Brinton Park – The People’s Park, is an exciting project which aims to restore and conserve the park’s historic and natural heritage, fund new and improved facilities in the park as well as develop training, leisure, and volunteering opportunities for a growing and diverse local audience.
The project will see a £2.9 million investment into Brinton Park with a grant of £2.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.
The original plans have changed since the grant application was submitted. Legal issues have led to delays, costings have gone up since 2109 and the scheme has had to be redesigned to get within the budget.
The park will now benefit from a café and terrace overlooking a new ornamental pond. The café will be in the Sons of Rest Pavilion. Structural work is needed on the building and the inside is being remodelled to create a new community space too.
The new pond will be on the site of the old paddling pool. A borehole will be installed for the water supply. The pool will attract more wildlife to the park. Other improvements for attracting more wildlife include management of the woodland, installing bat boxes and landscaping with new flower beds and shrub planting. Work will take place to improve the entrances to the park including a new traffic flow to make the main entrance safer. The toilet block is also being refurbished.
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There's going to be lots to get involved with as the project goes on. Our community page outlines some of the different ways you can join us.
