The work progressed quite slowly at first due to various groundwork problems, but soon we were able to see everything begin to take shape
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The planned log roll edging was delivered and it was the installation of this that gave substance to the whole project.
New drainage was installed to cope with the occasional flooding in this area. The pool in our park is number thirty in a string of thirty one fed by the Wannerton brook that rises in the Clent hills. The area is a class three flood risk.
Soon it was time to lay the pathways around the garden, and this was a very speedy event.
Following quickly on from this, the pathways in the rest of the top end of the park were ripped up and within a few days the rest of the paths were laid.
Earlier concerns about the time scale of the work were allayed when the last bits of tarmac were laid, and the site was cleared of equipment, rubble and all the paraphernalia of ground work were removed, leaving the park in almost pristine condition well in time for the Summer Fayre on July 17th.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteGreat post giving an update on your project and the site looks fantastic!
We've given you a little mention on our blog see: http://blog.community-spaces.org.uk/2010/07/friends-of-broadwaters-progress-update/
Hope you can take five minutes to leave a comment and let us know how you're all feeling now that the pathways are in!
It looks great - it is just a shame that the childrens play area was not re-instated, after making way for a 'sensory garden'.
ReplyDeleteWith the amount of young children in the area it would be nice to something for younger age-groups.
Unfortunately, the 'Friends' had no control over the removal of the play area. In fact we protested very loudly to the parks dept. at the time. They, however, informed us that the equipment was sub standard and potentially dangerous, and the location, near water and in a relatively secluded area of the park, was not acceptable. At that time,the 'Friends' were a relatively new group who had little expertise in how to excercise their strength in such matters.
ReplyDeleteHowever, over the years we have tried install items such the three wooden ducks, the toadstools and the wooden snail for children to sit on and even climb on. Also we installed, 'Sammy the Snake'. A serpentine steel bench in the shape of a snake, which children frequently clamber over.
With the prospect of having a much larger installation in the shape of a sculpture, the 'Friends' insisted that, as part of the bid, artists should think equally about access to children as about the aesthetic qualities of the sculpture.
We believe we have achieved this with the installation of the 'Totem Bench'. It is very tactile and colourful, and children can climb over the benches and the end supports, and even some of the way up the totem if they are feeling adventurous.
Now with the addition of the two new carvings by Nansi Hemmings, there is even more for children to play on and around in relative safety.
what a load of rubbish,,children want swings and slides not peices of wood to climb up!!
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