Improvement works, costing more than £80,000, have been completed in St James’ Park, Denton Holme, Carlisle.
Improvements in the main park costed around £80,000 and included refurbishing the paths and street furniture. All the main paths have been resurfaced with tarmac and a new flight of steps have been built for access from St James’ Road.
Brand new seats and litter bins have been installed across the park, together with a new circular seat with a central tree in memory of former Denton Holme Councillor, Hugh McDevitt.
A small amount of tree clearance on the bank off St James’ Road was required to allow the construction of the new steps, however an avenue of new cherry trees will be planted along the length of the park in winter 2020/21.
The design and installation was undertaken by Westwood Landscape and all site work undertaken by Kirkaldy and Roe Ltd
The play area was also resurfaced by Abacus Playgrounds at the additional cost of £8,000. This was funded by Carlisle City Council. It has reopened following the easing of government Coronavirus restrictions.
Plans for the proposed refurbishment of St James’ Park, Denton Holme, Carlisle were given the thumbs up by local residents last year.
Following the creation of draft improvement proposals by local landscape architects, Carlisle City Council carried out a community consultation between Tuesday 4 and Friday 21 June 2019.
Funding received from the developers of near-by housing projects provided the opportunity to enhance the park for all its users.
Cllr Elizabeth Mallinson, Portfolio holder for Communities, Health and Wellbeing, said: “Residents and park users were clearly enthusiastic to see investment in the site, which remains a valuable community asset. Their views had a big impact on the final plans. We would like to thank all residents and park users for their patience whilst the park underwent this major redevelopment.”
