Parks / Heritage and Arts : Projects Update Area Forum 31 st January 2019 1
Redlees Park Redlees Park Masterplan Redlees derelict pavilion View of the stable block
Redlees Courtyard New courtyard Prunus Serrelata ‘Taihaku ’
Redlees Courtyard • The space is tree-lined with a permeable compacted gravel surface • There will be a pop up electricity point and water point to accommodate hires i.e. markets, pop up festivals; food, children’s activities, Boules, art, sculpture etc. • Concrete anti-skate benches will be installed which will also act as a barrier to prevent any rogue cars entering the wider park. • The area in front of the Redlees Artists’ Studios will be returned to pedestrian use only, except for delivery and emergency access to the Bowls Club and Art Studios. Bollards will be installed to control this access. • Benches and bins will be upgraded in the rest of the park • Friends group development and launch event • Controlled Parking update
Parks and Open Spaces in Isleworth Northcote • Has received Village Green Status • The design is being finalised to improve accessibility, biodiversity inc. maintenance Brent Lea • Site improvements; community involvement in locating new benches, new fruit Orchard, butterfly and bee planting; re-commissioning the Tennis Court; MUGA, new entrance area • Gate Pier requires re-building Duke of Northumberland's River- DNR • Installation of Aquatic Ledge, new fence along Woodlands • Continue to support FORCE and local residents to look after the river • In-stream litter clearance and Floating Pennywort removal -January and February St Johns • Footpath upgrade planned for Spring 2019 • ASB issues being addressed Silverhall Park and Mill Plat • Winter works with GS360 & Friends Group volunteers. • Fencing repairs around the perimeter of the park – taking place this week
Images Brent Lea new entrance Brent Lea Community Planting Day
Continued Thornbury Park • Site improvements; new Friends notice board, new entrance K-gates and self-closing mechanism on London Road Gate; boundary shrub reduction; bulb planting with Spring Grove School • Playground upgrade in progress inc. tree planting with Spring Grove School Jersey Gardens • Tennis Courts been cleaned, re-marking and given new nets • Hedge and shrub reduction Isleworth Cemetery Gates • Working towards appointing a contractor to repair and restore Cemeteries Strategy just launched www.haveyoursay.hounslow.gov.uk/parks/cemeteries-strategy/ 5th February Workshop at the Civic Centre, book a place via the web site above Consultation is open until 21 st March
Thornbury Park Orchard
Parks and Open Spaces in Brentford Hawthorne Hatch • Active Spaces new playground Carville Hall Park North • Active Spaces new playground and fitness equipment • New gate from pedestrian crossing under M4 Carville Hall Park South • Improvement funding available St Pauls • Playground upgrade tender in progress • GS360 Tree and bulb planting post utilities works • GS360 planted a living Christmas tree Green Dragon • Tree planting supported by GS360 Robin Grove • Future S106 site funding for improvements
Gunnersbury Park & Museum Gunnersbury Horseshoe Pond & Orangery
Gunnersbury Park & Museum • Refurbished Gunnersbury Museum and eastern side of Park now open to visitors • www.visitgunnersbury.org for more information and what’s on • Sports Hub construction on schedule for summer 2019 • Appropriate uses for other buildings in the Park under investigation as next phase of Regeneration Masterplan
Boston Manor House and Park Artist’s impression of refurbished Boston Manor House
Boston Manor House £6m investment with external funding secured – House now closed to prepare for the capital works and will remain closed for duration of the works • Historic House restoration with public and creative uses • Cultural facility – free entry • Wider audiences, new programme • HLF funded capital works complete by 2021 • A new BMH Charitable Management Trust will operate the House from 2021
Boston Manor Park • Lottery Round 1 grant award to develop design scheme • Masterplan detailing currently • Park improvement with public and creative uses • Public Consultation Day 23 February (to be confirmed and will be publicised) • £5m investment with external funding to be secured • HLF project could start 2020 and complete 2022 subject to funding
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