Supporting great ideas to make a greener, connected, healthier Cotswolds
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By North Cerney Parish Council
To breathe new life into the only community space in our village - transforming our poorly-equipped 50-year-old playpark into a multi-generational space for play, fitness, sport and socialising.
The overall project comprises 6 designated zones and this crowdfunding campaign will provide the equipment for Zone 1. We have made funding applications to other grant bodies for the remaining 5 zones. The project's 6 zones are: 1. Junior/Young Adult Fitness – Primary and Intermediate Trim Trail and teenage/young adult Street Gym; 2. Adult Fitness – cross-trainer and fixed cycle within gated and fenced-off area; 3. Young Children’s Play – existing playhouse, new springer, and nest swing for babies/toddlers/those with disabilities; 4. Older Children’s Play – refurbished swings, multi-functional play tower; 5. Ball Game Park – In this phase, install a football goal and netball hoop. In project phase 2, our vision is to resurface the tarmacked area, apply court markings for multiple ball games. 6. Socialising/sitting – full hard-path accessibility, picnic benches, seating, and herb and perennial planting. A Skills Pledge is also in place for villagers to help deliver the project.
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
1. Build and strengthen our community: our village has no facilities and a wide-ranging social demographic. This project is already breaking down barriers and bringing the community together. 2. Promote villagers’ physical and mental wellbeing: a multi-generational space to socialise, play, and exercise will reduce loneliness and improve health outcomes for all. 3. Space for social connections/gatherings: with no publicly accessible playparks within 5 miles, a welcoming outdoor space will also provide a focus for village gatherings. 4. Improved accessibility: hard-path access to this greenfield site for prams/pushchairs/walking aids/wheelchairs, and a swing suitable for all abilities. 5. Promote health and teamwork: by encouraging ball games and team sport. 6. Encouraging community volunteering of time and skills: to help raise funds for the project and deliver elements of the build.
Steps to get it done:
Community news reaches villagers through a variety of methods including an e-newsletter, our parish magazine Churn News, our Instagram page (Woodmancote Village), and through noticeboards and regular leaflet drops. The Woodmancote Community Group of volunteers communicate through a WhatsApp group, which helps with organising village-centric activities. It is also an informal neighbourhood alert system. The Community Group has grown in energy and strength to enable change within our village. Activities include regular litter picks, cleaning and tidying of the bus shelter area, an Easter Egg hunt, planting and care of mangers at the entrance to the village, and planting daffodil bulbs in communal spaces. Donations and fundraising events such as street parties for the late Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and The King’s Coronation, enabled the purchase and installation of a defibrillator. This illustrates the sense of common purpose that prevails in this vibrant rural community.
Location Woodmancote
About the space
GL7 7EH - Our 0.45 ha poorly-equipped playpark is in the village of Woodmancote in North Cerney Parish, 5 miles from Cirencester. We have no shop and the hourly bus service into Cirencester or Cheltenham is a one mile walk along narrow country lanes, as are the school, village hall and pub. The village has a wide social demographic.
Council
Cotswold District Council
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Supporting great ideas to make a greener, connected, healthier Cotswolds
How will the money be spent?Total £19,549
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Total £19,549
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