The green light has been given for a new activity trail at a popular Cramlington park.
The County Council’s Cabinet approved £150,000 funding to fully replace the existing disused equipment in Alexandra Park as part of the £3.5m Cramlington Regeneration Programme.
The area is currently home to a skate park, adventure playground, Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) and a dog park. Unfortunately, it also has remnants of a disused outdoor gym equipment.
The project will involve removing and replacing the dilapidated equipment with an activity trail which could be used by all ages but particularly aimed at older youths.
Equipment includes a variety of climbing, crawling and balancing activities to develop fitness and strength.
Funded by the County Council and delivered by Cramlington Town Council, it’s one of the early projects as part of the Cramlington Regeneration Programme.
The programme has been shaped in partnership with the Cramlington Town Forum. The Forum is a partnership of Cramlington Town Council, County Council, Manor Walks Shopping Centre, Advance Northumberland, Northumbria Police and a range of public, private and community stakeholders in the town.
The improvements link to the active travel corridor that runs through the park as well as Cramlington Learning Village and nearby estates.
The need for a better range of activity and leisure opportunities in the community including by further enhancing the green spaces in the town were identified during the “Community Conversation”. This took place with residents and groups prior to the Programme getting underway.
Councillor Richard Wearmouth, Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for business and opportunities for Northumberland County Council, said: “We're looking forward to this latest project getting underway for Cramlington in partnership with the Town Council which will not only improve the look and feel of the area, but is also great at boosting health and wellbeing for everyone.”
Councillor Wayne Daley, County Councillor for Cramlington North, said: “On behalf of County Councillors in Cramlington, it’s great to see another raft of improvements coming forward in our green spaces for the benefit of all, with more schemes in the pipeline over the coming year.”
Mayor Helen Morris, Town Mayor for Cramlington Town Council said: “This is another fine example of partnership working to improve green spaces and youth provision in the town, which we will be delivering over the next 12 months.”