Give your views to help shape Keynsham Park for the future - Saltford Parish Council

Residents who enjoy visits to Keynsham Park are invited to have their say in a short (c.10min) survey to inform how the park could be improved and developed in the future.  The survey is open until 5pm on April 29.

Bath & North East Somerset Council is working with Keynsham Town Council to make improvements to Keynsham Memorial Park, Abbey Park and Chew Park, collectively known as Keynsham Park.

The first step in the project is to gather residents’ feedback about how they use the park now and what they would like to see provided in the long term.

Information will be used to help shape an improvement plan for the park that meets the needs of the community, protects and enhances nature and attracts more visitors to Keynsham to support the local economy.

Residents are also invited to a drop-in session at the park on May 1 between 12pm and 3pm where they can discuss the improvement project with the parks team. Forest school craft activities will be on offer for children. 

In its budget for 2022/23, Bath & North East Somerset Council allocated £750k to replace Keynsham’s Memorial Bridge. The council expects to be in a position to share further information about the project in April 2022.

Following the survey, responses will be analysed to identify the main priorities for improvement and any urgent issues that need to be addressed before the improvement plan is created.

Councillor Andy Wait, chair of Keynsham Town Council, said: “Keynsham Park is the green centre of Keynsham.  Its glorious selection of trees, play areas, the bandstand, cafe, historic and open spaces is the jewel in Keynsham’s crown. Its tranquillity gives an alternative to our busy town centre. We now have the opportunity to make it even better or maybe not spoil it. Either way, it’s important for us to let the authorities know what we think should change in this precious place.”

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