Couple of Old Pictures of the Park

Cafe final days

A few pictures of the Bandstand now its all done. It is looking very good and its the first part of the park to be finished

The landing stage is all but finished and by next week the final touches should be done and that will be another job done. This is one of the things holding up filling of the lake.
I grabbed these final shots of cafe before work starts next week to demolish it

Queens Park Refurbishment is motoring ahead

The viewing area by the lake is now finished as you can see in the above photo, and the landing stage is nearly complete and should be finished next week.


Queens Park Refurbishment is motoring ahead with Playground works commencing as from the middle of next week with initial site preliminary works. Contractors are Country Landscapes, who are installing equipment from the Wickstead range. The range of equipment has been selected given aspirations from Sir William Stanier School at Coppenhall, students have been working closely with Cheshire East Council to ensure younger visitors get a playground which will provide much play satisfaction. They were also keen to ensure the range was inclusive for those with mobility difficulties and also sensory equipment, plus their 'wish list' included equipment to appeal to all ages. Their consultation included liaison with their Feeder Schools so it our represented youth talking to other young people, ultimately driving the final design and selection. The inclusive element has also received a financial 'boost' from fundraising done by ex The Worshipful the Mayor Councillor S Roberts. It is envisaged the playground will be completed by the end of August although an earlier date is hoped to be achieved.


Progress regarding the filling of Queens Park Lake. Some birds can be seen to be nesting on the bed of the lake at this time, these will need to hatch whilst final preparation works continue to enable this to happen. There is also some debris causing a blockage from the Valley Brook following dumping into the Brook waters which are being cleared. It is likely water filling will commence towards the middle/end of this month. The initial filling of waters will need to be gradual and monitored to ensure there is no leakage or other problems.


Finally, the Building Contractor - Tolent who did the park bridges - take possession of the buildings this week. Works to the Cafeteria will commence the second week of June, with temporary catering facilities provided at weekends and school holidays. Works to the Games Pavilion commence the week following, again temporary facilities will be provided for Bowlers and other users.


All of these imminent elements will be vast move forward in her refurbishment programme.

Exciting plans for the play area

Work Update

There is still only minor work going on this week. The wood for the landing stage is now on site and being put into place. This is holding up the filling of the lake as the lake cant be filled until the work is done or the men will be working underwater.

Over the other side the wall by the viewing area has now been removed as it was in a state and the work is progressing there. The Cafe and the play area will hopefully be starting soon.

Free Pet Check

The PDSA were at the park today offering a free pet check. You could take your dog along and have a full check which included weight, eyes, coat and teeth check. The nurse was there to offer advice to those who needed it.

The park is at a standstill at the moment with only minor work in progress like the lake landing stage which is being rebuilt and the new wood should be here in a week or so. Soon to start are the Cafe and children's play area

Friends Meeting

The next meeting of the Queens Parks Friends is on Wednesday 5th May at 5:30 at the cafe everyone is welcome.
Some landscaping of the banks near Morton Rd have been going on this week

Bridges Finished

There is a nice display at the main entrance to the park as the spring flower continue to flourish
The bridges are now all done and the paths to them completed and now we come to a grinding halt until new work gets underway. The next thing is the Cafe and play area and the cleaning of the lake and the paths on the south side so people can at least walk around part of the lake. No dates are given yet for any of the work to start

Queens Park Bridges

All the bridges are now finished bar a few cosmetic fittings above the Burma Bridge from Morton Road
Coronation Bridge taken from out side the park with a Fugi s1500 Finpix with 12 optical zoom note the wall is now finished
Same bridge from the other side
Pictures of the massive Broadwalk Bridge one of the biggest bridges of its kind.


Below the bridge with daffs out

Broadwalk Bridge

Its been a buzzy week at the Queens Park the island by the golf coarse has now been planted out ready for summer
The Broadwalk Bridge is all but finished above early in the week they were lowering the last parts into place and then came the job of putting down the actual rails.
A view of the bridge behind the daffs and spring color
By the end of the week the path to the bridge was well underway as you can see it was just a big hole on Monday. By Friday the bridge was but finished just minor things to be done to finish it off