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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Access Improvements in Poole Park are continuing. The section of Whitecliff Road within the park has been closed since 13th October and was due to re-open this week but owing to the recent poor weather and some work taking longer than expected we now hope that...
After half term, week commencing 2nd November, the work to the Whitecliff road and Middle Gate car park junctions should be complete enough to allow the Whitecliff road to re-open. At the same time work will have progressed at East Gate entrance and will then...
This update on the Access Theme improvements looks forward to the next few weeks and on to the end of the works, scheduled for the end of November. On Tuesday 13th October the road running east-west through the park from the East Gate/Civic Centre entrance to the...
Earlier this week you may have read our project newsletter for a variety of information about what is happening in Poole Park, this update focuses on the latest Access improvements. On Monday morning, 21st September, the Seldown entrance will be kept closed for a...
The next phases of the improvements in Poole Park are opening up, with the area around the water fountain being opened for public access for the first time. Previously an area cordoned off behind bollards and chains, with tired surfacing, no dropped kerbs or...
Work over recent weeks has meant the re-opening of the Seldown entrance to Poole Park, providing access to the revised parking bays along the road and Westfield car park, next to The Kitchen restaurant. This phase of work is not yet complete, the following range of...
This week sees the work in the first three phases of the Access Improvements move towards re-opening. From Saturday 25th July the Seldown Entrance from the town centre will re-open to vehicles providing access to Westfield car park. Not all of the work is complete...
We are entering a key phase of the Access improvement works in Poole Park. Next week (from 20th July) the tarmac surfacing will take place from the Seldown entrance through to the water fountain area and all of Westfield car park. This will allow public access...
The Access Improvements in Poole Park is a story of more of the same work in recent weeks, upgrading the drainage pipes and gullies from the old, root-filled pipes (see photo, below right); levelling up layers of stone in preparation for the tarmac base layer,...
This Week. As the photos below show, the construction of kerbs and edgings has really brought the scheme to life in the last week, with the new layouts now becoming visible. From the Seldown Lodge entrance both footways are edged, the metal railing has been removed...
This Week. The new car park layout at Westfield is coming together with the footpath kerbs and edgings all in and filled with stone, so now just waiting for the surfacing. Top soil is being spread out behind the paths to marry in with the existing grass. Tree pits...
This Week. Phase 1 of the construction work is progressing well. To allow the full-depth reconstruction of the road, rather than just a resurface that we will be doing elsewhere, the road and footways have been completely excavated and all material has now been...
The current restrictions in Poole Park to all vehicles, other than construction vehicles, will remain in place for at least the short term. This means that even though car parks across the conurbation are now being re-opened all three vehicle entrances to Poole...
This Week. Phase 1 of works to completely resurface the road from the Seldown Lodge entrance has started to move forward with the northern footway removed and the road itself starting to be lifted and removed. A lot of investigation and checking is required as to...
Aggregate Industries have been setting up in Poole Park for a few weeks but this week has seen the first 'real' works take place. These regular updates will feature the work that has taken place, why and where and then outline what is coming next. You can read...
Further to previous updates, Aggregate Industries have resumed work in Poole Park, setting up their works compound, materials storage area etc. In order to operate they will maintain social distancing to the government guidelines, with good hygiene practices in...
The Access theme works in Poole Park were taken through public consultation and planning process in 2016-17 and are due to start on 24th February 2020. The most significant impact of these works is the replacement of some of the Horse Chestnuts alongside the road....
The Access theme works are due to start in Poole Park on Monday 24th February 2020. We are pleased to be working with Aggregate Industries Ltd on this project who will act as principle contractor. The first initial phase of work is the removal of selected trees...
In our newsletters we have been promising a more detailed timeline about the Access improvements for a while and unfortunately this is still to be tendered. The package of drawings and specifications for the works are incredibly detailed and the final work is...
A partial road closure will be trialled in Poole Park throughout July as part of the bid for Heritage Lottery Funding. Feedback during previous public consultations clearly showed that park users wanted the level of traffic through the park to be reduced during...
On Wednesday evening we were joined by 11 members of the public, the Borough's senior traffic engineer and the landscape architect behind the Traffic design proposals. An evening of lively debate ensued focussed on the Traffic theme: proposals for altering...