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...
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 that talk...
As part of the Poole Park Life project, and working with award-winning consultants Imagemakers, we have an exciting new interpretation scheme planned for Poole Park! Your feedback is invited on a range of interpretation materials...
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...
A new generation of trees is being introduced across Poole Park over the winter of 2020/21, and as part of that, we are delighted to introduce the Poole Park ‘Adopt a Tree’ scheme
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...
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....
In the area around the freshwater lakes in Poole Park various tree works are planned this winter. The majority of work is to remove dead wood from the trees to keep paths and the line of the railway track safe. Some tree felling is also taking place for...
On Saturday 10th November 2018 the Poole Park War Memorial was officially re-opened by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Sean Gabriel. The three hour event included the unveiling of three new information panels around the memorials, the opportunity for people to...
Following consultation in our Development Phase, we will be developing Poole Park's Rose Garden into a 'Garden of Memories and Reflection'. This will replace planting with a combination of roses and flowers to soften the feel of the space...
If you have braved this week's blustery winds to visit Poole Park you may have noticed some new arrivals in advance of the War Memorial Re-Opening event this Saturday (10am-1pm)... Red ribbons wrapped around trees, the amount of ribbon getting greater the nearer...
The improvements to the garden and landscape around Poole Park's War Memorial are nearly finished and will be officially re-opened by the Mayor of Poole, Cllr Sean Gabriel, at 11am on Saturday 10th November. The event starts at 10am with artists from Valise Noir...
Improvements at the Poole Park War Memorial are progressing well, after just two weeks of construction the main path around the cross is starting to stretch out, the new Purbeck Stone slabs looking stunning against the red brick of the raised plinth and...
From Monday 3rd September the second phase of improvements to the Poole Park War Memorials will start. The Borough of Poole Street Scene external works team won the competitive tender and will be undertaking the following improvements to improve accessibility and...
Restoration work to bring the Poole Municipal War Memorial and other historic features in Poole Park back to their former glory has begun. The War Memorials form the centre piece of Poole Park, and include the Poole Cross (World War I and World War II), the Burma...
The completed Quiet Garden was successfully launched on Monday 27th November with help from The Worshipful Mayor of Poole, Councillor Lindsay Wilson. The launch included a lovely performance by The Bittersweet Harmony and Care Free Choirs and was supported by The...
It has almost been a year since we were successful in our application for a Tesco Bags of Help grant of £8,000. Since then and following design consultation workshops with local residents, we have: Dredged the fresh water lake adjacent to...
If you are planning a visit to the Park, please take the time to check out progress at the new Quiet Garden created on the former go-karting site amongst the freshwater lakes. Much of the planting has now been completed by our amazing Gardening...
Earlier in the year a Community choir concert was held, starring the BitterSweet Harmony and CareFree choirs, who often perform to support local charities. In conjunction with the Poole Park Heritage Group, the choirs performed a number of songs and raised an...
We are delighted to announce that our Quiet Garden project in Poole Park has successfully gained £8,000 of funding from the Tesco’s Bags of Help initiative all raised from the 5p carrier bag charge. The funding will create a new Quiet Garden on the former...
The voting for your favourite Tesco Bags Of Help community project has now come to an end! Thanks for all your support, we should hear the results soon! Project information: Download & View the Detail (pdf, 3MB) The former Go-Cart Track has fallen into...
Tesco has teamed up with Groundwork on its #BagsofHelp initiative in hundreds of regions across England and Wales. The scheme will see three community groups and projects in each of these regions awarded grants of £12,000, £10,000 and £8,000 – all raised from the...