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Some York playgrounds will get upgraded this summer – these are the lucky 29

Tue 22 Jun

Rawcliffe and Clifton Without councillors at Rawcliffe Rec play area. Photograph: York Lib Dems

Tue 22 Jun 2021  @ 8:36am
Chloe Laversuch - Local Democracy Reporter
News

York families may see their local playgrounds get new equipment this summer – as the council puts £175,000 towards upgrading 29 play areas.

Community groups, councillors and housing associations were invited to bid for cash from the pot to improve playgrounds, if match funding for the projects could be provided.

The scheme was so popular that groups bid for more than three times the cash that was available.

The 29 projects

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Supported projects
OrganisationLocationWardBid forAwardedProject
Clifton Residents
Association
Crombie AvenueClifton£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Copmanthorpe and District Recreation
Centre
Recreation GroundCopmanthorpe£10,000£5,900Surfacing
Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward
councillors
Bursary CourtDringhouses and Woodthorpe£9,000£5,310New equipment
Dringhouses and Woodthorpe ward
councillors
LeesideDringhouses and Woodthorpe£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Outgang playing field CommitteeThe OutgangFulford and Heslington£7,573£4,468Surfacing
Fulford Parish
Council
Fordlands
Road
Fulford and
Heslington
£10,000£5,900Older children’s
play equipment
Friends of St NicksRawson AvenueGuildhall£10,000£5,900Safety surfacing
Haxby Town CouncilEthel Ward
Playing Field
Haxby and Wigginton£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Churchfields Open Space
Committee
Greensha w DriveHaxby and Wigginton£6,000£3,540Fitness equipment &
seating
Friends of Melrosegate
Playing Fields
Melrosega te Playing
Fields
Heworth£10,000£5,900Fitness equipment
Friends of Glen
Gardens
Glen
Gardens
Heworth£10,000£5,900Play equipment
and surfacing
Heworth
Without Parish Council
Stray RoadHeworth Without£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Holgate
councillors
Sowerby
Road
Holgate£10,000£5,900Play equipment
and surfacing
Friends of Holgate Community
Garden
Upper Saint PaulsHolgate£8,000£4,720Play equipment
Residents with Huntington Parish CouncilGarth RoadHuntington and New Earswick£10,000£5,900Fitness equipment
Huntington
Parish Council
Orchard
Park
Huntington and
New Earswick
£10,000£5,900Older children’s
play equipment
New Earswick Sports ClubWhite Rose
Avenue
Huntington and New Earswick£9,695£5,720Equipment and surfacing
Osbaldwick
Parish Council
The LeyesOsbaldwick and
Derwent
£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Dunnington Playing Fields AssociationIntake LaneOsbaldwick and Derwent£10,000£5,900Multiple smaller improvements
Clifton Without
Parish Council
Rawcliffe
Lane
Rawcliffe and
Clifton Without
£10,000£5,900Surfacing
Rawcliffe Parish
Council
St Marks
Grove
Rawcliffe and
Clifton Without
£10,000£5,900Surfacing and
painting
Askham Bryan
Parish Council
Askham
Fields Lane
Rural West£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Rufforth and Knapton Parish
Council
Wetherby RoadRural West£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Rufforth and Knapton Parish CouncilKnapton Recreation FieldRural West£30,000£17,700New play area
Skelton Parish
Council
BrecksfieldRural West£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Earswick Parish CouncilBehind Earswick
Village Hall
Strensall£5,671£3,346Play equipment
Stockton on the Forest Parish
Council
Gay MeadowsStrensall£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Elvington Parish
Council
ElvingtonWheldrake£10,000£5,900Fitness and
play equipment
Naburn Parish CouncilNaburnWheldrake£10,000£5,900Play equipment
Total£295,939£174,604

But none of the funding was awarded in the city’s most deprived ward, Westfield, which also has a higher population of children than the average for York.

Acomb, Bishopthorpe, Fishergate, Hull Road and Micklegate wards also missed out on funding.

However funding was only awarded if a bid was submitted and it met the criteria.

Cllr Darryl Smalley said: “I’m delighted that so many communities are set to benefit from this significant investment.

“By allocating a significantly larger amount to the fund, many more play areas and communities across the city will benefit from this scheme.”

New climbing rocks

Clifton library playground was also successful. Photograph: York Lib Dems

Only £100,000 was initially set aside for community bids, but the council increased the amount to £175,000.

Separate plans to spend £150,000 on an independent survey of playgrounds to establish where investment is most needed were halted.

Instead, £75,000 of the money was put towards the community bids and the remaining £75,000 is set to be spent on safety surfacing.

Related

Stray Road play area in Heworth Without is one of the playgrounds that benefitted from the community bid scheme – with new climbing rocks installed at the site.

The council put £5,900 towards the new play equipment and the parish council put in the same amount to upgrade the playground.

Senior Liberal Democrat councillor Nigel Ayre said: “Ensuring we have excellent play areas across the city is crucial in supporting our communities and most importantly, providing safe places for young people to enjoy healthy outdoor activities.

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“Ward budget is there to support measures that tackle issues of concern to residents or support the local community. Sometimes they are big ticket items such as tree planting, but the smaller schemes such as this one are just as important.

“Having tested the new equipment myself, I am sure the local young people will enjoy this excellent addition to their local park.”

Ron Clayton, chair of Heworth Without Parish Council, added: “Having recently installed new outdoor gym equipment in the area, I’m looking forward to getting myself fit and ready to tackle this fantastic new addition to the play area.”


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