Phoenix Play Area – What do you think?

 

The Phoenix Estate is twenty years old this year – and so is the ball-court. As well as being a bit structurally worn and in need of renovation, some residents have suggested that the space could be changed to make better use of it so that a greater variety of activities can take place, and so that it can be made more accessible for a wider range of the community.

The Hanover & Elm Grove Community Forum has been awarded some funding from the council to look at some projects around restorative practice – community centred ways of tackling conflict and antisocial behaviour – and money from this has been made available for work in the Phoenix area to support young people to become involved in positive activities. Some of this money will be used to help decide if the ball court area should change and if so how, and to involve young people and their families in being a part of these decisions.

To help get an idea of what people think could happen, we have prepared a short survey. This is being posted through all the doors on the estate, and community volunteers will be knocking on doors to talk to residents about it.

An online version of this survey will also be placed on the Communities Forum website, and display boards will be placed on the ball court itself with other ways of giving your views, aimed at those people who make use of the area at the moment or who would like to if it was improved.

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Your message has been sent

Do you use the ball-court area?
Are you a parent/carer of children or young people?
If YES – do they use the ball-court area?
Here are some suggestions for activities which could take place in the ballcourt area. Put a cross by any that you agree with:

Some residents have suggested that the ball area should be locked at night. For this to happen, residents would need to take this on and share the responsibility for locking. Do you think that this is a good idea?
If the area was to be locked at night, would you be willing to help?
Although we have some money to start things off, more money will need to be raised depending upon what people would like to happen, and to make this work we really need residents to get involved to help plan improvements and to help look after the area in the future. Would you like to join with neighbours to help with this work ?
Are you happy to be contacted further about this initiative? (Your contact information will not be shared without specific further consent)