….as £50,000 a year expenditure on other parks announced
Fly tipping in Foxwood Park
More fly tipping
Cllr Sheena Jackson has criticised the Council for failing to clear up fly tipping on the Foxwood Park.
The tipping was reported nearly 3 months ago.
Sheena says she received an email from CYC “confirming it was agreed to be cleared it but it is still there”.
This was disappointing news for the volunteers who work hard to make sure that the park is kept clean.
There has been an outstanding display of daffodils this year and work has been undertaken to reduced ponding at the entrance gates to the field. A set of goal posts are expected to be erected on the field later in the year.
Good display of daffodils in Foxwood Park this year. Most were planted by volunteers
Sheena and the team have been cleaning up the park again this week
One issue being reported are potholes in the surface of the grassed area. It is a particular difficulty for partially sighted users.
Meanwhile the Council has announced that it will spend £50,000 a year supporting volunteers working in other parks in the City.
A report outlining proposals to “harness the expertise of community groups, provide volunteering opportunities and improve York’s green spaces” will be considered by the executive member for culture, leisure and tourism on 18 April.
The report sets out proposals to allocate £50,000 per annum funding to community projects at five parks in the city. “The proposals follow a wide ranging consultation by York CVS on behalf of the council”.
York CVS engaged with local stakeholders to discover the community needs and the best way for these needs to be fulfilled by local groups through the Growing Green Spaces scheme.
The funding has been specifically aimed towards five sites in the city. Proposals for each site were received by York CVS and have been recommended for approval including:
- · Rowntree Park – this bid is lead by the Friends of Rowntree Park along with partners. They want to increase their care of the existing shrub / herbaceous borders and develop new garden features which will widen the appeal of the park
- · West Bank Park – The project will be undertaken by the Blueberry Academy Gardening Team, which provides valuable work experience for trainees largely aged 18 to 24 with learning difficulties. The proposal is to create a sensory garden in the park which will become an ongoing long term base from which the academy can operate.
- · Glen Gardens – A bid by Therapeutic Art and Play Therapy Yorkshire with the support of the Friends of Glen Gardens and Refuge Action York. The project will see the group take over an existing shrub / herbaceous border meaning it will no longer need council care.
- · Hull Road Park – A bid by The Conservation Volunteers will see weekly supported sessions with volunteers undertaking a range of horticultural and non horticultural tasks.
- · Clarance Gardens – This project will utilise the same approach and source of volunteers as the Hull Road Park scheme. The programme will focus on continuing the recent work in the Gardens which has seen the brightening up of the shrub beds with new planting.These changes will improve the visual impact of the gardens, be better for wildlife and reduce long term maintenance obligations.
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