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A brand new start for Crouch Hill Park
This autumn, residents in north Islington
will have an amazing new park and
facilities to enjoy, as the three-year
project to develop Crouch Hill Park
finishes in November.
Islington Council has invested £16.5
million to regenerate and transform the
park and facilities on the site. This is a
new start for the area, with state-ofthe-art
buildings and beautiful parkland
for the whole community to enjoy.
The unique wildlife and trees along
the much-loved Parkland Walk and
nature reserve have been protected
and enhanced with additional planting
and landscaping, and a great new sports
pitch.
A priority has been to enable all
residents to safely enjoy the park, with
new routes and paths that are easy to
access for wheelchairs, young children
and parents with pushchairs, and new
lighting throughout the park.
The project has also included the
building of the new Bowlers Nursery,
the redevelopment of the Cape Play and
Youth Project, and the development of
a brand new Ashmount Primary School
which will open in January 2013.
This means that families in the area
can access education for children aged
from three months up to 11 years,
Children enjoying their brand new facilities at Bowlers Nursery
along with after-school and weekend
play and youth activities for children
and young people up to 19 years.
Bowlers Nursery has been on the
site for 27 years, but its old building
had become very rundown. Yolande
Farrell, manager of the nursery says:
“We’re very excited to be part of
the redevelopment of the site. The
new building has enhanced the quality
of the childcare, it’s really bright and
the children are happy and settled.”
The Cape will reopen to children
and young people in early January
with a full play and youth work
programme, a new community café
and environmental classroom.
Youth workers are working with
children and young people to ensure
that the Cape offers what they would
like and to involve them in shaping
and delivering the work at the new
centre.
If you or your child would like more
information, contact the youth office
on 020 7527 3116 or email senior
worker Archie Morrell on
rufus.morrell@islington.gov.uk
Residents, parents and local groups
will be able to hire space within the
new buildings for events, meetings
and activities.
Image courtsey of Penoyre & Prasad
Architect's impression of the new Crouch Hill Park
Look out for an update
in the December issue of
IslingtonLife or visit
www.islington.gov.uk/crouchhill
for more on the development.
To find out about vacancies at
Bowlers Nursery, contact Yolande
Farrell on 020 7281 2832.
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