Brinton Park – The People’s Park, is an exciting new project which aims to restore and conserve the park’s historic and natural heritage, fund new and improved facilities in the park as well as develop training, leisure, and volunteering opportunities for a growing and diverse local audience.
The project will see a £2.9 million investment into Brinton Park with a grant of £2.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.
Some of the improvements to be carried out include:
- Repairing boundaries/cemetery wall/retaining walls
- Improvement to pedestrian entrances
- Surfacing around bandstand, improved paths, tree work
- Recreation of ornamental lake
- New café and toilets
- Improvements to car park and access
- Refurbishment of original toilet block
- Re-instatement of original style park furniture and signage
- Lighting to Richard Eve Memorial
- Ornamental planting extending the Senses Garden
- Minor renovation works to original Victorian Park Bothy. Install gas boiler, new greenhouse, relocate water reservoir and build new toilets in Twigs Nursery
- Improve natural habitats: acid grassland/bats
- Develop “tram stop” heritage feature
- Tell the historic story about the park through interpretation
- Programme of events, activities and volunteering opportunities
- Establish a new community led parks group
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Get involved
There's going to be lots to get involved with as the project goes on. Our community page outlines some of the different ways you can join us.
