Vansittart Recreation Ground and Play Area

Vansittart Road

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Size: 25,193 sq m/ 2.5 hectares. A walk around the perimeter of this park will contribute 1,000 steps to the advised 10,000 daily steps recommended to improve fitness.

Home to Windsor and Eton Athletics club for many years until their move to the Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Pococks lane, the area was turned back into a neighbourhood park once the running track and pavilion were removed in 2000.

The children's play area and picnic area is fenced and designated as dog free. Along the outer area is a dog walking circuit. The Skate Park is in the top corner of the site with challenging equipment for young people to test their skills plus a floodlit 5-a-side football/basket ball court for public use.

Facilities:

• Play Area with equipment suitable for 3 - 12 year olds
• Skate Park
• Car Parking - area is very small (approx 6 cars)

Consultation Results

Vansittart Recreation Ground 10-year master planning

In October 2010 the first stage of consultation was carried out to obtain initial thoughts and ideas for the development of a 10 year master plan for Vansittart Recreation Ground. A questionnaire was developed with a concept master plan to encourage and inspire the community's ideas and views. This questionnaire was mail dropped to households within a half mile radius of the Recreation Ground, was available to complete on the Borough's webpage and local residents and park users had the opportunity to have a discussion and/or fill out a questionnaire onsite with a Council Officer between 12 noon to 4pm on Saturday 9th October 2010.

The purpose of the consultation was to determine the local community and Recreation Ground user's needs and priorities to assist with the creation of an initial master plan. The initial master plan would then be developed further alongside the local community to create a final master plan which will act as a key guidance document for any future improvements when funding may become available. This is to ensure any expenditure is in accordance with the community needs and the developments are scheduled in a program of works that obtains 'value for money'. The first stage of consultation was also an excellent opportunity to create a user group to allow interested community members to be involved with any developments and the day to day running of the Vansittart Recreation Ground.

Key Results:

• 158 of 616 questionnaires completed (26% response rate).
• 131 of 158 respondents lived with ½ mile (83%).
• 142 of 158 respondents currently use the Recreation Ground.
• 3 most common activities included (in order of ranking):
  
  1. Walking/jogging/informal exercise;
  2. Use of play area;
  3. Use as s thoroughfare.
     • 5 highest ranking improvement options included:
       
     1. Additional park furniture;
     2. Energy efficient lighting along key desire routes;
     3. Additional trees;
     4. A public toilet;
     5. Improved play facilities for children <8 years old.
• 91 additional public comments were received from 158 responses, of which 34 respondents are interested in being involved in a user group.

The Vansittart Recreation Ground 10-year master plan consultation was a very successful first step in obtaining local community and user views. With 158 responses (of which 91 respondents gave additional comments), the local community is very passionate about any future developments.

Please see below the link to read or download a copy of the full consultation report.

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