Services
The Parish Council owns and operates the recreation ground and Great
Down Park in Long Lane. The recreation ground has a football pitch,
astra turf cricket wicket, tennis court and refurbished sports pavilion.
The children's play area here has undergone a major rebuild, funded
largely by developer's contributions. A tarmac
footpath has been laid to the play area from the pedestrian entrance
near the tennis court. A range of exercise equipment for older age
groups has recently been installed between the children's play area
and tennis court.
Great Down Park at the southern end of Long
Lane is maintained informally and includes a wild flower meadow with
perimeter dog walk route and various hedgerows and shrubberies to
benefit wildlife. Within the park are the two parish cemeteries and
a memorial wall on which local residents may mount plaques in memory
of their ancestors (please contact the office for details). There is
a car park for the cemetery entered from School Road near the Church
Lane junction, and a larger car park on Long Lane which is well used
by school traffic. A Bottle recycling skip and clothes bank are located here.
Allotments
The parish council operates two allotment sites. The top allotment is at Hungerford, opposite the Fox & Hounds public house. Clearance work has been undertaken to reclaim workable plots at the top of the site, where woodland had encroached. The bottom allotment is at the lower end of Hungerford. Details from the office. There is usually a waiting list for plots.
Pavilion
The sports pavilion on the recreation ground has home and away changing rooms and is available to be used for pre-booked sports events. An extension has been built to provide storage for the parish council's grass cutting machinery. New non-slip flooring has been laid in the public areas of the pavilion. These projects have been funded from Eastleigh Borough Council's Community Investment Programme.
Pilands Wood Children's Play Areas
The parish council now inspects these areas daily, clears litter and cuts the grass as required. This refers to the younger children's play area at Woodlands Way, and the play areas and skate ramp at Pilands Wood recreation ground. We do not at present maintain the multi use games area or grassland, these are still the responsibility of Eastleigh Borough Council.
Other maintained areas
The Parish Council has a maintenance agreement to look after the grass and hedge cutting at St Leonards new churchyard. We also perform informal maintenance at the Greyladyes mausoleum site on Church Lane. The ecology park at Lionheart Way, woodland at Peewit Hill and Station Woods have been devolved to Bursledon Parish Council from Eastleigh Borough Council's ownership.
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This page last modified on Thursday 6 October 2011