Luton Recreation Groud

We have been liaising with residents on the Luton Recreation Ground and the concerns expressed by a number of residents, led by Ben Pranczke (who has blogged here) from Chatham Hill, that the site is unfinished.

Luton Rec play area was originally designed to be "open plan" i.e. not fully fenced, to open up the play area onto the surrounding grassed area.

Many residents have expressed concerns that animals are gaining access to the play site which poses risks to children. A photo below indicates this is indeed happening:

Spot the dog!

The Council has confirmed a fence will be extended round the whole play area and a self closing gate will be installed at the end of the footpath allowing easy access to the play area from the pavilion end of the park.

There is a footpath that links the play area from both ends of the rec but these have become weedy over the years and need to be refurbished.

We are also concerned that this path is incomplete and will be chasing this.

Path to nowhere?

We have received assurances that a request has been placed with the Community Payback Offenders unit asking them to undertake the path refurbishments but we do need to know why this path is not complete

Luton Recreation Groud

Luton Recreation Ground Improvements

Your Luton & Wayfield Councillor team visited the Luton Recreation Ground site today to look at the improvements to the Children's Play area.

Over the last 12 months we have been leading the campaign with independent campaigners for improved provision for young people in Luton.

We have seen some success with the improvements on the Luton Recreation Ground but we are still campaigning for improvements at Barnfield and Luton Millenium Gardens.

Commenting on the scheme Cllr Tristan Osborne statedf

"The works on this site are well on the way to completion. Once completed it will be fantastic resource for the local community. We now need to campaign for improvements in our other green spaces across the ward, including in Barnfield and Luton"

We look forward to seeing these works complete and the play area once again being a focal point for young people in Luton