Central Parks Clause Samples

Central Parks. Southampton’s five Central Parks lie at the heart of the BID area. These Grade II listed green spaces were established for the purposes of public health and recreation from 1854 onwards and remain outstanding and nationally important examples of Victorian municipal design. A substantial £3 million enhancement and refurbishment of the Parks was undertaken just prior to the millennium in partnership with the Heritage Lottery Fund. The central parks are an extremely important attractor in terms of drawing visitors and businesses into the BID area. They are regularly cited by tourists as one of the best aspects of their visit to Southampton, and provide a 21 hectare ‘free at the point of use’ recreational and leisure area for communities living or working within the city centre. Features and facilities include seasonal bedding, carpet bedding and herbaceous border, formal shrub beds and borders, a café, a skate park, mini golf, tennis and cricket, and a range of art installations and historic monuments. The management and maintenance of the city’s prestigious central parks are set out in detail within the current Central Parks Management Plan. The specific baseline maintenance regimes currently in force are set out within Appendix 2 to this document.