Agenda and draft minutes

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1.     Main meeting – welcome and introductions (7pm)

The meeting was chaired by Councillor Myers who welcomed everyone, set out the housekeeping rules and reminded residents that the meeting was non-political.

2.     Crombie Avenue play area consultation

Kristina Davey (Public Ream Project Manager, CYC) explained that play areas on Crombie Avenue and at Ashton Park are scheduled to be refurbished with use of funding from the council’s Park Investment Fund (PIF).

The Fund of £750,000 was approved in September 2025 with the goal to revitalise parks, play areas, and public green spaces across the city.?

Other sources of funding, such as section 106 monies and funding bids to other organisations will boost the Fund to around £925,000.?

Priority was given to areas with higher indices of multiple deprivation, where there is ageing play equipment infrastructure and where the council’s ambition to increase the number of Green Flags is a potential.?

One of CYC’s aims is to encourage more people to spend time outdoors, improve accessibility, social inclusion and play.?

A weighted scoring system was designed to identify locations for investment. Ashton Park and Crombie Avenue play areas are amongst 19 locations which have been approved for investment. 

Engagement with young people and communities around each of the locations will be taking place to ensure the right equipment is installed.

There is £50k dedicated from the PIF towards improvements of the Ashton Park play area. A further £20k is hoped for from a separate funding bid.

The plan for Ashton Park is to replace the equipment within the fenced play area and create a more welcoming access gate and fence. Discussion with the Art of Protest (AoP) is underway about the potential for young people to be involved with an art project at Ashton Park. Community consultation for Ashton Park is planned to commence in May 2026 with voting on proposed designs to take place in September 2026.

Crombie Avenue play area is the first location to undergo improvements via PIF. With £80k available from the Fund it is planned to refurbish the entire playground, resurface the adjacent multi-use games area (MUGA) and create a new footpath access. Potential addition of on-site sports coaching and an art project with AoP is being discussed as part of the scheme, however it is dependant on the outcome of a separate funding bid.  Clifton Green Primary School children have previously been consulted, and specification was written based on their feedback. Children have asked for a wide range of accessible and inclusive play equipment for a variety of ages, including swings, monkey bars, roundabout, spinning bowl, a multi-play unit or units which have ‘impact’ and include a slide, and new seating that caters for a variety of needs. Suppliers were given an option to retain and reuse the existing slide and seesaw. Other structural improvements include installation of new fencing along the road-side of the playground, new gates at either end, and space for future tree planting to provide shade. The new play equipment layout  ...  view the full minutes text for item 2.

Q – While the temperatures were below 0C there was an issue on Burton Stone Lane with water egress from a private gutter onto a pavement creating frozen patches and making the pavement unsafe.

A – Please provide us with a specific location and we will investigate that.

Q – The notice board outside ‘top shops’ on Crichton Avenue was vandalised shortly after it was restored. What are the plans in relation to that?

A – We are considered either restoration, or removal and placing the notice board on the wall outside one of the shops. This would require a permission from the shop/property owner.

No further questions were raised, and Cllr Myers closed the meeting at 8:30pm