'Extremely wet weather' pauses new park build

Buckinghamshire Council hopes the new park will open this year, but construction work is currently on hold

Building work on a new country park has been paused because of bad weather.

South Bucks Country Park is a 59-acre (23ha) green space being built off Stoke Road on the outskirts of Slough, Berkshire.

Buckinghamshire Council's plans include a cafe, toilets, play area and amphitheatre on the site of the former South Bucks Golf Academy.

Clive Harriss, cabinet member for culture and leisure, said: “The layout and landscaping of the park has been progressing following the soil importation to the site, with a pause due to the recent extremely wet weather."

Construction machinery has been temporarily removed and redeployed elsewhere, as reported by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The Conservative-controlled unitary authority approved the park's plans in 2018 and hopes to have it ready to open this year.

Facilities will also include a 1.5km (0.9mile)-long footpath, a bicycle route, BMX track, green gym and sensory garden.

A date has not been given for when the work will resume.