Park gets boost with range of improvements

Ben Clifton, from Haystoun Construction Ltd, gets to work on the park under a project praised by city councillor Bhupinder Gakhal

Work has got under way to improve a Wolverhampton park, including the installation of a new path.

More seating will be added and community noticeboards replaced at Ashmore Park in Wednesfield, while new exercise markers are to be put in place, following consultation with local people.

The new path around the park's lower football field would make it easier to "walk around the whole of the site, particularly when the ground conditions are wet or muddy", the council said.

Work at the park on Griffiths Drive will continue over the coming weeks.

The improvements are being funded through a Section 106 agreement related to the former Danesmore Park Primary School.

Under plans, the additional seating will be added alongside the new path.

New wooden markers are to be installed along the main circuit of the pathway to gauge walking and running distance.

Cabinet member for resident services Bhupinder Gakhal stated it was "really great to see work starting on this range of improvements".

The changes would help make the park more "accessible and inviting for all local people", he said.

Gakhal added: "This work is just one of the ways we're working to improve Wolverhampton's fantastic green spaces."

The project is being undertaken by Haystoun Construction Ltd in conjunction with the city council.