Landscape Services: case studies
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Crestra Limited: Landscape Design Services Crestra is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield that has over 20 years of experience gained in landscape design and design-build projects. These range from small-scale community gardens and playgrounds up to substantial derelict land remediation and townscape improvement projects with a value in excess of £1 million. In undertaking our work, we operate within a framework that is shaped by our core philosophies of: Fairness and Social Inclusion We believe that opportunities should be offered to all members of society and that everyone’s views should be heard and taken account of as far as is practicable. Therefore, we undertake thorough consultation exercises to ensure that all of our projects are supported by the local communities where we work. We also offer training opportunities to young people, the unemployed and others that have become marginalised by society – giving local people a chance to participate in improving their own environments. This builds their skills and confidence and often provides them with a living wage. Sustainability We believe that all of our activities should promote sustainable development so in our projects we utilise sustainably grown timber and re-used or recycled materials as far as possible. We also seek to reduce our carbon footprint through careful design and local sourcing of materials and labour and by reducing transport requirements to a minimum. We are BS8555 registered and we are constantly striving to reduce our environmental impact year on year.
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Design and build: Urban renaissance: Transforming urban areas where people live, work, shop and spend their leisure time. Living spaces: Transforming housing estates and other living areas. Working spaces: Improving the working environment for people and nature alike. Learning environments: Creating accessible, safe and exciting playing spaces that allow young people to develop physically and emotionally and wherever possible to become aware of the natural world. Promoting biodiversity and protecting our heritage: Developing and protecting areas that support biodiversity and protecting important natural and built heritage sites. Crestra Limited Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ
Crestra Limited: Landscape design services
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www..crestra.co.uk
Case study
Junior Play Area installed, Brearley Park, Chesterfield The new Junior Play area installed at Brearley Park, Old Whittington was officially opened on 12 December 2009. It sees the completion of a fiveyear redevelopment of the site. It is the fourth and final phase of a plan to create a range of play facilities for young people of all ages. The first three phases saw the installation of a skate park, a multi-use games area (MUGA) and a toddler play area, as well as footpaths and lighting. The long-term project was instigated when several teenagers attended the local Community Forum and asked for somewhere decent to play safely and not disturb residents. The project has worked closely with the park’s owners and Chesterfield Borough Council, while funding has come from money raised by the Friends of Brearley Park, from The Veolia Environmental Trust, which awarded a grant of £35,000 through the Landfill Communities Fund, and Groundwork’s Community Spaces Fund. Crestra Ltd has overseen the whole development. Barbara Wallace, from the Friends of Brearley Park group says: “As a group we are thrilled to have completed what we set out to do nearly 10 years a go. It is nice to see the park so well used. The idea was to give the youngsters of our villages somewhere to go and play safely where they didn’t keep getting moved from street corners, we hope this is what we have achieved.”
“This installation is an excellent completion for the final part of a long-standing project. It has been really good having the backing of the CBC, Groundwork and the Veolia Environmental Trust, but the enthusiasm of the local Friends group has been the key” Chrissie Elliott, Landscape Architect
Our values... Our projects aim to deliver benefits: For people Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and work together. For places Creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods. For prosperity Helping businesses and individuals reach their potential. Crestra Limited The Construction Centre Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ
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Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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Village Community Tree Planting, Carlton in Lindrick Carlton-in-Lindrick resident, Mrs Mary Harrison was the driving force behind two community tree planting events in her village. The project was initiated by her winning £5,000 entry to the Nottinghamshire County Council - Building Better Communities initiative (BBC). Crestra was selected to carry out the project on her behalf. School children from Kingston Park Primary planted a selection of native trees in a small plantation in the school grounds. A further six Rowan trees were planted by the Carlton-in-Lindrick Village Hall play area. Help with the planting came from the local residents and Green Mile Trees representatives. An Oak tree was also planted at Lambert Gardens. The BBC initiative was developed by Nottinghamshire County Council to improve the environment of local communities. Mary’s entry concentrated on providing more trees for the Carlton-in-Lindrick area, a contribution that she wanted the whole community to benefit from. The first phase was completed in March with the planting of a Christmas tree in the centre of the village. Nottinghamshire County Councillor, Richard Butler, Cabinet Member for Environment and Sustainability, said: “It is wonderful to see the local community, including Mary Harrison and the pupils of Kingston Park Primary and Nursery School get involved in this scheme. Planting the trees during National Tree Work is a wonderful idea as it teaches the younger generations just how important trees are, and the key role trees have played in Nottinghamshire’s Sherwood Forest heritage.”
“Today has been just what I wanted, trees in prominent places in the village for everyone through the generations to enjoy.” Mary Harrison Carlton in Lindrick resident and competition winner
Our values... Our projects aim to deliver benefits: For people Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and work together. For places Creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods. For prosperity Helping businesses and individuals reach their potential. Crestra Limited The Construction Centre Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ
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Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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Clowne Skate Park A site right in the heart of Clowne was given a whole new lease of life when Groundwork and Crestra joined forces with Clowne Parish Council. Together they have worked with the local community to create a flagship outdoor skateboard park offering state-of-the-art facilities for local youngsters.
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The park, named The Sidings, was the direct result of a close working partnership between Clowne Parish Council, Groundwork, Chesterfield College (who leased the land to the parish council) and the Bolsover District Council. When an £86,000 grant was secured from Sport England, Clowne Parish Council engaged Crestra to carry out the work to create the skateboard park. Crestra was determined to create a top-class facility in Clowne and worked closely with local skateboarders and BMX riders to make sure that the design met their needs. The finished design incorporates unusual wooden surfaced tracks, banks and ramps. Later phases to the project included paths? lighting? shelter?
Project stats: • Funded by: Sport England, Clowne Parish Council, Bolsover District Council, Y2K. • Project led by: Crestra • Partners: Chesterfield College
Crestra Limited The Construction Centre Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ Supported by:
Project themes:
Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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High Hazels Community Park, Huthwaite The High Hazels Community Park has turned what was an unused corner of a housing estate into an exciting play area and green space for people of all ages to enjoy. Instead of an empty, uneven field, there is now: • an exciting selection of fixed play equipment; • a range of landscape features designed to provide further play opportunites; • native and ornamental blossoming trees, providing shade and drawing birds to the site; • a bespoke brick path; • timber benches; • a water play pump and composite stream; • wetland area planted with native plants to enhance a naturally boggy part of the site. The play area at High Hazels has been designed and built around the concept of ‘Natural Play’. The High Hazels park sees play items, sourced from natural materials, mixing with grassy mounds, trees and plants. The small wetland area, that a water pump flows into, provides a home for all sorts of different creatures and plant life. Over the year a series of events were held to engage the local community and gather their ideas. This included a session where young people made casts of their hands which were then included in the park. Residents of the High Hazels estate were instrumental in how this unused patch of land was turned into an innovative community resource. Groundwork consulted with the community and designed the area, with Crestra then carrying out the implementation works. Places for People secured funding from the BIG Lottery Fund to revitalise this unused green space.
“This has been an exciting and unique project that has been led from day one by the ideas of the community. Through consultation and design the residents have got a flagship natural play area on their doorstep for all ages to enjoy”. Fiona McQuaid, Landscape Architect
Our values... Our projects aim to deliver benefits: For people Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and work together. For places Creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods. For prosperity Helping businesses and individuals reach their potential. Crestra Limited Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Notts S80 1UQ
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Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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Public artwork ‘The Egg’ installed, Market Warsop Crestra led on a project for a new sculpture, designed in consultation with local residents and schoolchildren. The sculpture, affectionately referred to as ‘The Egg’, is a two metre tall piece of carved Kilkenny limestone. It has been carved with patterns and motives which children from two local schools have helped create. The project started in 2008, when the artist, Graeme Mitcheson, and a Landscape Architect from Crestra, ran workshops in Sherwood Junior School and Meden Comprehensive. From this, the form of the sculpture took place. The surface of the sculpture is carved with images that represent the local area’s past and present.
“The artwork stands proud in the park and really creates an attraction for the area, it is particularly pleasing that the schoolchildren were involved in the project, creating an interest in their local area” Fiona McQuaid, Landscape Architect
It is hoped that the piece of art will give people a sense of pride and ownership of their community. Funding from the project has come from Nottinghamshire County Council’s ‘Local Improvement Scheme’, while the project has been facilitated by Groundwork Creswell, Ashfield and Mansfield. The Warsop Parish Regeneration Association, Warsop Parish Council and the Friends of the Carrs have also been involved in the project. The Egg was officially unveiled in an Easter ceremony led by Cllr John Allin at Market Warsop. Representatives from the local community, and children from the local schools attended the event which took place in the Carrs Nature Reserve on Wednesday, 24 March 2010.
Project stats: • Funded by: Notts County Council’s ‘Local Improvement Scheme’ • Project led by: Crestra • Partners: Warsop Parish Regeneration Association, Warsop Parish Council and the Friends of the Carrs
Crestra Limited The Construction Centre Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ Supported by:
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Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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Public artwork installed, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield
The artwork is an elaborate stone tree decorated with various plants and animals that children thought they might find in and around Wickens Park at Mastin Moor.
“The council’s Percent for Art scheme has given Wickens Park yet another feature of which the local community can be very proud. It will also remind them of the wide range of plants and animals which need to be protected.”
The sculpture has been created by nationally-recognised Holmfirth-based artist, Michael Disley. He was selected by Chesterfield Borough Council in consultation with members of the Staveley Community Forum from a short list identified by Crestra.
Cllr Ian Openshaw, Lead Member for Sustainability and Climate Change
With the ongoing development of the Wickens Park area in Mastin Moor, a new piece of public artwork has been installed to improve the visual environment.
Michael selected a four-tonne piece of gritstone and carved the features identified during workshops held at Norbriggs and Woodthorpe Primary Schools. The children also carved the features onto paving stones that will be laid beside the circular path making a trail in the park. Housing developers sponsored the artwork as part of Chesterfield’s Percent for Art Scheme in which developers involved in construction projects worth over £1 million provide one percent of the cost for a work of art to enhance the environment. The opening ceremony was performed by the Deputy Mayor of Chesterfield, Cllr Mick Bagshaw with children from both schools and representatives of Staveley Community Forum, Groundwork and Crestra.
Our values... Our projects aim to deliver benefits: For people Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and work together. For places Creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods. For prosperity Helping businesses and individuals reach their potential. Crestra Limited The Construction Centre Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Nottinghamshire S80 1UJ
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Project themes:
Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk
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Meden Crescent Community Garden, Sutton in Ashfield This project transformed a small, unused piece of open space, on Meden Crescent in Sutton in Ashfield, into a community herb garden which all residents can relax in and enjoy. The site of the community garden is positioned between 13 houses owned by Places for People (P4P), and a similar number of mixed tenure bungalows. Many of these homes are occupied by elderly residents. The site had fallen into a state of disrepair and had problems with fly tipping. Although this is a small site, its improvement will provide a host of new opportunities for community integration. Crestra has overseen the development of the site, from design and consultation through to implementation. By providing a positive use for this previously un-maintained green space, beneficial community links will improve the quality of life for all local residents. The garden design features include: • A carpet of mixed fragrant herbs with robust, evergreen ground covering thyme with pink and purple flowers; purple and green sage; purple flowering oregano; marjoram and slow-growing mint. • Rosemary, lavender and myrtle shrubs. • A york stone sculptural sitting-wall and path, with stepping slopes detailed to deter skateboarders. • Interspersed stepping stones to aid maintenance(such as litter removal) and improve access to herbs. • An area of newly turfed lawn. • A semi mature rowan tree. • New timber fencing. The initiative was funded through the Green Spaces for People Portfolio, part of the Big Lottery Fund’s Changing Spaces Programme.
“The Green Spaces for People initiative combined with P4P has given the residents of Meden Crescent a feature of which the local community can be very proud. Hopefully the residents will be encouraged to use the herbs in their own cooking!” Fiona McQuaid, Landscape Architect
Our values... Our projects aim to deliver benefits: For people Creating opportunities for people to learn new skills and work together. For places Creating better, safer and healthier neighbourhoods. For prosperity Helping businesses and individuals reach their potential. Crestra Limited Rear of Sandy Lane Retail Park Babbage Way Worksop Notts S80 1UQ
Supported by:
Project themes: ÆÆ ÆÆ ÆÆ ÆÆ
Urban renaissance Living spaces Working spaces Learning environments
Tel: 01246 570977 Fax: 01246 813200 Email: info@crestra.co.uk Website: www.crestra.co.uk