Stoke Gifford parish councillors have voted to defer making a decision on replacing play equipment in Meade Park that was destroyed in an arson attack in June. However, they agreed to pursue the most popular option chosen in a public consultation which was to replace the destroyed play fort with a basic platform or steps to support a slide plus the installation of a separate zip wire.
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Councillors and residents have expressed frustration at the lack of progress being made in the police investigation into a suspected arson attack which destroyed children’s play equipment in Meade Park. The parish council is now looking at installing CCTV cameras in the park and has opened a public consultation on options for replacing the destroyed play equipment.
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A large wooden play fort in Meade Park, Stoke Gifford, which had been renewed at a cost of almost £30,000 less than two years ago, has been destroyed by fire. A fire service report says the cause of the incident is “thought to have been deliberate ignition”. The parish council says it intends to replace the facility “as quickly as possible”.
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A mobile coffee bar in the form of a vintage horsebox is set to be stationed in Stoke Gifford’s Meade Park for four days each week during August. The ‘Deja Brew’ trailer will be located on the grass close to the small visitor car park that is accessed from Hatchet Road. There will be no impact on the capacity of the car park.
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Following a report in our September magazine that thousands of pounds of malicious damage had been caused to sport and leisure equipment in Meade Park, the Journal can reveal that six young people suspected of being involved have effectively been banned from the park.
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Local children are celebrating the arrival of exciting new play equipment within the play area in Meade Park, Stoke Gifford. The total cost of the project was £26,140, funded by South Gloucestershire Council through the Community Infrastructure Levy.
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Local residents joined the Friends of Meade Park on Saturday August 17th for an informative and enjoyable look at wildlife in Meade Park. Led by local ecologist Rupert Higgins, the group discovered dragon flies, butterflies, shield bugs, ladybirds, hoverflies, snails and bugs of all kinds going about their business in the park. Easily overlooked, these little creatures are essential to
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Bristol’s Andy Hamilton, a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme will be in Stoke Gifford on Saturday 29th June. N.B. It has been announced that this event has been postponed due to sickness. The Friends of Meade Park are hosting a free community event in the park and all are welcome. Meeting at the car park [map]
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October was a busy month for the Friends of Meade Park group with the official formation of a committee and a new picnic bench being installed in the park. On Tuesday 16th October, the Friends group held a meeting at Little Stoke Youth and Community Centre where a new and functioning committee was set up and terms of reference adopted.
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When local resident Jenny James discovered that the group known as the Friends of Meade Park no longer existed, she decided to revive it. As someone who regularly walks through the park, she felt it was important to have a group of people who monitor and take care of the green space, alongside Stoke Gifford Parish Council. Jenny began by
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