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Stafford Orchard Redevelopment
The Heritage Lottery Fund awarded Quorn Parish Council £645,500 in 2009 to redevelop the village park, the Stafford Orchard.
Park Closure Imminent
The redevelopment programme will commence in May and last through to the Autumn. During much of this period the park will be fenced off and closed, although the public footpath from School Lane to the Station Road car park will remain open.
Alternative Play Equipment
There is some play equipment for younger children on Caves Field, which is off Spinney Drive / Cradock Drive. This area can also be accessed via the footpath across Tom Long's Meadow off Sanders Road.
 Background
A team of Councillors and community volunteers sponsored by the Parish Council have succeeded in securing a National Lottery’s ‘Parks for People’ scheme grant to refurbish Stafford Orchard Park in the centre of Quorn Village.
The project will:
- revitalise the somewhat faded and underused public park in the heart of the village
- increase and broaden use of the park; make it more welcoming by improving the entrances, access and boundaries; provide better public amenities
- make people feel safe there
- achieve Green Flag status; employ a groundsman to look after the park
- involve volunteers in all aspects of the park’s management, maintenance, use and development
- enhance biodiversity and natural habitat (particularly in the brook area); provide a sensory garden and peaceful area; plant new trees and shrubs; adopt organic horticulture and sustainable practices and policies
- Unite the brook area (the old Swyne Green) and Stafford lands
- provide information and interpretation of the history, heritage and archaeology of the park and surrounding area
- provide new infrastructure: soft and hard recreational areas; children’s playground; youth facilities; a level grassed space for games; a performance space; seating; waterside play, picnic and family areas by the brook
- Organise and promote events in the park including brass bands, outdoor theatre, concerts, fetes and carnivals; involve local clubs, societies and businesses in planning/organising events
This is a community project, developed by the village team in consultation with local people, and it has the full support of Charnwood Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council.
Background Information
View maps, visual graphics and further project information about the Stafford Orchard.
Stafford Orchard Newsletters
We will be publishing newsletters through the park's development period to keep people in touch with what's happening. These will appear in the quarterly Quorndon Magazine and they are also included here:
Timetable - Key Dates
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January 2006 |
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Initial approach by Parish Council to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) |
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May 2006 |
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Pre-application documentation submitted to HLF |
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November 2006 |
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Pre-application process completed |
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March 2007 |
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Stage one application submitted to HLF |
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September 2007 |
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Stage one pass and project development grant awarded by HLF |
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June 2008 |
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Planning Application submitted to Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) |
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September 2008 |
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Stage two application submitted to HLF |
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April 2009 |
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Final decision from HLF - Award of grant of £645,500 |
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August 2009 |
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Purchase of Swyne Green land
Acquisition of lease on Station Road entrance area |
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January 2010 |
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Tree work in Stafford Orchard and Swyne Green |
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March 2010 |
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Appointment of contractor for landscape and building works |
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May Day 2010 |
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Tree carving (Sunday 2nd May) |
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May 2010 |
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Work Starts:
- site clearance and fencing off
- leveling and landscaping
- installation of new play equipment
- improvement of entrances, boundaries and paths
- refurbishment of Station Road entrance area and Park Services Building (inc toilets)
- refurbishment of the old listed Lock-up
- park furniture (seats, benches, tables, bins, information boards, artwork) |
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October 2010 |
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Construction works complete |
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October 2010 |
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Volunteer planting of shrubs, willows, reeds and bulbs |
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November 2010 |
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New tree and shrub planting |
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December 2010 |
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All works complete |
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May 2011 |
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Official opening |
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Summer 2011 |
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Rededication of 82nd Airborne Memorial |
Quorn Contacts
For more information about the Stafford Orchard project, contact:Quorn Parish Council.
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