Big WET Lunch!

Sadly, the weather was windy and wet for our Big Lunch but I am glad to say that rain did not stop play!  We still managed to celebrate our People's Millions selection and talk about what we aim to do to a few dozen folk who came with kids or with dogs or both. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many turned up, to have a juggle and get a bit of cake. One kind lady brought a cake herself to add to our stall.

Seems to me that lots of residents are really keen to see this Community Park happen as soon as possible. They don't necessarily join committees or go to annual meetings but people really do care and are interested in genuine community action

The greatest thing about this project is that it is entirely resident led. The council can't help us with this, other than allow us to use the land, so it is all up to us.

The first plans for the park were developed by primary school pupils - ten and eleven year olds who said what this park should look like and what it should have in it. (Consultants would call what they did a "Visioning Exercise"). After talking to the grown ups too, we turned for the final choice of equipment to local secondary school students. They made sure the swing and the spinning saucers were suitable for all children and young people, without any help from us. So then the design was set and it was just fund raising after that.

Just fund raising... yeah!



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