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Widnell Park

Background

This area is a valuable piece of village land, but perhaps because it lies a little beyond the village and the Parish Council was not directly responsible for its upkeep, it has not been made full use of in recent years. The recreation ground was hardly used at all, and the play area, with its elderly play equipment, was rapidly turning into a haven for drug users.

At the beginning of 2012, the Parish Council took over responsibility for the land. As part of the process of deciding how best to manage this asset, the Parish Council canvassed the village to gauge people's views. The decision was taken to remove the play equipment, close the car park and allow access to pedestrians only. Local groups would be encouraged to use the recreation ground for sports on a regular basis, and land not needed for a sportsfield would be cleared, ready for gradual conversion into a nature reserve and conservation area.
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  • Home
  • Piddington Community Radio
  • What's on
    • Forthcoming events
    • Regular activities
  • Village life
    • Community-Led Plan
    • Defibrillator
    • Local knowledge
    • Noticeboard
    • The Pantry
    • Piddington apples >
      • Piddington Apple Day
      • The Cider Alchemists' journal
      • Forthcoming events
    • Piddington craft & social club
    • Piddington on film
    • Wild Piddington
    • Widnell Park/Jubilee Reserve/Playing Field >
      • Background
      • Updates
      • Archive
  • St Nicholas' Church
    • News
    • Brief history
    • Architecture
    • Features of interest
    • Bells
    • Churchyard
    • Maintenance and repairs
    • Sources
    • Archive
  • Village Hall
    • News
    • Events >
      • Archive
    • Hall Facilities
    • Hiring the Hall
    • Bookings Calendar
    • Management Team >
      • PVHMC Minutes >
        • PVHMC minutes archive
    • Children's Play Area
    • Support Piddington Village Hall >
      • 200 Club >
        • 200 Club archive
    • Maintenance & development
  • Parish Council
    • Parish Councillors
    • Meetings >
      • Forthcoming meetings/agendas
      • Minutes >
        • Archive
    • Parish Council Noticeboard
    • Information centre
    • Accounts
  • History
    • Domesday Book entry
    • The manor of Piddington
    • Church and chapels
    • Social and economic history
    • Piddington People >
      • Elizabeth Bottrell
      • John Drinkwater
      • William Dumbleton
      • Lt Richard Stone
      • Thomas Pitt Cholmondeley Tapper
    • Piddington voices
    • Close to the Brook
  • Gallery
    • Older photos
    • Newer photos
  • Links