A popular play park in Tavistock has new and improved equipment for children to enjoy – thanks to support from West Devon Borough Council and Tavistock Town Council.
To help meet our priority of supporting West Devon’s communities, we've provided £59,559 of Section 106 funding for the renewal of Bannawell Street Play Park. The Town Council, who own the park, have put in a further £25,000 following a public consultation to select the designs of the equipment. The equipment chosen caters to children of all ages.
The revamp of the park has led to the replacement of old play equipment that was no longer fit for purpose. The opening of the park was delayed due to poor ground conditions and bad weather but opened in time for the summer holidays on 26 July.
Pictured: The new play equipment in the park.
Cllr Jane Elliott, West Devon Lead Member for Leisure, Health and Wellbeing, said: “I’m really happy to see the Bannawell Street Play Park open again; having this new equipment in place lines up with one of our key priorities, which is to support the wellbeing of all of our communities.
“The equipment provides a safe and fun space for children to play for many years to come. The park serves a big portion of Tavistock, and as well as the play equipment, has a nice open grassed area, basketball court and pretty stream to enjoy. It’s a good place to relax, get active and spend some time in the sunshine. Let’s hope we have plenty of that during the summer holidays so children can make the most of the re-opened park.”
Mayor of Tavistock, Cllr Paul Ward, said: “It was a real delight to officially open the new Bannawell play park. The children were squealing with joy and were having a great time playing on the new play equipment that the public had had a say in choosing.
“The park is a great example of what can be achieved by two local authorities, Tavistock Town Council and West Devon Borough Council, working together for the benefit of the community. I would like to thank everyone involved in bringing this project to fruition, and especially the Town Council works department who, right up to the last minute, worked so hard to ensure the new park is a success.”
The Section 106 money was provided by the Embden Grange development on Butcher Park Hill. Section 106 agreements are made when planning developments take place in a community; the developer agrees to provide funding to mitigate the effects that new housing has on infrastructure and the community. In this case, the Section 106 money was specifically for improved play facilities.
