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Slades Farm Management Plan 2013 Slades Farm 5 year Management Plan Vision A site that provides a area for sports, cycling and skateboarding in a lovely setting while offering informal activities for children‟s play and exercise for people and their pets. Author: Chris Wynne Written: Jan 2013 Last reviewed: Nov 2015 Next review: Yearly Jan 1 Contents 1. Site Description & Details 2. Current Management Arrangements 3. Vision 4. Assessment & SWOT Analysis 5. Aims 6. Development Plan 7. Finance & Resources 8. Monitor & Review 9. Management Structure & Contacts Green Flag Recommendations Feedback 2 1. Site Description & Details Slades Farm Ensbury Avenue Bournemouth BH10 4HG National Grid Ref: SZ 07423 94272 Area: 14.46 Hectares Local Authority: Bournemouth Borough Council (Unitary) 1.1. Site Description Located in the Borough of Bournemouth, Slades Farm is situated approximately 2 miles North of Bournemouth Town Centre and within a few hundred metres of the borough boundary with Poole to west. Wallisdown and Winton West ward has a resident population of around 9,500 with an average age of 40. The area is mainly composed of housing which is a mix of detached houses, bungalows and suburban estate development with a large Conservation Are. Slades farm is bordered to the south by the Talbot Trust Conservation area (a publicly accessible area of mixed mature woodland) with a St Marks Primary School located within it. This area is run by the Talbot Village Trust. On the opposite north side is an area of 1970‟s housing estate. On the west side are the North Bournemouth allotments and the east edge a boundary with Glenmoor girl‟s school and Winton arts & Media College (boy‟s school). Slades Farm is characterised by its sports pitches and sporting facilities giving the site a flat open aspect. The main open area of the site is marked out as football pitches and a cricket table. There are two blocks of changing rooms located centrally on site also. Slades Farm Skate Park At the north edge of the site is a popular floodlit Skate Park. Adjacent to this is the car park and community centre. The site has a grounds maintenance depot for council staff located next to the play area and Veladrome. In the area behind the veladrome is a fenced dog exercise/ agility area known as The Doggy Play Patch, provides an 3 Dog exercise area Doggy Play Patch opportunity for structured exercise and play for dogs, with various obstacles, all of which is in a contained, fenced-off area (dog walkers are also able to use the rest of the site except the cycle track/ skate bowls) then in the area at the rear of this and bordering the Talbot woods is the Community Garden area. Locations of the facilities can be seen in Figure 1 Football Figure 1 Aerial Plan of Site Showing Park Facilities Pitches, Cricket Square/ Open Space Skate Park Changing Rooms Car Park Play Area Community Centre Community Garden Project Parks Depot Area 50m 250m Fenced dog Outdoor exercise/agility Cycle Track/ area Velodrome Facilities = Entrance Point Large Skate Park (concrete bowls & ramps) Floodlit Play area Velodrome/cycle track Community Centre Football Pitches x 6 Cricket Pitch x 1 Changing rooms x2 Parks depot Community garden area Dog Exercise/ agility area 4 Policies The diagram below shows the key strategic and policy structures in relation to all parks and open spaces. Bournemouth 2026 Corporate Plan Community Strategy 2012 Local Development Core Strategy 2012 Green Space Strategy Tree Strategy 2012 2007 Draft Service & Council Policies Health & Safety Pesticides Lone working etc. Playground Strategy 2009 Playing Pitch & Leisure Facilities Strategies 2008 Site Playing Pitch & Management Leisure Facilities Plans Strategies 2008 Nature Conservation Strategy 2007 1.2. Designations It is a requirement under Bournemouth Borough Council‟s Standing Orders for the Planning Officer to determine any proposal by another directorate for the felling of trees on Council owned land with the exception of emergency works including dangerous trees1. The park is designated as public open space. 1 Except up to six small trees below 7.5cm diameter at 1.5m – this is for the purposes of routine maintenance and site management. 5 1.3. Ownership & Covenenants The space is owned freehold by Bournemouth Borough Council and is appropriated to Parks. There are no known covenants on the land. 1.4. Leases & Concessions All leases and concessions are subject to annual health and safety risk assessments by the Council, as well as annual fire, annual asbestos and 5 yearly building surveys and 5 yearly electrical wiring checks. Weekly and monthly checks are the responsibility of the lessee. Training and log books can be provided by the Council. The Bournemouth Cycling Centre LTD is currently negotiating a contract to manage the Bournemouth Cycling Centre facilities. They are made up of members of local cycling groups. Minimum public access/opening hours will specified within the contract for the facilities. The area of the Velodrome is managed by Bournemouth Council under an agreement until 2037 with Bournemouth University that own the Bournemouth Cycling Centre land. The Community Centre is run by the Councils Information, Culture and Communities section. 1.5. Users, Community Involvement & Stakeholders The site attracts a wide range of users and is popular with people walking dogs and those involved in sport both formally and informally. It is used as a main route for young people accessing the schools adjacent to the site and students going to Bournemouth University which is located nearby. The velodrome and cycling facilities are available for public use through the cycling group as informal turn up and ride (excluding the banked section) when available, or for booked supervised sessions. It is also available for use by clubs and schools. Additionally many competitions are held on the track up to a national standard. Bournemouth Cycling Centre 6 The play area is very popular, especially after school or at weekends and during the holidays and features several unique hand built items including the tree house. The Community Garden started in 2012 and is a project run by volunteers through Transition Bournemouth in a conjunction with the Council to help create a sustainable wildlife friendly community garden, and carry out conservation Community Garden planting activities, in the with volunteers Slades Farm area. Play area tree house Out of the interest in the Gardening project a new fledgling Friends of Slades farm group has recently started to develop which is planning to develop an event to further promote the site and the activities available on the site. Slades Farm is one of a number of key sports sites in Bournemouth for Football and Cricket. The football pitches are booked for use formally by Teams from the Football League Youth section, the BFA Division1 to Division 4 and also for several cup competitions. The Cricket Square is used by the Evening Cricket league and the Saturday and Sunday League throughout the season. The Talbot woods located to the south of Slades Farm and are run through the Talbot Village Trust. Also on the edge of the site are the two senior schools and in may areas they work with the Council as do the Trust over operational and developmental matters. The Community Centre is run by a committee of local residents under the control of the Council and runs many activities and provides a venue to many groups and clubs. All Parks staff work with stakeholders and community groups and regular contact is maintained with all stakeholders. All stakeholders have contact details for relevant Council staff with day to day contact usually being the site manager. This sites user groups are currently represented by: Bournemouth Borough Council Parks Department, Bournemouth cycling LTD, The Community Gardens Group, the Friends of Slades Farm, Dorset FA and Cricket League, Community Centre, Talbot Village Trust, Winton arts & media college, Glenmoor School. 7 1.6. Access, Signage & Interpretation Slades Farm is accessed from the following locations: - (As shown in Figure 1) i) Through Talbot Woods (2) ii) Columbia Trees Road (1) iii) Alley way from Forsyth Gardens (1) iv) Slade Farm Road (1) v) Ensbury Avenue (2) including 1 vehicle entrance to car park vi) Footpath/cycle way leading from Boundary Road (1) The site is easily accessible all year round and is not locked. Access for the disabled in wheelchairs through the site is unrestricted as the site is flat and level with surfaced paths accessing most areas. In the car park there is 139 spaces of these 4 are designated for disabled users and 4 are marked for use by the Community Centre. The site has a good system of cycle paths leading around it enabling riders to ride from any entrance to another on a tarmac path. Cycle racks have been provided near the veladrome/cycle track. The site has a prominently located welcome sign which tells users the name of the site, the facilities available and clearly identifies that Bournemouth Council is responsible for the site along with contact details for the Council for further information or to report anything Slade Farm welcome sign relating to the site. 2. Current Management Arrangements 2.1. Health & Safety Full copies of all documentation (including checklists) relating to Health & Safety, Risk Assessments, Maintenance Standards (hard & soft landscape), COSSH are available on request from Housing, Parks & Bereavement Services (example sheets included in the appendix). 2.2. Grounds Maintenance: Day to day park maintenance is carried out by the Council‟s in-house Parks Team, part of the Housing, Parks & Bereavement Services Business Unit. Relevant staff structure can be found at Appendix 1. 2.3. Arboriculture All of Bournemouth Council‟s trees are looked after by the Arboricultural Section within the Parks Team.
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