Play areas
Maidstone council is working hard to improve play
areas in the borough.
The 2004 - 2008 Play for Today strategy is an exciting
development which aims to ensure that all residents are within a 15
minutes walk of a play area. This is to help promote
outdoor play and healthier lifestyles for children of all ages with
a particular emphasis on providing facilities for teenagers.
The Green Space Strategy Advisory Committee is responsible for
the Play for Today initiative.
Over the four year period we have refurbished and
developed many of the existing play areas as well as inherit and
develop new ones.
Recent play area improvements include Giddyhorn
Lane, Allington; Clare Park, Fant; Penenden Heath and
Midley Close, Allington; as well as the ever popular Mote Adventure
Zone at Mote Park.
For 2008-2011 Maidstone Borough Council has secured a bid of
£274,141 from the Big Lottery for four new schemes in the
borough. These are:
- Park Wood Recreation Ground Play Area Scheme
- Upper Fulling Pits Play Area Scheme (Vinter's Park)
- Mangravet Floodlighting scheme
- Clare Park (Fant)
There is also funding available for improvements for Play Areas
at Stevenswood (Shepway South) and Foley Park (East Ward).
Find your nearest play
area.
Play area consultations
For each of our Play Area Improvements we carry out consultation
work with the local community to discover their needs for the Play
Areas. Through this work a plan is produced based on the
results of each consultation. Below are links to current
consultations, the summary results of the consultations and the
plans produced for the schemes.
2008/09
Parkwood recreation ground play area scheme
(this consultation is now finished - please follow the link to see
the results and plans for the area)
Foley
Park Play Area (East Ward) - this play area is located at the
end of Recreation Close off Park Avenue behind the development of
new appartments off Sittingbourne Road. Please click on the
link for the consultation.
Stevenswood Play Area (Shepway North Ward) -
this play area is located at the top of Willington Street behind
the properties off Westmorland Road/Essex Road/Sutton Road.
Please click on the link for the consultation.
Parish Play Areas
Maidstone Borough Council also strongly supports the work of the
Parish Councils and local Trusts for their Play Areas. Each
year we contribute grants to Parish Play Areas. For 2008/09
grants have been awarded to:
- Boughton Monchelsea
- West Farleigh
- Downswood
- Collier Street
- Stockbury
- Bearsted
- Nettlestead
- East Sutton
- Kingswood
- Collis Millennium Trust
- Wormshill
- Lenham
- Langley