Weekend of Fun for Hove Road Park Opening
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Residents around St Albans Road will be celebrating this weekend with a hive of activity for the official opening of the newly refurbished Hove Road Park.
The work on the park, part of the Shaping the Place project organised by the Local Strategic Partnership, has seen months of development and consultation with residents culminating in a long list of new facilities on the Park.
Fylde's Local Strategic Partnership unites the work of Fylde Council, Lancashire County Council and a range of other public sector organisations to ensure that local services are tailored to local need.
One of the biggest developments is the introduction of a state of the art Multi Use Games Area for the community to enjoy all manner of ball games and activities in one enclosed, safe space.
The celebrations will start on Friday with local school children taking part in planned activities to show them the best ways to make use of the park and give them the chance to be the first to use the facilities that they were involved in developing. On the Saturday the local community will be able to make use of the park with the LSP laying on some special events between 9am and 12.30pm including:
- Football sessions
- A Circus skills workshop
- Special play events for young people.
The opening ceremony will officially take place at 2pm on Sunday 05 April 2009 with the Mayor of Fylde, Councillor Susan Fazackerley and Jimmy Armfield OBE. It will involve the unveiling of a sculptural work of art by artist Shane Johnstone comprising two works that have been created with the help of local school children. The first is a three dimensional sculpture designed by children from Heyhouses, St Thomas’ and Our Lady Star of the Sea school. The second an intricate mosaic portrait of local sporting hero Frank Swift who shot to fame as goal keeper for Manchester City but was born in Blackpool and well known in the Area. There are stories of him playing on Hove Road Park early in his career as the park was previously YMCA playing fields. The mosaic is a tribute to him as he sadly died in the famous Munich air crash which is referenced in the portrait.
County Councillor Bernard Whittle, Chair of Fylde Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) said. “We have listened to the concerns of local residents and this is a tangible commitment from the LSP to working with them, and our partners, to improve the quality of life for both old and young alike.”
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