Sun Shines on Maidenhead Desborough Park Improvements
The recent spell of good weather has brought an unexpected benefit for Maidenhead's Larchfield residents – the first phase of improvements at Desborough Park has been completed ahead of schedule.
The aim was to have the new football and basketball area completed in time for the school holidays but suppliers Steelway Fensecure took advantage of the sunshine and forged ahead to finish the work in record quick time.
This means that the two Maidenhead multi-games areas, featuring new goals, basketball hoops and graduated fencing, are now open for local youngsters to enjoy. As well as football and basketball, the areas are suitable for cricket and there is also an adjacent youth meeting point to provide a sheltered area where young people can get together.
Entirely funded by Section 106 contributions from developments in the area, the new games areas will be used as part of the borough's 13-19 summer activity programme. Two of the council's youth team will be holding football and basketball sessions every weekday between 11am and 4pm.
Other summer events include visits by the mobile youth centre, with its computers and activity stations, on August 16 and 18, St John Ambulance first aid training on August 16 and the Maidenhead Larchfield Community group fun day on September 3.
The improvements follow a widespread consultation with residents, young people, youth workers and community wardens and there's more in store. Later stages include resurfacing the footpaths, laying out an area for weekend sports parking, removing and re-landscaping the tarmac area, installing new seats and planting trees and bulbs in the autumn.
Maidenhead Cllr Richard Fagence, lead member for leisure and cultural services, said he was delighted by the speedy progress.
Cllr Fagence added: "Desborough is a popular park with Larchfield residents and, following their very positive involvement in the improvements consultation, I feel confident they will appreciate what's been achieved so far."
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