What’s happening in Victoria Park? It’s now a year since we found out that we’d been granted national Lottery Heritage Funding for our revitalisation of Victoria Park and Watercress Fields. This funding will pay for two thirds of the cost of the project.
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s part of the funding, we now have three new members of staff working on the project - Roger Batho, Nicola Priest and Victoria Fannon. The Victoria Park Team said: “We’re all really lucky to be a part of a project contributing to the stewardship of one of Ashford’s oldest and most important public spaces. The Victoria Park and Watercress Fields Project is almost unique in its scope of ambitions, taking in community space, orchards, local history, sport, and even an otter holt along the River Stour! “Each of us is so happy to be part of something like this which has so many real ways it can make what is already a great park even better.” Roger is our new Project Manager. He will be overseeing all the work on the project - managing the budget and the team, working closely with nLHF and generally keeping the project on track.
Vicky is the Volunteering and Community Engagement Officer and will be working closely with local people to grow opportunities for involvement at Victoria Park.
Nicola is the Youth Involvement Co-ordinator and will be setting up and overseeing children’s and youth activities opportunities for young people to get involved in music, street art, nature, heritage and other creative activities. she will also be facilitating opportunities for young people to shape the development of the park and impact how it could be used by young people in the future.
For more information on the project and upcoming events visit www.ashford.gov.uk/victoria-park or Follow on Twitter @VictoriaParkABC, Facebook @VictoriaParkABC and Instagram @VictoriaParkAshford. Issue 10 autumn 2020
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