Sudbury & Long Melford Community News, January 2022

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COMMUNITY NEWS

JANUARY 2022

Improvements to Belle Vue Park welcomed by local community

Over 250 people in Sudbury and the surrounding area contributed to Babergh District Council’s public consultation about the future of Belle Vue Park held earlier this autumn. The aim of the public consultation was to understand the views and opinions of local people and users of the park based on design concepts for a new park entrance, café, toilets, and other park facilities such as a relocated play area and improved accessibility. During the two-day event held in Belle Vue Park, visitors viewed the concept designs in person with 190 submitting their feedback on the future of the park. Following the event, the designs were displayed in Borehamgate Precinct and online allowing a further 93 responses to be submitted through the website. Overall, the plans for improving the entrance of the park were welcomed with 73% of respondents stating that an improved and accessible entrance would increase park usage.

66% of respondents visit the park weekly (30%) or monthly (36%) with only 6% visiting daily and the remaining respondents visiting occasionally. When asked whether the improvement would increase frequency and length of visits, 72% agreed. The feedback, which included space for free comment, will be reviewed and used to inform a masterplan for the park which can be delivered over the next 5 years. A number of elements were included within the survey and respondents were asked to rank their importance. Having new toilets with accessible features was ranked as the most important factor of park improvements followed by improved play area and equipment (for all ages) and new café.

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