WARRINGTON Mayor Mike Biggin lent his support to an improvement scheme at the town centre Bank Park – by planting the first new tree.
Cllr Biggin joined team members from the council’s arboricultural unit to plant a Snowgoose, an ornamental cherry tree which will be in bloom in a couple of weeks.
It was the first of 60 new trees to be planted as part of the park’s upgrade.
The park facelift is set to be completed head of the Olympic torch visiting the town in May and the work will include access improvement, reinstatement of the entrance pillars and gates on Sankey Street, new signage and information boards, refurbishment of a water fountain, replacement of seating and removal of large rhododendrons.
Footpaths will also be resurfaced and wildflower displays planted to creat more colour and variety.
The Mayor said: “Bank Park is just one of the town’s many assets and we want it to look its best when all eyes are on Warrington.”
Pictured, from the left, Gordon Haslam, arboricultural officer, the Mayor, Terry Franchetti, foreman arborist, star of the show the Snowgoose cherry tree, arborists, Noel O`Rourke, David Scott, Paul Taylor and Dave Cotterill, parks and woodland manager.
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If “”Bank Park is just one of the town’s many assets…” why has it been allowed to deteriorate to the extent it now needs ” access improvement, reinstatement of the entrance pillars and gates on Sankey Street, new signage and information boards, refurbishment of a water fountain, replacement of seating and removal of large rhododendrons.
Footpaths will also be resurfaced and wildflower displays planted to creat more colour and variety.” This seems to amount to a mjor overall rather than the odd lick of paint to brigthen it up.
i fully agree!! i would also love to see the mayor dig the hole with all that gear on!! laughable… Whats going to happen to the bowling greens? and the building which the roof has collapsed!!! O yes i forgot the mayor said its a main asset, so does that mean we will new greens and new building (or roof) and the public parking back so we can use the park?? what about the listed greenhouses in council yard, what a mess!!
IT WOULD LOOK BEAUTIFUL IF YOU GAVE THIS ATTENTION MORE REGULAR.
AND NOT JUST FOR TWO MINUTES OF FLAME,