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Stage 1 Pass: Round 1 Pass: Roberts Park, Saltaire, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Contact Name: Gillian Biggs Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact Number: 01274 431377 Roberts Park is currently one of ten parks in the Bradford district that is listed on the English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England and it contains six listed structures. The Park was opened on 25th July 1871, an integral element of the model village that was created by Sir Titus Salt for his mill workers. It is located within the Saltaire World Heritage Site and its restoration forms one of the key objectives for the World Heritage Site management plan. The Park is typical of the era and displays careful attention to symmetry and mathematical proportion. The Northern portion of the park is characterised by a system of serpentine paths, landscaped gardens and a promenade with three shelters and a statue of Sir Titus Salt overlooking the southern portion of the Park. This comprises a large area of grassland, half of which is used for cricket, leading down to the River Aire, two pavilions and a lodge. A sloped bank containing a variety of Shrubs separates the northern and southern boundary. The conservation management plan for the park recognises that the designated parks, gardens and open spaces are central to the character and meaning of Saltaire. The report acknowledges that Roberts Park is the culmination of the designed landscape in Saltaire and that its restoration would set the pattern that could be followed for the benefit of the whole village. Rotherham, Clifton Park, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council Contact Name: Alistair Farr Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact Number: 01709 336681 Clifton House and its grounds were built for the Rotherham Ironfounder Joshua Walker in 1783/84. In 1891 Rotherham Corporation purchased the site and the grounds were opened as Rotherham's second public park later that year. The house, itself, was converted and opened as the town's first museum in 1893. By 1893 paths and entrances had been created and in the first half of the last century a number of new features had been added including a fine entrance, the 1922 Cenotaph, the relocated Roman remains from the Templeborough fort, the 1928 bandstand, the 1948 Memorial Gardens, and the 1951 Memorial Rock Garden. The Park has been largely unaltered since 1951. The diversity of features dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries combine to form a traditional town park comprising mature tree avenues alternating with expanses of open grassed parkland. The park is formally listed as a Grade II historic park in the English Heritage Register of Historic Parks and Gardens, which also notes within the park Clifton House - Grade II* listed building, and War Memorial, Gate Piers, Sundial and Roman Remains (re-sited (all Grade II listed buildings). The Park has been the setting for many years for major civic events such as Remembrance Day and Rotherham Show. Recent correspondence with the Project Manager has identified the project is working well and that all current deadlines have been met. Pannett Park, Whitby, Scarborough Borough Council Contact Name: Robert Everiss Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact Number: 01723 374079 The aim of the project is to secure a major restoration and improvement project for Pannett Park to ensure that the park provides for the needs of the whole community and continues to be values as the premier public park in Whitby. The project involves both capital improvements to restore the park and activities to bring life back to the facility. Capital improvements involve a comprehensive package of infrastructure repair, restored lily pond and shelter and vegetation management and renewal. New features include a children's play area, lighting and security improvements, access improvements, schools' garden and wildlife areas. A series of activities is proposed to involve the community and provide opportunities for volunteering. In addition, a new management structure for the park is proposed, along with a comprehensive package of training and development for both staff and volunteers. Stage 1 passMiddleton Park, Leeds, Leeds City Council Contact Name: Martin Gresswell Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact Number: 0113 3957454 Middleton Park is the major formal outdoor space for South Leeds, providing an essential green lung to the deprived communities of Beeston, Belle Isle and Holbeck. The wide ranging facilities of the park include the remnants of a Victorian designed park landscape, bowling greens; tennis courts; a playground; a small lake and the Lakeside Centre used currently as an educational space and depot for parks staff. It also contains one of Leeds' four golf courses, one of Leeds' Local Nature Reserves and one of the largest areas of semi natural ancient woodland in Europe. The project aims to raise the standard of the park to Green Flag standard by improving a number of features including visitor facilities and the lakeside centre. There is also a focusing on reducing antisocial behaviour and the fear of crime in the park. Round 1 passContact Name: Andrew Woodhall Contact Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Contact Number: 01302 385860 Bentley Park is situated adjacent to Askern Road (A19), approx. 2 miles north of the centre of Doncaster, within the Greater Bentley area, predominantly a mining village over the last century. The Park was formally created in 1923, as the "Miners Welfare Recreation Ground", and was extended and improved throughout the 1920's and 30's, with the addition of the Pavilion in 1931. The land was purchased and buildings constructed using funding from the Miners Welfare Fund. As a consequence of this it has special interest within the Community especially from the older residents who percieve that they "own" part of the Park and Pavilion. It is approximately 6.6 hectares in area and comprises of open space, formal planting areas, and a number of recreational facilities; bowling greens, a football pitch, a skateboard park, and a children's playground. The most significant building within the park is the Pavilion, which is the main civic centre in the area, used for civic and social events. The Pavilion has a floor area of 675 square metres and comprises of a main entrance area, large hall, small office, toilets, kitchen, a licenced bar, and a community cafe, which is open to the public during week days.
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