Category: About Warminster: Lake Pleasure Grounds (Town Park)

Life-Long Warminster Resident Rob Fear Appointed As The New Park Keeper For The Lake Pleasure Grounds (Town Park)

Monday 12th December 2016

Left to right: Kevin Bowler (Manager idverde);
Rob “Clive ” Fear (Park Keeper); Stuart Legg
(Warminster Town Council Direct Services
Supervisor) and Nick Johns (Supervisor idverde).
Town councillors and members of some of the
user groups in the bandstand in the background.

Warminster Town Council has a double cause for celebration following the community asset transfer of the Lake Pleasure Grounds (Town Park) to them from Wiltshire County Council. Idverde, who hold the contract for the park maintenance, have appointed Rob “Clive’ Fear as a full-time park keeper. Rob has lived in Warminster all his life and is delighted to be offered this opportunity to be a part of the exciting challenges ahead as work carries on with the improvements to the park. The Town Council welcomes his appointment. Rob will be working closely with Stuart Legg, Warminster Town Council’s Direct Services Supervisor, and both are happy and willing to talk to anyone who has any questions about the work that’s being carried out, or to listen to any suggestions residents may have.

Replacing The Wooden Edging Of The Boating Lake In The Lake Pleasure Grounds (Town Park), Warminster

Thursday 20th October 2016

 ‘Warminster Fencing’ replacing the wooden
edging around the boating lake in the
Lake Pleasure Grounds (Town Park),
Weymouth Street, Warminster.

The old wooden edge boards have rotted.

 Warminster Fencing.
First class supplier of quality
garden fencing, sheds and gates,
domestic and commercial.

Telephone 01985 217775.

Mobile 07725 948625.

www.warminsterfencing.co.uk

 Photographs taken by Danny Howell
on Thursday 20th October 2016.

Plans Continuing For Town Park

Autumn 2016

From Warminster Town Council Newsletter, Autumn 2016:

Plans Continuing For Town Park

The transfer of the Town Park to the Town Council is imminent. In the meantime Wiltshire Council has kindly given permission for work to be undertaken in advance and there have been huge improvements made already as a result, including the painting of the bandstand, gates, railings and bollards and the trimming of the hedges. Various organisations have sponsored and planted their own flowerbeds this year.

The plans for next year are that primary schools will be invited to adopt a flowerbed and the children will plant them out for the summer, with the Town Council taking over the winter planting. Businesses will be invited to sponsor the remaining flowerbeds – this could be a whole bed or a shared bed. We’re currently working on the costs for sponsorship which will include provision of summer and winter bedding, planting, maintenance and signage. If you would like to register an interest in sponsoring a bed for next year please contact the Council and we’ll add you to the list.

The reopening of the paddling pool on 25th July [2016] has been the most notable success as a consequence of which the children’s play area has been packed throughout the summer holidays. It has been a joy to see so many families using the park and enjoying the fabulous weather. We want to make sure families can continue to enjoy the play area throughout the year and we’ve commissioned Mant Leisure to make all necessary repairs to the play equipment, which will take place now that the school holidays are over.

We asked in the last newsletter for any suggestions for the park. We did have one, which was for adult outdoor gym equipment. What do you think? Would you use it as an individual or do you belong to a club that would incorporate it into a training session? What type of equipment do you want? Please let us know your thoughts on this or any other ideas you may have.

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