Fenland Inspire! Play Areas Consultation

Residents are being urged to give feedback on Fenland District Council proposals to spend £1.5 million Government funding on improving and creating play areas across the district.

Specific sites have been identified to host play equipment for the first time, whilst others are earmarked for improvements.

Take part in the survey at: Fenland Inspire! Play Areas Consultation, please be sure not to include any personal details that could identify you or anyone else.

Please note: This survey does not automatically collect any personal data, such as your email address, and you are not required to provide any information that could identify you or anyone else. Some questions include open-ended text boxes; please avoid entering any details that could identify anyone. All responses will be reviewed, and any information we consider to be personal data will be removed. We will not publish anything that could identify you. If you have any questions, please contact: foi@fenland.gov.uk

If you need assistance to complete the survey, contact Fenland District Council on 01354 654321 or via other routes on our contact us page and ask to speak to the 'parks and open spaces team' for support with the Fenland Inspire! Play Areas Consultation.

Further details: Fenland Inspire! Play Areas proposals

It's proposed to spend around £250,000 in each of Fenland's four towns, with the remaining £500,000 spent in villages.

The results of this consultation will help inform the projects that are taken forward, with plans for work to begin as soon as possible. The survey is open until 9am, Monday, June 1.

An equality impact assessment will be carried out on all improvements that are taken forward.

The proposal to invest in parks is in accordance with the district council's Cabinet investment aspirations set out in 'Fenland Inspire!'.

The proposals are in addition to usual ongoing maintenance and investment in parks and play areas. Fenland District Council invests every year into maintaining play equipment and does regular safety checks.

The council is responsible for many parks, open spaces and play areas across the district. Other play parks in the district may be owned by parish councils, private companies or housing providers.

Some of the proposals relate to sites not owned by Fenland District Council and will require landowner approval to go ahead. In some cases, owners of the sites may already have conducted recent consultations about the sites related to their own plans.

Fenland Inspire! Play Areas proposals by location

Chatteris

Proposals for Chatteris centre around improving lighting at Furrowfields and Wenny Road recreation grounds. Any remaining budget for Chatteris is proposed to be spent refreshing these and other town play areas with things like refreshed and improved surfacing, fencing and play equipment. This could include at Cricketers Way, Hunters Close, Huntingdon Road, Larham Way and St Pauls Drive.

March

In March, there are proposals to invest in new or improved equipment at up to eight locations, to potentially include Alberts Drive, Gaul Road, North Drive, Peas Hill Road, Robingoodfellows Lane, Southwell Close, The Avenue and West End Park.

Whittlesey

Proposals for Whittlesey include for new meeting and seating area at Church Street, next to St Andrew's Church, with the potential installation of benches and improved landscaping. In addition, there's a proposal to put some play equipment closer to Station Road. Plus, possible investment in Manor Field, Pinewood Avenue and Thornham Way.

Wisbech

In Wisbech, there's a proposal to create a new play area in Guild Road. In addition, there are proposals to invest in improved or additional features at Burcroft Road, Jasmin Close and Wisbech Park.

Villages

In Fenland's villages there's a proposal to create a new play area in Tydd St Giles, close to the community centre in Broad Drove East. A new play area is also proposed for Manea on the grassed area in Hutchinson Close. Plus, improvements to play areas in Christchurch; Doddington; Elm; Leverington; at Park Road, Manea; Murrow; Newton in the Isle; and Wimblington.