Ruskin Park Capital Programme
At our Annual General Meeting in January 2022, Lambeth Council provided details of a very welcome £950,000 investment in improvement works to Ruskin Park over the next few years.
Context
The programme will be informed by the Strategic Masterplan published in 2019, with a focus on an initial set of priorities outlined in the presentation. However, even this set of priorities is likely to outstrip the budget available.
The work will be managed by a project manager from Lambeth Council’s Capital Studio, with a Steering Group established including Lambeth parks officers, ward councillors and Friends of Ruskin Park representatives.
Priorities
The priorities are:
- Refurbishment of the paddling pool, largely funded by the local community through, and in association with, the Friends of Ruskin Park.
- Refurbishment and extension of the playground, giving better provision for older children. This will include the current basketball court.
- Redevelopment of the degraded “redgra” area , including a new artificial turf football pitch funded by the Football Foundation, a new basketball facility and landscaping.
- Refurbishment of both toilet blocks and the kiosk building.
- Path re-surfacing and fencing works, including any changes to dog restricted areas following public consultation.
- Lamp column repairs and lighting.
- Drainage works.
- Wayfinding and signage improvements.
- Creation of a conservation plan as necessary to support further funding bids.
Find out more
The above is a summary based on the slides (PDF) presented by Kevin Crooks (Assistant Director Neighbourhoods) and Dan Thomas (Capital Programme Manager) at our Annual General Meeting.
If you have any comments for the Friends of Ruskin Park regarding the programme please email info@friendsofruskinpark.org.uk.