Tag Archives: Leisure

Fords Lane playground refurbishment consultation

8th September 2016Community fundingAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Colchester, Community funding, Development, Dominic Graham, Fords Lane;, Leisure, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Mile End Playing Fields, Mill Road, North Colchester, Northern Approach Road, Phil Coleman, PlaygroundMartin Goss

Fords Lane Playground Consultation

Colchester residents are being encouraged to take part in a consultation to help choose the design for a new playground facility to be installed off Fords Lane in Mile End.

We are carrying out the refurbishment of the children’s playground and want local residents to choose the final design.

The existing playground will be replaced with new challenging play equipment which provides an exciting play experience for the local community along with new safety surface and seating.

We are now asking local residents to vote for which design they like best from a shortlist of four different companies.

Please visit www.colchester.gov.uk/fordslane to vote.

The project is funded by Section 106 money (contributions requested from major developers towards community facilities). The consultation will close on Monday 19 September 2016.

The results will be announced during October 2016

Northern Gateway update

27th January 2016UncategorisedAnne Turrell, Braiswick, Cineworld, Colchester, Community Stadium, Development, Dominic Graham, Leisure, Martin Goss, Mile End, Mile End Lib Dems, Myland, North Colchester, Northern Gateway, Phil ColemanMartin Goss

Thank you to those residents who managed to attend the Northern Gateway drop in sessions last week. The feedback from residents has been very positive and there is a buzz about this future destination for Colchester.

Once the initial detailed planning application is submitted before March 20th it will include 11 restaurants, a state of the art Cineworld, 80 bedroom hotel, 750 car parking spaces, 3 large leisure units (with suggested uses for rock climbing and wind tunnel experience amongst others) impressive landscaping and engaging play facilities for children being amongst some of the facilities.

For those who couldn’t attend we have included a link to the details shown at the drop in sessions. The link is below.

www.northerngatewayleisure.co.uk

Martin Goss, Dominic Graham, Phil Coleman & Anne Turrell