Page 17 A Trim Trail for Beddington Agenda Item 8 A proposal by Karen Savage & Tracey Lloyd Park
Agenda Item 8 The Proposal: We would like to work with the council and park guardians to have a Page 18 Trim Trail installed in Beddington Park. Aimed at adults, a Trim Trail for Beddington Park would bring a whole new dimension to the park.
Why? Inactivity: is behind a wide range of health issues which costs the NHS money. Cost: can be a barrier to fitness – this would be a free resource for the community Facility For Adults: the trail would make the park even more of a destination. The existing facilities are aimed mainly at young children. This would be aimed at adults and the teenage local school children. Page 19 This is a different offering to the existing gym equipment which limits the number of users to one person per machine and one exercise per machine. Each piece of trail equipment would be multi-functional & accommodate a larger number of users. There is trend towards this style of ‘obstacle running’ e.g. ToughMudder TH THIS WOULD OF OFFER A A STRUCTURED, DE DESIGNED Agenda Item 8 & & COMPLETE CA CARDIO-VASCULAR & & STRE TRENGTH TRA TRAINING WORKOUT
Agenda Item 8 Where & what would it look like? Our ambition is to have 15 obstacles in groups of 2 or 3 around the park. Page 20 It would run alongside the main paving areas to ensure maximum visibility/access & for safety reasons. We would work with the council and Friends of Beddington Park to ensure that the trail is entirely in-keeping with the style of the park and will not be an eye- sore. They would be made of play-grade timber with a life span of around 10-15 years.
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Agenda Item 8 Instruction • Karen Savage would offer free monthly ‘introduction to the Page 22 Trim Trail’ sessions • Signs at each obstacle showing options and instructions for exercises
Cost? Based on indicative quotes we would anticipate a cost of £15,000 based on £1,000 per obstacle. Page 23 We are exploring additional sources of funding to supplement the proposal. Agenda Item 8
Agenda Item 8 What about safety & maintenance? • Maintenance could be tied in with the checks on the playground • A rubber-type surface would be underneath Page 24 each obstacle to provide grip • The design would be durable and risk assessed. • It will be made of treated, play-grade timber
Support: • Within less than 24 hours of launching our Change.org petition we had more than 150 signatures of support! • Th The e curr current tal ally ly is s over er 600! • Click this link for the very latest support! https://t.co/awoMjCzI24 Page 25 • The Th e Cha hair irman of of Th The e Fri Friends Of f Beddin ington Park ark , , Ala lan Carr arroll ll, is also on-board with the initiative Agenda Item 8
Agenda Item 8 CONTACT DETAILS: Page 26 KAREN SAVAGE kar aren@be-epic.co.uk 07 0770 702 51 5160 6035 TRACEY LLOYD tracey.ll tr lloyd@gmail. il.com 07 0792 921 93 9353 5399
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