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Old Showfield survey
by adamboyden on 17 February, 2019
Since Frome Town Council took over the Old Showfield in 2015, there have been many changes. The Town Council is now updating the Management and Improvement Plan.
As one of your ward councillors, I want to know what you think of the changes and proposals, and if anything else needs doing.
Please take the survey here – https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/VHIY2/
Alternatively please see below and reply by email to Adam at aomboyden@gmail.com
Survey questions
Since Frome Town Council took over the Old Showfield in 2015, there have been many changes:
- improvements to all the path surfaces
- cutting the large area of grass shorter
- an outdoor gym, and training sessions
- more seats, litter bins, and new noticeboards
- more trees, including a community orchard
- repairs to the playground, new surfacing, and a fence partly around it
- last year’s fireworks display and Apple Day events
1. Do you approve of the changes to the Old Showfield?
The Town Council is now updating the Management and Improvement Plan, which proposes:
- getting a Parkrun up and running
- planting more trees
- more seating, and better signage;
- additional children’s play equipment (with £25,000 from a local housing development)
2. Do you approve of the new plans?
3. What else would you like to see at the Old Showfield?
Thank you,
Cllr Adam Boyden and Drew Gardner
This will be discussed at the Council Matters Committee meeting (Weds 20th February 2019 in the Town Hall at 7pm). Come along – everyone is welcome. Please see here in item 6 or a direct link here.
Councillor Adam Boyden helped get Frome Town Council to adopt the Old Showfield and unlock the funds for the recent improvements (please see here). To find out more, sign up for Adam’s local newsletter or get in touch with Adam at 07809284817 or aomboyden@gmail.com.
3 Comments
As mentioned on the survey I think the two big issues that need to be addressed with the old showfield are: 1.) drainage, ditches, & culverts; and 2.) dog poo! I love these fields and the improvements that have done. But these two things are essential to the overall well-being of the fields and those that use them. All of the ditches and culverts need to be maintained more frequently, particularly at the top of the first 2 fields. This would surely help there to be better drainage in the fields. And the other issue of people not picking up their dog’s poo is a long standing issue that really needs to be addressed. After the snow the fields were full of it! More bins, good signage, and providing poo bags dispensers might help: https://www.hartlepool.gov.uk/news/article/1188/council_to_install_new_dog_waste_bag_dispensers
[…] and seats, new signs, and support for a Parkrun (see here), I launched an online survey – see here – to see what residents of the area and users of the Old Showfield […]
There is a major issue with drainage on the site, while Lorraine Fish is quite right about maintaining the ditches the Field is often waterlogged in winter.
I suggest that advice from a land drainage expert is needed