Free bike security marking
Go to Victoria Park on Tuesday 20th August to get you bike security marked.
Victoria Park
Celebrating funding success!
Ashford Borough Council has been awarded more than £3 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund to revitalise Victoria Park.
The funding, thanks to National Lottery players, means the council can deliver its exciting plans to redevelop and restore one of Ashford’s oldest and most-loved green spaces, working with the local community, volunteer groups and the Friends of Victoria Park.
Proposals include a new children’s play area, improvements to the river, improved lighting across the park, and a new community hub building with café, and new toilets. The iconic Grade II Listed Hubert Fountain and the surrounding piazza area will also be restored and repaired.
The council will be employing four new members of staff to manage the project, including a parks officer who will be based on site. There will also be opportunities for the community to get involved with volunteering roles as part of the project.
Almost £1.9 million will be spent on repairs and conservation of the historical aspects of the park, and another £1 million has been earmarked for new building work including access paths, signage, bridges, and dipping platforms.
Friends of Victoria Park have welcomed the success and will be exhibiting some details of the proposals at Create and Mr. Harper’s Birthday Party this weekend.
Ashford Borough Council
https://news.ashford.gov.uk/news/celebrating-funding-success/
Friends of Victoria Park Meeting
The next meeting
of the Friends of Victoria Park will be heldat 7.30 pm
on Thurday 4th July 2019
at Ashford Indoor Bowls Centre
Victoria Park, Jemmett Rd, TN23 4QD
The agenda for the meeting is
- Apologies
- Welcome and Update
- Minutes of Previous meeting
- Matters Arising
- Election of new committee member
- Logo
- Finance
- Events and Activities
- Summer Series
- Create/Mr Harpers Birthday
- Butterfly Count
- Family Fun Run
- Any Other business
Download a printable copy here
Friends of Victoria Park Meeting
The next meeting of the Friends of Victoria Park will be held
at 7.00 pm
on Monday 29th April 2019
at Ashford Indoor Bowls Centre
Victoria Park, Jemmett Rd, TN23 4QD
We will be joined by Chris Dixon, Arts and Cultural Industries Manager, at Ashford Borough Council, who will tell us about Create Music Festival 2019
Join us if you would like to help protect, conserve and enhance Victoria Park and invite friends and neighbours who would also like to help.
(more…)Victoria Park plans submitted
The planning application for proposals to be included in a bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund for improvements to Victoria Park have been submitted for planning permission.
The proposals include the extension to existing nursery building to create new cafe provision. Improvements to entrances on public highway, resurfacing and extension to existing car park, new CCTV, lighting columns adjacent to new cafe, new feature play equipment. Restoration and repairs to landscape features – paths, planting, seating, ecological improvements etc., a new path along the boundary of Watercress Fields and the refurbishment of the listed Hubert Fountain.
Implimentation of the proposals is subject to the bid by Ashford Borough Council (ABC) to the Heritage Lottery Fund, which is expected to be submitted this month, being successful. The results of the bid are expected late summer of this year.
The ABC planning case reference is 19/00054/AS
Victoria Park Litter Pick
Join the first litter pick of 2019 in Victoria Park
- at 13:00
- on 19 January 2019
- meet at the fountain plaza
Organised by Keep Ashford Clean
Litter pickers, high vis jackets and gloves will be provided. Meeting is by the water fountain for a 1 pm start.
The litter pick will be followed by a talk about litter and plastic pollution.
Photography Competition
Submit your best photos of Victoria Park and/ or Singleton Lake to win the opportunity to have your photo in an exhibition.
The deadline is 30 April 2019 and a maximum of four entries per person can be entered, two photos from Victoria Park and two from Singleton Lake.
There are four groups:
There are four groups:
- 11 and under,
- 12-16,
- 17 and over and
- ‘professional’ or photography club members
Competition Rules on Friends of Victoria Park website.
Email entries to fosl.photocomp@gmail.com
Victoria Park Needs You
Do you have children under 11 years old?
Do you use Victoria Park?
How would you like to see the park developed and used in the future?
What:
Ashford Borough Council are going to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for £3miIlion to redevelop the Park. We need local parents who use the Park to help us develop the plans.
How:
Please drop in to Ashford Gateway on Thursday 3rd May from 11.30 am – 1pm to share your ideas for the park.
(Please note this is one of several consultation sessions we are running)
Where:
Ashford Gateway Plus, Church Rd, Ashford TN23 1AS.
For more information and to book
please contact Claire Adler:
Email: claireadler@btintenet.com Telephone: 07970 671965
Victoria Park Consultation
If you missed the event in Victoria Park on Saturday (21st April) you can now download the display boards from the Victoria Park pages on the ABC website.
Have your say on the improvements to the Park.
Help build up plans for Victoria Park
Ashford Borough Council have secured initial funding to develop a £3.7m restoration and improvement project. They are looking to make the park an even better place to visit, with thanks to support from the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery
Fund and Big Lottery Fund.
21st April 2018
9:30am – 3:30pm
Get involved
Come along and take part, we’d love to hear what you think about the park and what changes you would like to see.
Fun activities for all the family to enjoy featuring:
- Mini sports day
- Giant board game
- Fantasy spending
Activities will take place by the fountain in the park.
- Facebook: VictoriaParkABC
- Twitter: VictoriaParkABC
- Instagram: victoriapark@ashford
- Email: victoriapark@ashford.gov.uk
- website: ashford.gov.uk/victoria-park