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Islington Council, led by your Junction ward councillors, Cllr Janet Burgess, Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz and Cllr Sheila Chapman, has teamed up with environmental charity Groundwork to improve the old ball court on your estate and transform it into an attractive community space, with planting, play equipment and planters for community gardening.
We want to ensure the improvements meet the needs and priorities of the community. With your help we can create an attractive space for you and your neighbours to enjoy.TheThriving Neighbourhoods and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding will be used to improve this community space.The first stage of the consultation has now ended. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
Pop-up conversation stall
A pop-up stall was open on the 7th of June from 3pm – 5pm, where resident were invited to share their ideas and hopes for the space. During the day residents were able to highlight what changes they would like to see on the play space.
The next steps
Based on the feedback given by residents, the initial designs will focus on a community gardening growing and play space. The new space will have a natural boundary between food growing and community play area. The space will include more greenery, biodiverse planting and seating. The design team will be developing a sketch design based on your feedback which we will share with you in the second stage consultation. We are aiming to start the consultation spring next year, subject to funding being approved from the Thriving Neighbourhoods.
Islington Council, led by your Junction ward councillors, Cllr Janet Burgess, Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz and Cllr Sheila Chapman, has teamed up with environmental charity Groundwork to improve the old ball court on your estate and transform it into an attractive community space, with planting, play equipment and planters for community gardening.
We want to ensure the improvements meet the needs and priorities of the community. With your help we can create an attractive space for you and your neighbours to enjoy.TheThriving Neighbourhoods and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding will be used to improve this community space.The first stage of the consultation has now ended. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
Pop-up conversation stall
A pop-up stall was open on the 7th of June from 3pm – 5pm, where resident were invited to share their ideas and hopes for the space. During the day residents were able to highlight what changes they would like to see on the play space.
The next steps
Based on the feedback given by residents, the initial designs will focus on a community gardening growing and play space. The new space will have a natural boundary between food growing and community play area. The space will include more greenery, biodiverse planting and seating. The design team will be developing a sketch design based on your feedback which we will share with you in the second stage consultation. We are aiming to start the consultation spring next year, subject to funding being approved from the Thriving Neighbourhoods.
We encourage everyone to answer this survey, as your answers will help us to transform the old ball court/ play area into an exciting community space, with attractive planting, play equipment and planters for community gardening.
The survey should take about 10-15 minutes to complete.
The closing date for this survey is Sunday 25 June 2023.
If you would like this information in a different format – another language or reading format, such as audiotape, Braille, large print, or Easy Read, please contact eva.nyandoro@islington.gov.uk
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Project timetable
Listening to ideas for the project
Bovingdon Close ball court and playground has finished this stage
Tell us your ideas about how we should transform the old ball court. We will develop ideas and designs based on your feedback
Your feedback on our initial designs
Bovingdon Close ball court and playground is currently at this stage
Once we have developed initial designs, there will be opportunities to give us feedback on these to help us create final designs
Implementation
this is an upcoming stage for Bovingdon Close ball court and playground
Once we have developed final designs, we will start the implementation of the scheme
