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Green Flag
The five sites which achieved the Green
Flag Award in 2011 have all been entered in this national
award for quality parks and green spaces in 2012:
Winners are judged on eight criteria including safety,
maintenance and community involvement.
Download the updated management plans for these five
sites:
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Doggy Days
Environmental Protection and Community Safety are holding a Dog
Day Road show which will in
clude:
- Free microchipping
- PDSA- Pet checks
- Dog Trainer- Borstal Barkers- Agility Course
- Dog Fouling Information- Community Safety
The roadshow will run from 14-18 May 2012 at the
following Greenspace and Green Flag sites:
- Broomhill Park - Monday, 14 May - In the area by the car
park
- Great Lines Heritage Park - Tuesday, 15th May
- Riverside Country Park - Wednesday, 16 May- In the dog
training field
- Capstone Farm Country Park - Thursday, 17 May- Top Field
- The Vines - Friday, 18 May- within the park
The events will run from 11am to 3pm daily.
Open Air Theatre - Whatever floats your boat
Come and be astounded as this band of travelling misfits take
you on an exciting journey discovering the forgotten tales of the
River Medway.
Be amazed at the stories of heroism, tragedy and little old
ladies darning socks.
Prepare to be engulfed in a wave of colour, fun and adventure as
this travelling troop sail through the years exploring "Whatever
Floats your Boat"
- Monday, 11 June, 3.30pm, Hillyfields, Parr Avenue,
Gillingham
- Wednesday, 13 June, 3.30pm, at Broomhill Park, King Arthurs
Drive, Strood
- Thursday, 14 June, 3.30pm, at Millennium Green, Albany Road,
Chatham
- Friday, 15 June, 3.30pm, at Balmoral Gardens, Gillingham
(following the Gillingham Street parade)
- Saturday, 16 June, between 12noon and 5pm, Chatham (strolling
performance as park of Chatham Streets Arts Day)
- Sunday, 17 June, 11.30am, at Rochester Castle Moat (part of
Fuse Big Picnic)
Please note
The show begins approximately 30 minutes after the times
indicated above (except for Friday, 15 June when show will start at
5.45pm) but join us nice and early for some pre-show fun and
games).
An interactive performance devised by BA (hons) Drama, Applied
Theatre and Education students from Central School of Speech and
Drama.
Visit
What's On for other Greenspace events.
Play area improvements
Council capital funding has been secured for improvements to
Moonstone Drive, children's play area in Lordswood and works to
this site will be completed by Summer 2012 together with works
at Friston Way, Pottery Road, Cliffe Recreation Ground, Barnfield
Recreation Ground, Beechings Way and Jacksons Park, Victoria
Gardens, Chalk Pit Hill, Hamilton Road and Mill Road.
Design works are currently taking place for enhancement to the
skatepark in Cozenton Park together with investment in the play
area. Initial discussions are also taking place with regards to
creation of a play area at the leisure centre in Hoo.
Outdoor gym
Following the successful implementation of an outdoor gym for
adults in Rainham Recreation Ground, a further £75,000 is to be
invested in 2011/12 to develop additional facilities. New
facilities will be created at The Esplanade, Canal Road and
Maidstone Road Sports Ground. The Esplanade scheme was opened
in March 2012 with works at Canal Road and Maidstone Road
Sports Ground for completion in May 2012.
Gillingham Park
A phased programme of improvements to Gillingham Park off
Canterbury Street in Gillingham is under way. Formal bedding,
footpaths, seats and benches have received investment together with
new entrance gates being installed at Canterbury Street to better
reflect the historic layout of this. On 10 July 2011, a
memorial was unveiled in recognition of the Gillingham Park
Fete Tragedy in 1929. During 2012 further investment in
planting schemes and site interpretation will take place.
Borstal Open Space
Following discussion with Borstal Open Spaces Society (BOSS) a
masterplan for the future of Borstal Open Space is presently being
developed. A planning application has been submitted, you can view
this on Medway Council Planning
Pages and enter the application reference of MC/12/0867
Grange Road
Funding has been secured to undertake footpath resurfacing works
at Grange Road and the Greenspace Development Team is looking at
other improvement opportunities on this site for delivery in
2012.
Great Lines Heritage Park
Following a £2million grant from the
government's Parkland fund in 2008, work is now complete
in upgrading infrastructure and the linking of the Great
Lines Heritage Park. A draft five-year The Great Lines
Heritage Park Draft Management and Maintenance plan (pdf
5,483KB) has now been produced to ensure good management of the
site and is out for consultation.
Consultation on this plan has now closed and feedback is being
considered prior to adoption of the plan.
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