How would you spend £20,000 to improve Home Park?

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We have £20,000 to spend in Home Park.

We have some proposals which are currently being costed. They could look something like this:

1.  Outdoor gym equipment

 

BEFORE

 

AFTER and more equipment can be added over time.

2. Seating area (possibly with cafe cabin selling coffee and snacks at later stage)

 

BEFORE

We could get some interesting seating and normal benches for this area (to be costed) and it could be an area that get used for games which people can ‘book’ out of the library to bring the library into the park.

 

AFTER

Or it could incorporate something like this ampitheatre style set up so plays or book readings could take place.

3. Updated seats

 

BENCH IN DIRT

 

BENCH IN STONE

 

4. Fixed outdoor table tennis tables

BEFORE

The area around it could be in a lighter floor colour or gravel as in the parks in Paris to create a’ zone’ in the park.

 

AFTER

5. Improved play area

 

BEFORE

We could add more equipment. Perhaps something for kids to climb over and interact with other kids.

 

What do you think?

THE NOVELIST GRAHAM SWIFT

 

The New York Time ran an article about a book which features Fairlawn Park! The Novelist Graham Swift’s dad lived here. In the extract above the  novelist writes about how he came back to FP and his dads old house was covered in Ivy and had a rusting car in the front garden. Things have improved since he visited! 

Anyway, it’s an interesting article, if only because Fairlawn Park was mentioned in the new York Times.