New sports area, equipment and trees for city park

A city park is to undergo a £330,000 facelift with a new games area, equipment and trees being planted.

Northwood Park in Bushbury, Wolverhampton, will have a new multi-use area for football, basketball and cricket under the plans.

The existing children's play area will also be upgraded with 10 new pieces of equipment including slides, swings, a see-saw and a roundabout and more than 40 new trees will also be planted, the city council said.

The park is aimed at people who will live nearby in the 178 new homes being built on the site of the former Northicote School - an estate now called Hampton Park, after the school's former head teacher, Sir Geoff Hampton.

The City of Wolverhampton Council approved a planning application for the work in March and a six-month contract has now been agreed with Cannock-based JP Landscapes and Construction.

"The new [play area] will improve provision for informal football which is currently on a grass pitch, provide a practice area for cricket and a flat surface for other informal sports," a statement included with the council's application said.

The existing children's area will be levelled before new equipment is added, with screening provided by existing trees and new planting.

This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service which covers councils and other public service organisations.

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