WITH THOUSANDS of votes already on the board, Spa residents have just four days left to have their say on where they want the town’s New Homes Bonus cash to go.
There is £70,000 worth of funding up for grabs and four worthwhile Droitwich projects in the running for the money.
Fortis Living wants £33,553.36 to transform the Shepherd’s Hill Play Park from a patch of land that has attracted rubbish and anti-social behaviour to a safe place for young people and young adults to play. Among the equipment earmarked is swings, climbing frames, a slide, goal posts, a basketball hoop, outdoor gym equipment, benches and litter bins.
The Salwarpe Pavilion Refurbishment would see the Kings George V Sports Community Interest Company (CIC) put cash towards a £75,000 investment into the derelict pavillion at the King George V playing fields, so it can be refurbished, extending the first floor and restructuring it into a function room for 80 to 100 people. The playing field is used by almost 50 teams each week and a place is needed for people to meet and socialise.
The Droitwich Spa and Rural Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) has appealed for £4,650 to transform a derelict piece of land into the environmentally-sustainable Old Library Community Garden. The plot has been unused and abandoned for a number of years and staff and residents have discovered the area is unregistered and therefore no one claims responsibility for its upkeep.
Members of Droitwich (St Peter’s Fields) Association through Droitwich Spa Town Council are hoping to net £10,000 from the NHB pot which would be used as part of a £145,000 project to refurbish and extend the existing clubhouse at St Peter’s Fields, St Peter’s Church Lane, to transform it into the Droitwich Spa Community Pavilion. The clubhouse supports Droitwich Spa Boys and Girls Football Club, Droitwich Spa Cricket Club and the town’s tennis club.
Residents wanting to have their say can vote directly at www.droitwichstandard.co.uk or submit their choices by e-mailing [email protected] or by messaging through our www.facebook.com/DroitStand Facebook page.
They can also send messages to @DroitStand on Twitter and visit www.droitwichspa.gov.uk/news.html – the news section of the Droitwich Town Council website.
The closing date is Monday (November 30) and the winning project(s) are expected to be revealed a week later, at the town council meeting on December 7.
