Bursledon Parish Council

Services


Recreation Ground and Great Down Park
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, and recently refurbished sports pavilion. The children's play area here has undergone a major rebuild, funded largely by developer's contributions. Most recently, a tarmac footpath has been laid to the play area from the pedestrian entrance near the tennis courts. 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. Bottle recycling skips are located here.

Allotments

The parish council operates two allotment sites. The top allotment is at Hungerford, opposite the Fox & Hounds public house. The bottom allotment is at the lower end of Hungerford. Details from the office. There may be 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. Most recently, 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 near the shops, and the play areas and skate ramp at Pilands Wood recreation ground. We do not at present maintain the multi use games area, this is 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.

 

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This page last modified on Monday 14th June 2010

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