by Martin Whitchurch | 13 October, 2021 | Heritage & Landscape Theme
We are delighted to announce the safe return of the refurbished Water Fountain. In June the fountain was successfully lifted off of its base and sent for refurbishment. The fountain has not been moved or disassembled since its installation in 1990, so easing the bolts...
by Martin Whitchurch | 3 August, 2021 | Events
Thank you to everyone who came along to the Poole Park Life Celebration Day last Thursday. There were thousands of people, loads of free and low cost activities by a wide range of providers – as always Jamie Jigsaw was hugely popular, along with the face...
by Martin Whitchurch | 12 July, 2021 | Heritage & Landscape Theme, Park News
Over the last week a range of exciting new ‘interpretation’ features have been installed in Poole Park. There are new finger posts for finding your way around the park, a range of cut-out silhouette figures, postcard viewers and various information panels...
by Martin Whitchurch | 23 June, 2021 | Events
UPDATE 25th July Join us for our end of project Celebration Day! From 10am on the Cricket Pitch. This is a free event and will include Jamie Jigsaw Circus skills, characters from Poole Park’s past, a sound tour, arts and crafts, face painting, sports, yoga,...
by Martin Whitchurch | 15 June, 2021 | Park News
Further to previous updates, the water fountain will be removed for refurbishment this Thursday morning, 17th June. Parking around the water fountain will be postponed for a time while this takes place. There has been a recent spate of vandalism around the park,...
by Martin Whitchurch | 9 June, 2021 | Consultation, Heritage & Landscape Theme
As part of the Poole Park Life project, and working with consultants Imagemakers, we have an exciting new interpretation scheme planned for Poole Park! The aim of interpretation is to give visitors a feel of what the park would have looked like, and how it has been...
by Martin Whitchurch | 7 June, 2021 | Heritage & Landscape Theme
The water fountain in Poole Park, installed as part of the centenary celebrations in 1990, is being repaired and refurbished as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund improvements in the park. The fountain has been drained down over the last couple of weeks to...
by Martin Whitchurch | 11 May, 2021 | Access Theme, Park News
Following the Access improvements over the last year and through the pandemic, the park has returned to something like normal for park users and the concessions. The bollards at the three vehicle entrances have been back in operation Monday-Friday for some time, and...
by Martin Whitchurch | 11 May, 2021 | Park News
Please find a link below to the latest Poole Park Life newsletter: www.mailchi.mp/fdd2a7c2a749/poole-park-life-may21 This issue includes: A round-up of the Access Theme improvements Poole Park Kiosk Hire – a new opportunity for local Arts & Crafts...
by Martin Whitchurch | 23 March, 2021 | Park News
Calling Poole Park users! Do you have stories about the park you’d like to share? Bournemouth University students are working with us on a Living History project which involves them recording peoples memories & collecting photos and park artwork. The students say:...
by Martin Whitchurch | 15 March, 2021 | Access Theme, Park News, Play Theme
It has been a busy start to the year in Poole Park, as things start to dry out and we look to Spring we would like to update you on works outstanding and what is still to come: The Access improvements were mostly finished off just before Christmas but there are a few...
by Martin Whitchurch | 18 December, 2020 | Access Theme
The Access Theme Improvements in Poole Park are now nearly complete and the works undertaken by the contractor, Aggregate Industries, have significantly changed and improved Poole Park for all users. Aggregate Industries will be back in 2021 to complete a few...
by Martin Whitchurch | 8 December, 2020 | Access Theme
The Access Improvements are in the final couple of weeks and the contractors, Aggregate Industries, are working incredibly hard to work through the final stages. This includes installing the final light columns, trees, bollards and cycle stands. Also this week the...
by Martin Whitchurch | 1 December, 2020 | Heritage & Landscape Theme, Park News
This week sees further phases of works in Poole Park to both fell and plant trees. The contractors, Aggregate Industries, are completing the planting of 51 trees along the avenue and in nearby soft verge spaces. They replace the Horse chestnuts felled at the start of...
by Martin Whitchurch | 20 November, 2020 | Access Theme
As of next Wednesday 25th November the road through the park to Whitecliff road should re-open, as will the vehicle entrance at the East Gate entrance to the park by the civic centre. This means that all three park gates will be open again to vehicles with the morning...
