Community Schemes Capital Programme Update
Release Date:
19/09/2008
Outlined below is the progress in respect of a number of the "small" Community Capital Schemes financed by Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council.
- Building works regarding digital projection etc at the Old Market Hall have been completed on time and to budget. The café and cinema have now reopened on schedule.
- Repairs to the Ditherington Community Centre are completed, on time and to budget.
- Improvement works to the Community Centres at Ditherington and Castlefields are complete, apart from white-lining to the car park.
- New floodlights to the bowling green at Monkmoor were completed in time for the floodlit part of the bowling season.
- New play area at Kynaston Road Recreation Ground is complete, although some vandalism took place immediately after it opened.
- Synthetic pitch at Bayston Hill is complete.
- Notice boards at Leighton and Eaton Constantine are complete.
- Demolition work at the former Tesco site is complete.
- River channel management project is complete.
- Internal refurbishment work at the Mary Webb Sports Centre is complete.
- Works at the Darwin Community Centre are complete.
- Refurbishment of changing rooms at Springfield Recreation Ground is complete.
- Pedestrian link to Church Road Car Park is complete apart from white-lining.
- Work has commenced at the County Ground Pavilion and is due for completion in November.
- Work has commenced on replacing the fencing at Ashfields Play Area as part of a wider programme of play area improvements.
- An order has been placed for the upgrading of CCTV installations in the town. *
- Project to refurbish Monkmoor pavilion is currently out to tender.
- Works to repair and refurbish the skateboard park at Monkmoor will commence in October.
- Works to complete the Cycle Route 81 to the Sports Village is nearing completion with the installation of a cycle shelter.
- An order has been placed for a replacement synthetic pitch at Monkmoor – work starts 20 October.
- Tenders have been accepted and an order placed for the "Destination Adventure" play area at the Sports Village. *
- An order has been placed for the project to refurbish facilities at the Quarry Swimming and Fitness Centre. Work has started and is due for completion in November.
- Work is under way at Wattlesborough Village Hall.
- A Project Initiation Document has been approved for improvements to the Crematorium.
- Remediation of contaminated land at Pontesbury - The contract for the remediation of contaminated land at Pontesbury is nearing completion and will be finished in early October. Tenders are within Defra grant. Cabinet has approved funding for the final landscaping of the gardens. *
(* other schemes of interest)
Geraint Morgan, Council Manager said "There are still a large number of schemes to be completed by 31 March 2009 but I am pleased with our progress so far."
Councillor Charles Armstrong, Portfolio holder for Capital Projects said "In times when all we seem to hear is bad news, it is a relief to be able to pass on some good news. Next year we change over to the new council system for Shropshire but life still goes on. The staff at SABC are still providing an excellent service to the area and this provision of improved and new facilities shows that we still have a high target to provide the most affordable and value for money facilities whilst at the same time offering facilities second to none. Over the next six months we will see the opening of Theatre Severn and the start of the new Heritage centre at the Old Music Hall. The hard work goes on and we should thank all those in and connected to the council for this work at this time of change".
For more information on this subject, please contact:
Media contact:
Jon King, Events and Media Officer.
Tel. 01743 281016
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