2 – 9th January
Temporary fencing has been erected as the contractor’s crew moved in to dismantle the old playground whilst carefully retaining those elements we are keeping like the beloved train, trees and hopefully the honeysuckle over the arches.
Day 13 – 20th January
The Playground starts to take shape with the frames for the basket swing, climbing frame and hexagon swing in place.
Day 26 – 2nd February 2019
Installation has been progressing well, despite a short break for the snow!
The Extron climbing frame with spiral slide, behind the frame for the nest swing and the trampoline.
The toddler Dom play unit with slide.
One end of the dual cableway.
The six pieces of gym equipment, two of the round tables with benches and the other end of the cable way in the distance.
Day 37 – 13th February 2019
Six pieces of gym equipment with grass grow through matting are now complete.
Whilst some of the playground and gym equipment is looking fit for use, please note that until the contractors fences are removed, the equipment has not been checked and signed off, so not necessarily fit for purpose.
We respectfully ask all those not involved with the construction to stay out of the contractors area until the fences are removed.
Day 40 – 16th February 2019 – Mounds and Compensation
There are four new mounds in the play area that must be compensated for, for the loss of flood plain capacity they remove. This compensation ensures the recreation ground can take the same amount of flood water as before the playground was constructed.
Two of the new mounds pictured above, the one with the play tube will be covered in artificial grass.
Above are the remaining two new mounds in the background. Both mounds turfed and awaiting a wobbly bridge to join them. The frame for the High Rocker is in the foreground.
Above is one of the two areas where soil has been removed to compensate for flood capacity, the soil being used to form the mounds. This area is near the boundary with SODC – the highest part of the sight to compensate for the upper parts of the mounds.
The recesses are approximately 200mm deep. The edges are to be tapered and area grass seeded.
The second compensation area (pictured above) is situated on the far side of the recreation ground where the levels are nearly the same as the lower parts of the mounds.
New Playground – update November 2018
It is with great thanks from the following providers that we have secured the necessary funds to proceed with the project to update the Playground and add a new Outdoor Gym.
SODC £99,790
WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund £80,040
ACTIVE SPACES * £5,000
Agrivert £500
Howbery Park £300
Waitrose £240
Homebase Property Management £150
There are also contributions of £513 from the community donated in memory of the former Parish Council Chairman John Bellamy.
In addition Crowmarsh Parish Council is contributing to the project a sum of approximately £35,000. This includes £8604 to FCC Recycling UK Ltd to facilitate the WREN grant.
With a total of £185,000 worth of grants from our three main funding providers Crowmarsh Parish Council is now planning the commencement of the project. Due diligence has been carried out and Eibe has been appointed contractor for the New Playground and Outdoor Gym Installation.
Dates to Remember: Crowmarsh Playground closed from 8th January until approximately Easter 2019
Work is scheduled to commence on the 8th January with an estimated handover mid to late March – therefore the playground and surrounding area will be off limits during this time.
Plans are currently in place to commence work on the 8th January with an estimated handover mid to late March – therefore the playground and surrounding area will be off limits for this time.
We look forward to being able to welcome you all back to the New Playground and New Outdoor Gym with a Grand Opening around Easter.
Crowmarsh Parish Council
*ACTIVE SPACES (The London Marathon Charitable Trust and Fields Trust)
New playground update – 20 September 2018
FUNDING SECURED
Subject to legal requirements Crowmarsh Parish Council is happy to report that sufficient funding has been secured such that the New Playground and Outdoor Gym project can go ahead.
Many thanks to the providers, SODC, WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund and ACTIVE SPACES (The London Marathon Charitable Trust and Fields Trust) for their contributions, and thanks to the community for your letters of support and feedback helping to shape the project and its outcome.
We look forward to sharing more with you in the near future once we have gone through due diligence and appointed a contractor.
Crowmarsh Parish Council
Annual Parish Meeting
The Annual Parish Meeting will be held on Monday 14th May at Crowmarsh School starting at 7.30pm.
Local Neighbourhood Plan
30 April 2018
Landscape Survey Impact Assessment-min
Revised:
Environment Heritage Evidence-2
9 March 2018
Local Neighbourhood Plan discussion meetings
The Steering Group responsible for developing your Crowmarsh Parish Neighbourhood Plan is hosting meetings at Crowmarsh Gifford School on Tuesday 13 March and North Stoke Village Hall on Thursday 15 March, both starting at 7.30 pm. The purpose of the meetings is to explain what has been achieved so far and to put the preliminary findings to you for discussion and informal consultation.
Crowmarsh Playground and Gym Update
Letters of support requested
Planning Approved
We are pleased to report we now have planning approval for the play area upgrade and addition of a gym area.
For those who missed seeing the plans, please see Crowmarsh Playground Proposals page. Some of these drawings and images are currently on display in the Crowmarsh Primary School hall, they will stay up for two weeks after the half term break. There will also be a display during the Coffee morning at Crowmarsh Village Hall on Saturday 10th March 10.00 till 12.00.
Please note the design has considered requests for equipment made in our previous survey in spring last year, which had 215 people supporting the principle of a new improved playground and 126 supporting the gym.
Grant Applications
We need external funding for this project to be realised, which the Parish Council will now be seeking through grant applications.
You can help us with the process with your written support of the proposed playground and or the gym.
To help secure external funding we would like to provide further evidence to potential funders that local people support the proposed design and equipment. This means we need you to send letters or e-mails to us (The Parish Council) supporting the new play area and gym, specifically referring to the design features and which aspects will be most beneficial to you and your family. Please include your name. Where applicable please include comments / quotes from the children (noting their ages) who would benefit from these improvements.
Written support will be collated by Michelle Reynolds. Letters can be sent into school addressed to Michelle. Alternatively, e-mails can be sent to [email protected]. These responses will be collated and submitted as part of our grant applications.
Expressing your personal support could make the difference in securing the necessary funds for this great project to be realised.
Many thanks, in anticipation.
Crowmarsh Parish Council
Proposed External Gym
The Parish Council are currently looking at putting in 6 pieces of gym equipment by the Recreation Ground play area, but which, is still to be decided.
These are 2 sets of suggestions which have been made, there may be others.
If you like the idea of the gym and have any thoughts on it and the
equipment, please let the Parish Council know. c/o Michelle
[email protected]
Local Community Plan
2 February 2018