Town council takes over running of two Canvey beauty spots

10:30am Saturday 6th October 2012 in News

Thrilled: Town councillors John Anderson and Peter May with vice-chairman and chairman Doreen Anderson and Peter Greig outside the gardens Thrilled: Town councillors John Anderson and Peter May with vice-chairman and chairman Doreen Anderson and Peter Greig outside the gardens

TWO popular beauty spots on Canvey seafront could be revitalised after coming under new management.

A two-year battle to take over the running of the Bumblebee Park and Labworth Memorial Gardens, off Furtherwick Road, has finally ended after Canvey Town Council officially adopted responsibility for the sites from Castle Point Council this week.

The move could pave the way for new schemes to make the areas more attractive to visitors.

Discussions are already being made to create new pathways to provide better access for visitors and, for the first time, a go-between the two green spaces.

Councillor Doreen Anderson, vice-chairman of the town council, said: “We are delighted this has gone ahead. Hopefully it will lead to us not only keeping the gardens in lovely condition but also carrying out improvements to make the areas nicer for the community by decorating them the way Islanders want.

“Castle Point Council has so much responsibility taking care of the whole borough. This way we can be wholly devoted to this one project which one of the great benefits of having a town council.”

The two garden areas were originally installed by the Canvey 2000 Project.

Castle Point councillor Colin Riley, cabinet member for the environment, said: “Bumblebee Park is a lasting legacy to Canvey’s environmental importance. Its creation was a true community effort with residents involved at every stage of the planning and design and children from local schools creating paving slabs for inclusion in the garden.

“The bumblebee sculpture is symbolic of the rare shrill carder bee whose habitat on the island is considered to be the most important in south-east England.”

Comments (3)

9:52pm Sat 6 Oct 12

Brunning999 says...

Beauty spots on Canvey ?

1. Ray Howard's tie

2. Geff's large belly.
Beauty spots on Canvey ? 1. Ray Howard's tie 2. Geff's large belly. Brunning999

11:53am Sun 7 Oct 12

Eric Whim says...

44 new homes on one spot, 45 on the other.
44 new homes on one spot, 45 on the other. Eric Whim

5:36pm Mon 8 Oct 12

Hugh.Janus says...

Oh Dear, Lets see if this Town Council can make as much of a hash as they have made of the Lake, Allotments and other parts of their remit.
Having attended their meetings in the past. I have to say I suspect they can make just a big a hash of it all if the meetings were anything to go by, professionalism and capability seem to be a lost cause as far as this bunch go. Great on self publicity and getting their pictures in the paper, but thats as far as it goes, no substance at all. Roll on the next voting date.
Oh Dear, Lets see if this Town Council can make as much of a hash as they have made of the Lake, Allotments and other parts of their remit. Having attended their meetings in the past. I have to say I suspect they can make just a big a hash of it all if the meetings were anything to go by, professionalism and capability seem to be a lost cause as far as this bunch go. Great on self publicity and getting their pictures in the paper, but thats as far as it goes, no substance at all. Roll on the next voting date. Hugh.Janus

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