Stacksteads Riverside Park

FUNDING WILL BE USED TO IMPROVE THE FACILITIES IN THE PARK BY DEFINING THE EXISTING FOOTPATHS, RESURFACING THE WALKWAYS AND INCREASING THE PICNIC AREAS AVAILABLE. OVER THE YEARS THE COUNCIL HAVE REDUCED THE MAINTENANCE IN THE PARK, AND NOW ONLY REALLY KEEP THE GRASS SHORT. THIS MEANS THE PATHS ARE OVERGROWN AT THE SIDES, AND GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF NEGLECT. A CULVERT IN THE HILL ABOVE THE PARK BECAME BLOCKED, AND ALTHOUGH THIS HAS NOW BEEN CLEARED, THE ENTRANCE TO THE PARK FLOODED AND THE STONE ON THE PATH WASHED AWAY. WE PROPOSE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SURFACING ON ALL THE PATHS, AND CREATE ADDITIONAL PATHS TO ADDITIONAL PICNIC TABLES SURROUNDED BY AN AREA OF WILDLIFE WHICH COULD BE USED BY LOCAL SCHOOLS AND RESIDENTS.