Bampton’s new play area was driven by a group of Dads who considered that the town needed somewhere for older children to play and have fun. This amazing group came to the public session of a Bampton Town Council meeting. With their request they brought ideas, plans and thoughts for the town council to consider. This group also offered to be the project managers alongside the council as the landowner.
Plenty of work went into this, with a grant of £100.000 to cover the bulk of the cost of equipment and installation sourced from Viridor Credits, together with some allocated S106 monies and Council reserves.
Cara Stobart, County Officer for the Devon Association says ‘This is a wonderful example of how parish councils can work in partnership with others to meet the needs of its community. The Town Council could have delivered this project entirely themselves, but instead they chose to work in partnership with a committed group of residents to help them achieve their goals. Working in this way encourages electors to become active citizens, to take pride in where they live and potentially engage with the council in future issues/initiatives. Well done to all involved’.
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