Nelsons Lane Play area
The Council has accepted tenders submitted by Wicksteed to replace equipment on two playgrounds
The refurbishment of the playground on Nelsons Lane will cost £32,000.
Similar work on Woodthorpe Green will cost £30,000
The work is expected to be completed by the end of the month
Following a ballot organised by the Chase Residents Association, the winning design for the £32,000 renovation of the Nelsons Lane playground has been revealed.
The favoured design is the one put forward by play equipment company Wicksteed, who also won the contract to renovate the Woodthorpe Green playground.
The winning design is on display at Dringhouses Library
The plan is for work on the Nelsons Lane playground to get underway in February.
The play area at Woodthorpe Green is going to be updated with some new equipment, thanks to funding from City of York Council and the Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Ward Committee.
The Woodthorpe Community Group is working with the council to gather feedback on plans that have been submitted by playground companies and would like everyone who uses the park to come along and vote for their preferred design.
Representatives from the Community Group will be in the playground from 3-4pm on Friday 22nd September and 10-11am on Saturday 23rd September. Playground users are invited to come along and vote for their favourite design.
Liberal Democrat councillors for the Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward have warmly welcomed plans to invest £17,000 in each of two local playgrounds.
The Nelsons Lane and Woodthorpe Green play areas are two of ten sites across the city that are each set to receive £17,000 in funding from City of York Council. The funds comes from a £170,000 capital programme for 2017/18 for playground improvement. Full details of the citywide plans, which were announced on 30 January, can be found here: https://www.york.gov.uk/press/article/2083/170k_proposed_to_make_big_improvements_to_york_s_playgrounds
Dringhouses & Woodthorpe Lib Dem councillor Stephen Fenton has thanked the local community for their support last summer when the case for funding for the Woodthorpe Green and Nelsons Lane playgrounds was being put together:
“During my visits to Dringhouses Primary and Woodthorpe Primary Schools in July 2016 I gathered lots of ideas from pupils about how they think we can improve local play areas, and we gathered even more suggestions at the Woodthorpe Family Fun Day in August. This engagement helped us to demonstrate the level of community support for improving play provision in the ward, and I am looking forward to working with community groups to develop improvement plans for the two playgrounds.”
Welcoming the citywide plans, Councillor Keith Aspden, Liberal Democrat Executive Member for Economic Development and Community Engagement, said: “Thanks to this proposed funding, ten of York’s play parks will be significantly improved for children and families in the city. Hopefully this will provide more opportunities for children and young people to exercise in a fun and safe environment.”
Under the plans, the £170,000 funding will be equally shared between the following playgrounds:
· Askham Bryan
· Badger Hill
· Cemetery Road, Fishergate
· Littlethorpe Close, Strensall
· Nelsons Lane, Dringhouses
· Rowntree Park
· School Lane, Fulford
· Victoria Field, Holgate
· West Bank Park, Holgate
· Woodthorpe Green
The report to go to the 7th February Decision Session is available at http://democracy.york.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=735&MId=9472&Ver=4
The playground, with new equipment, is on the Woodlands Estate which is managed by Joseph Rowntree Housing.
Local residents have approached the Association to seek their support in getting answers and most importantly getting the play area used again.
Shirley Gumley, Chairman of the Foxwood Residents Association, said
” It is a great pity that this play area has been locked for so long. There are lots of young children in the area who would appreciate a secure place to play and residents are feeling frustrated at the lack of communication from Joseph Rowntree on this issue.
If there is a reason why the area cannot be used then tell us rather than leaving everyone guessing”
A door to door survey on the issue is currently being undertaken in the area.