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Refurbishment of recreation ground, Watlington |
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Refurbishment of Watlington Recreation Ground, Oxfordshire This community-lead project has regenerated the town's recreation ground, creating a new social hub for Watlington, and is highly regarded by local people. We designed the scheme to truly cater for all ages and abilities, incorporating a new play area which forms the “heart” of the recreation ground, and integrates other adjacent areas, including a new kick-about pitch, a refurbished basketball court and the original skate-bowl. We also included a trim-trail located around the perimeter of the site. Primarily, this was to encourages a healthy lifestyle and out-door exercise for adult users. However, it does also extend the hours that the ground is used, and this has had a dramatic impact on the degree of antisocial behaviour experienced in this area. We were involved with a comprehensive community consultation with the general public, the two local schools, and the youth club, and we used this, with the Parish Council, to compile a brief based on the results of the consultation. We then designed the scheme, including an enabling works package and new landscaping, and worked with three play equipment manufacturers to design the play area portion of the scheme We compiled the necessary documentation required to submit funding applications to both local sources of funding (District Council, local trusts) and national sources, including the Big Lottery (Awards For All and Playful Ideas). Our application documents to one organization are now used to demonstrate a model application. The completed project has been promoted as a landmark scheme by organisations including the Oxfordshire Association of Local Councils (OALC) and South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC). |
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