Crawfordsburn Glen and Play Park Improvements
£429,630 : Funded by Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs, European Union, Ards and North Down Borough Council
In September 2017, Ards and North Down Borough Council secured funding from the Rural Development Programme and the Northern Ireland Housing Executive to review and update eight village plans. Helen's Bay and Crawfordsburn was one of these (these two villages have a combined village plan due to their relatively small size).
The proposed project came from discussions held at the village planning consultation exercises, where the need for an overarching plan that set out a programme of works for Crawfordsburn play park, nature area and river walks was requested. The play park was outdated, and the equipment was suited only to younger children; this was evident from the consultation with the local primary school who highlighted it as one of the aspects that they felt needed much improvement in the village.
Council successfully applied to the Rural Village Renewal Scheme to complete capital build works at the site to update it with a play offering that would cater to a wider age group. The new play park has a woodland theme to make in fit into the natural environment of Crawfordsburn Glen. Further works included regrading pathways to make them easier for all to walk on, extending the car park and new seating, bins, signage, fencing and landscaping works to create an enjoyable place for locals and visitors alike to spend time.
A YouTube clip of the completed project can be viewed here:
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