NG Four January/February 2020
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PARK TO REOPEN THANKS TO<br />
£38K REFURBISHMENT<br />
by Gedling Borough Council<br />
A park that was on the brink of permanent closure<br />
was reopened after a £38k investment from<br />
Gedling Borough Council.<br />
The play area on the corner of Carnarvon Grove and<br />
Foxhill Road, Carlton was re-opened by the Mayor of<br />
Gedling, Councillor Sandra Barnes, last November.<br />
Local school children from Carlton Central Academy<br />
attended the opening to test out the new equipment.<br />
The park closed last July following a spate of<br />
vandalism that left it too dangerous to stay open. A<br />
decision to close the park indefinitely, on health and<br />
safety grounds, was made and discussions took<br />
place with senior officers and councillors about the<br />
future of the park. The council listened to residents<br />
and the local school and took the decision that it<br />
would be refurbished rather than close permanently.<br />
Gedling Borough Council has invested £38,000 to<br />
improve the park. The old wooden equipment has<br />
been replaced by solid steel metal materials, which<br />
will last longer and are less likely to be vandalised.<br />
The new play area includes new swings, climbing<br />
frame, slide, roundabout, rocking horse and a new<br />
bench and rubber surfacing.<br />
The Mayor of Gedling, Councillor Sandra Barnes said:<br />
“It’s great that the park has been saved and that the<br />
local school children have somewhere to play locally.<br />
We listened to the residents and made a decision to<br />
invest in the park and provide new equipment which<br />
will secure the long term future of the park.”<br />
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