What is Windermere Park for All?
Windermere Park for All is a community push for a better park. Everyone is welcome to get involved and pitch in ideas, fundraising and hard work. The community will be integral to the project at every stage. Keep an eye on our social media and this website to get involved.
Who is Windermere Park for All?
Windermere Park for All is a push from the community with the aims of improvements we all want to see. There is a core committee and you can find out more about them here.
This or that Councillor said this was all their idea?!
It doesn’t matter whose idea it was, just that the community is behind it. Windermere Park for All is “apolitical”, that means it has no allegiance to any political party. However, the project was started in early 2017 by Ben Berry, Stuart Parker and Morgan Dogherty who were soon joined by Agi Tasker, Amy Brunton and Vikki Bolton.
This all sounds expensive. How are you funding Windermere Park for All?
Windermere Park for All successfully raised £120,000 for a new Playground for Queens Park alongside £50,000 for a brand new Pump Track facility. These funds came from wonderful partners including South Lakeland District Council, English Lakes Hotels, Hadfield Trust, Frieda Scott trust and many more.
As the committee seek more Park improvements more money will be raised!
What specifically are you hoping to renovate or bring next to the park?
Following the success of the new Playground and the phenominal success of the Pump Track the Windermere Park for All committee are focusing efforts on fundraising for a new, modern, fit for purpose and long term Skate Park replacement.
There is more than one park in Windermere, which one are you talking about?
Windermere Park for All is specifically looking at Queens Park, more commonly known as the Rec. The Group is mainly looking at the area around and adjacent to the existing playground.