Memorial Park

Jamie Shaw working hard for Stourport and Areley Kings.

Although nothing to do with the Credit Crunch, the modest finances of Stourport Town Council have been affected by extraneous factors, leading to uncertainty over its capacity for service developments.

One area affected has been the Memorial Park. However, my suggestion for a Parks Committee site visit there went ahead this week. As I reminded colleagues, I envisaged improvements over the four-year life of the current council, therfore giving us scope until 2011.

The visit generated firm and feasible ideas. The disused bandstand was identified as a potential site for a youth shelter and the tennis courts for a multi-use ball games area. A spot for a picnic area was chosen so as to enable a panoramic view of the park’s magnificent treescape. Happily, improvements to the existing play area, including a slabbed entrance and a hard-standing for the parking of pushchairs, can go ahead under existing budgets. The other items will have to be referred to the Parks Committee and Full Council for authority to proceed.