Tuesday 10 June 2014

Completion of Charlotte Turner Gardens improvements and Twinkle Park summerfest




Twinkle Park Trust has announced the completion of Charlotte Turner Gardens improvements; former ward councillor David Grant is set to formally open the play area in on Sunday 29th June.

The press release from Twinkle Park Trust says:

Ian MacVicar and Aileen Murray will also unveil a plaque in memory of two Trust members who sadly died within a few months of each other; Jim Murray (chairman of the Trust 1999 – 2012 and Richard (Mac) MacVicar (Trust director 2002 – 2013). 

The ceremonies will open Twinkle Park’s 2014 Summerfest, presenting performances by DJ Stormy, the reggae supremo; Heart of Soul steel pans and Havanna Good Time, salsa band. Other features include activities for children - craft makers Assembly, face painting, Games through the Ages (in recognition the Rachel McMillan Nursery centenary), 'Pimms-a-Clock' and a cafĂ©. 

The improvements to Charlotte Turner Gardens encompass both environmental and leisure assets. Veolia have funded a toddlers play area sporting a Viking longship play deck – sculpted by Richard Lawrence, Greenwich sculptor - facing a sea monster, to reference Greenwich’s long relationship and dependence on the nearby River Thames. 


Other leisure facilities include a refurbished petanque court, table tennis table, central casual play area and a fitness trail. 

A Kentish apple tree orchard has been planted and the natural cherry tree orchard refurbished to encourage ‘scrumping’, other planting areas have been rejuvenated to continue to attract birdlife and other wildlife to the gardens. 

Regular readers of the blog who know my interest in public realm won't be surprised to learn I'm hoping to get down there in due course to see what's been done.

3 comments:

sascha.humphrey said...

What a joke, 20 odd years to put some stuff into a park and put a pond and a pagoda in, oh and £1.3 million odd.
Who knows where's it's gone, my guess certain peoples back pockets, planning meeting, jollies and wasting money on companies who seem to have taken 3 month to do a 2-3week job.
http://www.ireland-albrecht.co.uk/charlotte-turner-gardens

sascha.humphrey said...

And BTW the pond is now empty and just full of dried mud, what great legacy for the 20 year master plan, what a ***jking joke, this is how councils waste your money.....

Deptford Dame said...

@sascha the council only maintains it, the improvement works have been done by the Twinkle Park Trust charity http://twinklepark.org.uk/about-us/our-history