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Harlow Town Park Visitor Facilities Would you like to see new and improved facilities? For example, improved toilets, a coffee shop or improvements to car parking? Do you think Harlow Town Park would benefit from improved or additional visitor facilities? Nature, Education & Conservation How important is the natural environment of Harlow Town Park to you? Is nature conservation in the park and the education of its users a priority for you? Would you like us to maintain the rich natural environment of the park and allow more people to learn about it? Restoring Heritage Features Harlow Town Park has a rich and interesting heritage, which can be seen in the features within the park, such as the 1970s Bandstand, the 1960s Paddling Pool and the Victorian Spurriers House. Would you like to see these features returned to their former glory? How important is Harlow Town Park’s heritage to you? What is important to you in Harlow Town Park?
The Story So Far - Harlow Council made a successful Round 1 application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) in early 2010. This proposed investment in: restoring key features access improvements new planting lighting within the park play and other new features The Council, together with its partners including Town Park Users Group and Harlow Civic Society secured a grant of over £104,000 from the HLF. Match funding has been put forward by the Council of £61,758 together with an undertaking develop the proposals submitted at Round 1, and make a Round 2 submission in February 2012. What was the ‘Round 1’ submission? The initial bid to the HLF was co-ordinated by the Council with help from consultants and specialists. It comprised a ‘Concept Masterplan’ – a drawing showing the park and ideas to improve it, together with an ‘Outline Conservation Statement’. This statement summarised the historic significance of the park, its development over time and its importance today to the community it serves. As part of the Round 1 submission, it was essential to be able to demonstrate clear evidence of the involvement and the aspirations of local people. In order to be successful in the HLF grant awarding process, we needed to show that the scheme has the support of local people. Visitors to the park have been consulted at various times in the past and with feedback gathered over several years, the Council was able to demonstrate clear support for both the improvement proposals and the park. The HLF grant, which will allow the concept ideas to be developed into a full set of detailed proposals, was therefore awarded. WHAT WERE THE CRUCIAL ELEMENTS LEADING TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BID? Heritage value of Harlow Town Park Match funding in place (only a proportion of the scheme costs would be funded by HLF) High level of community support Where is the Project up to? The HLF grant includes enough funding for the Council, together with its partners and local people, to discover much more about the park and build on the ideas approved by the HLF – working these up into deliverable designs. Lanarca was appointed by the Council in May 2011 to lead the project. The team also includes specialists Allen Scott, Landscape Architects and Architects and the project will have input from a wide range of professional disciplines including: Landscape Architecture Architecture Arboriculturalists (tree specialists) Surveyors Ecologists
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