If you live near any of the parks on Bankswood, Newshaw Lane or the play area at Brosscroft then you will have recieved a form inviting comments on how all three play areas can be improved.
The reason for this is that HPBC have been awarded funding from the BIG Lottery to improve play areas across the borough. Consequently, the Council will be refurbishing Newshaw Lane and Bankswood Park Play Areas over the next few months.
They have also secured funding from Johnnie Johnson Housing for the Brosscroft site and have a bid to the Youth Opportunities Fund for this site still pending.
Sally Curley, the Parks Development Officer is the contact at HPBC should you want further info. There will be a chance to meet her team and ask questions at a Drop-In event on Thursday 15th May at Hadfield Youth Centre between 6pm and 8pm.
Personally I have no idea where Hadfield Youth Centre is, nor do any of my neighbours but several people I have asked and also a member of staff at HPBC suggested they thought it is at the school site on Newshaw Lane. More specifically the first annex on the right as you approach the school - where they sometimes hold elections. So unless you know better we'll assume that's the venue.
My comments are signed, sealed and delivered but there is just one comment that I would like to share with you. Whilst its nice for some money to be spent on the kids and they certainly need to have some play activities, isn't it a shame that it only happens as a result of begging to other organisations? Are our kids not deemed worthy of spending some of our Council Tax on? After all, it is in large part the parents of the children who are paying the Tax!
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