Circular Playing field Path and Community Wildlife Garden  - community levelling up fund 2024

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INFORMATION ON PONSANOOTH PLAYING FIELD PATH AND COMMUNITY WILDLIFE GARDEN PROJECT - Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling Up Fund

Ponsanooth Parish Council have secured a grant of £ 80,824.05 from Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling Up Programme to deliver the improvements to the Wildlife Garden and build a new Playing Field Path. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The Playing Field Path (see plan above which illustrated the maximum size Football pitch available.)

Ponsanooth Parish Council received feedback through playing field inspections and community consultations and general comments over several years, that accessibility to the playing field should be improved.

Applications for Cornwall Council’s Community Levelling Up Fund opened in 2023. We had to submit specific ideas against the criteria of the funding pot.

A short time line for project delivery completion, meant that the Path would be a good stepping stone to a fully inclusive playing field, and enable the Parish Council time to develop a long term plan of improvements.

The finished path

The path was completed in May 24 with two addition benches on the route of the path and three connecting paths to the pedesstrian entrance the new building Kemeneth Kroji and the main car park.  There was an official launch on Ponsanooth Fair day in July. 24  See pictures below.  Feedback has been extrenmely positive, if you would like to give feedback please follow the link.

The Community Wildlife Garden

The Wildlife Community Garden started as a project in 2012, unfortunately the garden was not used and it has become unsafe.  Due to it being closed many are unaware of the garden.

 A small amount of the Community Levelling Up Fund kick-started this in 2023, and the following work has already been completed:  riverbank fence replaced,  invasive species removed, entrance gate replaced, pond gate and fence replaced, and a more accessible path created. This enables the garden to be safe enough to unlock and allows the next stage of the regeneration to happen. 

Community Wildlife garden – the next stage - March 2024-February 2025

The Community Levelling up Fund will now enable Kernow Conservation CIC to work with the local community to develop a long term management plan.  The  supported volunteering sessions has enabled ongoing  work to  in the garden and the creation of a long term conservation and management plan with the volunteer group supported by the Parish Council close.  Follow the link to Kernow Conservation for more info and to get involved.

Feedback and get involved

If you have other ideas/ projects you think would benefit the village, please attend a parish council meeting to explain your idea or contact the Clerk.  The parish council relies on bidding for funding to deliver things like this, and sometimes the timescales are short. Having a shortlist ready of project ideas with people who are willing to be involved in making them happen is vital. Use the feedback form below if prefered.