Oswestry Town Green

Location Oswestry Town Green can be accessed from Ambleside Road and Brookhouse Road or from Sainsbury's car park and is near the Railway Museum. See the attached map.

The site is an area of public greenspace for quiet recreation.

Oswestry Town Green – Feb 2010 update

The relandscaping of Oswestry’s Town Green recently received a major boost with Shropshire Council’s Conservation and Community Officer Shaun Burkey securing a further £90,000 of external funding, bringing the total project budget to £170,000.

“This additional funding will certainly ensure the appointed landscape designers NJL Consultants of Ironbridge are able to provide us with a design that really delivers for the people of Oswestry” commented Shaun.

The design will now include the relandscaping of Coney Green, resurfacing and lighting.

Plans include wildflower meadows, tree planting, improved footpaths and several items of play including a slide and a cantilever swing.

Formal areas will blend into more natural features that children can play amongst and that people can enjoy for their nature and wildlife.

There will also be a small community orchard; new hedges will be planted offering colour and food and shelter for birds.

The 40m diameter labyrinth will be a key feature of the site and will be one of the largest in the world. The site's railway history will also be reflected with a uniquely designed piece of play equipment in the shape of a train made from logs, also all furniture such as lighting, benches and bins will have a traditional railway style.

The Wilfred Owen Association are delighted that part if not all of the site will be dedicated to the memory of the war poet from Oswestry, who ‘had a great love of children and nature’.

Oswestry landscaping contractors P&W Maintenance will commence work on site at the end of February, for safety reasons the site will need to be fenced off but access will be maintained through Coney Green and along the boundary with the new medical centre from Shelf Bank.

Funding for the Town Green has come from several organisations:-

• £80,000 - Natural England
• £50,000 - Department for children Families and Schools Playbuilder programme
• £30,000 - Advantage West Midlands
• £10,000 - Shropshire Council

For more information about this project contact Shaun Burkey, Shropshire Council’s Conservation and Community Officer on 01691 624448 or email shaun.burkey@shropshire.gov.uk.

There is a link on this page to BBC Shropshire's website where they have an article about the Town Green

Shaun Burkey
Conservation and Community Officer
Parks and Countryside Sites
Shropshire Council
Swan Hill
Ellesmere
SY12 0DQ
Email: shaun.burkey@shropshire.gov.uk Tel: 01691 624448

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