The Lowndes Park Masterplan!

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We are fundraising to shape the redesign of Lowndes Park.

We are fundraising to influence the redesign of Lowndes Park. We strongly believe that the park needs a new Masterplan to refresh and rejuvenate it to continue to thrive in the twenty-first century.

Successful parks have successful ‘Friends’ groups like ours. We see our role as being the conduit between you, the park user, and the Council. We want to reflect your ideas for the park and represent your needs. We want to challenge the Council and hold them to account. To make sure we prevent an unsatisfactory piecemeal approach which doesn’t meet the needs of today’s park user.

Parks are living things growing and adapting to the changing needs of the communities they serve. We love our park but it’s starting to look old and tired.

Play equipment in dire need of replacement, lack of accessibility, poor design, the filthy pond…the list of problems with Lowndes Park goes on. And the Council knows there is a problem. In fact, in February 2017 the Council set up a working party to look at all issues relating to the park and its management in order to inform the development of a new park Management Plan. The Friends were involved in the early meetings and we led a review of the Park looking at Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats, since when we have heard nothing.

At our AGM in May 2018 we took advantage of the presence of the Mayor to ask for an update (The Mayor sat on the working Party) and she told us that we would see progress in early 2019.

Since then it’s all gone quiet.

It’s now 2019 and the Friends Of Lowndes Park believe it’s time for us to help drive this project forward.

Responsibility for Lowndes Park ultimately lies with Chesham Town Council, but we strongly believe that the park needs a new Masterplan to refresh and rejuvenate it to continue to thrive in the twenty-first century.

Successful parks have successful ‘Friends’ groups like ours. We see our role as being the conduit between you, the park user, and the Council. We want to reflect your ideas for the park and represent your needs. We want to challenge the Council and hold them to account. To make sure we prevent an unsatisfactory piecemeal approach which doesn’t meet the needs of today’s park user. It is also the case that many funding bodies that may help pay for the Masterplan will only do so if there is a thriving community/membership organisation like ours working with the Council to create the new park.

So, what is the Masterplan?

  • Could we have a new café facility near the playground?
  • What about a function room?
  • What play equipment should we have?
  • How will the Chesham Renaissance plans to integrate the park into the town affect the park?
  • How could we improve access, navigation and information in the park?

 

There is so much more Lowndes Park could offer Chesham’s residents. But we need your voice.

So, please join us. Become a member or make a donation. Sign up to our newsletter and get involved. Help us create the Lowndes Park Masterplan now and for future generations.
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