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Central Park gets further £2.6m boost
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Further improvements to Central Park have been approved with £2.6 million worth of funding.
Patrick Nicholson, deputy leader and Cabinet member for Strategic Transport, Housing and Planning, said: “I’m really excited to see the Central Park Masterplan come to fruition.
“With the first phase ongoing, all the preparation has now been done for what I like to think of as the ‘high-ticket items’ in the park. “Central Park is so important to the city and the council aim to deliver an outstanding public sport and recreational offer which encourages people to use the park to live a more active lifestyle for
park. Plans for a new enlarged skatepark have also been unveiled. Since consultation finished, a number of concept designs for the improvements have been drawn up by appointed architects LDA Design and Erect. Meanwhile, a regular volunteers programme has started in conjunction with the Friends of Central Park. More information on the Central Park Masterplan, including the latest updates and the results of the consultation, can be found here - www.plymouth.gov.uk/ centralparkmasterplan2017
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Since the scheme was announced in April, Plymouth City Council has been consulting residents on the plans for the park and have started a programme of general improvements throughout the park. themselves and their families.” Work can now begin on exciting features such as a brand new play area and the Also included in the plans are path upgrade of the existing one, an extension upgrades, four new tennis courts, new to the skate park, a new café, and the cricket rugby, and junior football pitches transformation of the old bowling pavilion complete with improved changing facilities into a community sports hub. and improvement to drainage across the
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Mon-Sat Only the 01752 783481 best is good 10am-5pm enough mail@bellas-pets.co.uk www.bellas-pets.co.uk The Central Park Skatepark is set for a major makeover. As part of the wider £9 million improvements to Central park, £250,000 will be invested into the skatepark to revamp it into a destination facility, offering something for beginners, right through to professionals which could also host events and competitions in the future. • continued on page 2