Eastburn Playing Field
The plans for the redevelopment of Eastburn Playing Field are finally being realised.
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Eastburn Play Area Opening Event
Saturday 24 April 2010
The Opening Event was a great success with over 200 people attending on a warm sunny day. The event started with Eastburn School Samba Band and Choir performing some lively music. The play and fitness equipment was given the thumbs up by children and adults alike and declared as ‘amazing’. Demonstrations by members of Jai Freestyle Martial Arts and Fitness Academy and world class trials bikers entertained the crowds. Pennine Forge, the company commissioned to make the stunning entrance gates and benches also demonstrated their craft along with Richard Law who made wooden objects on a traditional lathe. The Neighbourhood Policing Team organised fun activities for the children, Fran Sierevogel worked with children on art activities and Debbie Fearnley painted their faces. Keighley Cougar Players and volunteers took part in the hoola-hoop sessions and ‘Freddie’ mingled with the crowds to the delight of young Cougar supporters.
Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council and Eastburn Playing Fields Association would like to thank all those involved in making the day such a fantastic success.
'Freddie' Cougar declares the play area open by cutting the ribbon.
Eastburn School Planting Event, 11 March 2010
Children from Eastburn Junior and Infant School visited the site to help with tree and shrub planting. The children planted about 100 young trees and 100 shrubs and herbaceous native species. Members of the 'Forest of Bradford' charity supported the planting event.
Community Planting Event, 7 March 2010.
The parish council would like to thank those members of the community and Andrew Mallinson, Ward Councillor, for taking part in a fantastic effort to plant about 200 native species trees. Ian Butterfield, Forest of Bradford, co-ordinated the day and supplied the Alder, Willow, Silver Birch and Rowan trees. The photographs below are a selection from the day.
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The planting event was a great success on a lovely sunny day.
It was hard work but fun.
Thanks to all who took part. |
Week 9: The boardwalk is finished, the younger children's play area and entrance feature are started.
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| The younger childrens' play area is started. |
The boundary path leads on to the boardwalk. |
Week 7: The boardwalk is nearly finished and the drainage contractors should have finished stage 1 of their work by Friday. The drainage contractors will return in March or April to cultivate the field.
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| A new seat overlooking the boardwalk. |
The steps down to the boardwalk. |
Week 6 : A lot of progress has been made on installing play equipment. The digging of the drainage channels is nearly finished despite the difficult ground conditions.
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| The matrix being assembled |
The rodeo board and basketball hoop |
Week 5: The drainage is started but is taking longer than expected as the contractors can't get their large trench cutting machinery on site and the drains are being dug with a small digger. The boardwalk through the wetland area is taking shape and a start has been made on installing two of the large pieces of play equipment, the cantilever swing and the Aeroskate.
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| Week 5: The boardwalk supports in the wetland area are in place |
Week 5: The Aeroskate apparatus during installation. |
The parish council has been awarded £55,000 from Playbuilder, £50,000 from WREN, £24,500 from Yorventure and £10,000 from the Ward investment Fund to refurbish the play area.
Steeton-with-Eastburn Parish Council is the corporate trustee body for Eastburn Playing Fields Association.
This is a registered charity No. 1010800
The Eastburn Playing Field Association also applied for and has been awarded a grant of over £40,000 to have the field drained so that it can be used throughout the year. The wetland area at the western edge of the site will also be improved with the planting of native species plants and trees. A boardwalk will be constructed through the wetland area so that it is accessible to all.
The drainage of the field will start on Monday 25 January 2010
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| Monday 18 January: The drainage contractor and STRI Consultant on site in preparation for starting the drainage on Monday 25 January 2010 |
The Eastburn Playing Field Redevelopment has been funded through the Community Spaces programme. The Community Spaces programme is being managed by Groundwork UK as an Award Partner to the Big lottery Fund. Community Spaces is part of the Big lottery Fund's Changing Spaces initiative.
Minutes of the AGM, 21 April 2010
Minutes of the Trustees meeting, 6 January 2010 Minutes of the Trustees meeting, 10 March 2010
Minutes of the AGM, 22nd April 2009 Chairman's update for the AGM 2009
At the AGM held 23 April 2008 Karen Pickard was elected the Chairman and Gladys Emmott the Vice-Chairman of the association. Click on the link above to download the minutes of the meeting.
Members of the Bradford Community Environment Project have consulted widely with local residents about the proposals.
Consultation results with immediate neighbours (This is a 425kb document and may take some time to download).
A steering group was set up originally to progress the plans. A preliminary meeting of the steering group was held to brainstorm ideas.
Founder Steering Group Members: Councillors Dianne Lear and Gladys Emmott, Elizabeth Pratt, Headteacher, Eastburn Junior & Infant School, Gill Biggs, Parks and Landscapes Department, Bradford Council, Shelley Smith, Abina Dorgan-Smith, Rural Youth Worker
Notes of the meeting held 13 September 2007
Notes of the public meeting held 1 October 2007