Adult playground / outdoor gym.

[littleme]

Theres a car park at the church across the road

Thank you birdies_best_mate. I did see a couple of cars pulling in there, but there were no signs and I didnt want to impose. I will know for new time now

 

[MarkyD]

Great idea! Much rather go to one of these than a gym, way more fun!

 

[GraphicsMan]

Think I'll have to take a look.

 

[My Name is URL]

First contact has been made. Will let you know what response i get.

No response yet Withnail?

 

[Withnail]

The intention is to include some pieces at the Meadow Road park - if funding can be attained. Sorry, only got a response yesterday and forgot.

I may embark on a new course of action, will try and remember to keep peeps informed.

 

[littleme]

The intention is to include some pieces at the Meadow Road park - if funding can be attained. Sorry, only got a response yesterday and forgot.

I may embark on a new course of action, will try and remember to keep peeps informed.

Re the funding, I wonder if this helps. There is a large sign on the gate to the Hixon fitness trail & childrens playground, it says ....."Opened for free public use in May 2011 Total cost of the project was £37,842 and was funded by Hixon Parish Council with a grant of £28,105 from Staffordshire Environmental Fund". So, maybe the Staffordshire Environmental fund is the way to go, or one of those National Lottery Grants?

 

[My Name is URL]

Meadow Road Park? Where's that?

 

[Withnail]

Just off Silkmore Lane. It is in line for £50 grand worth of improvements,

http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/News/Your-ideas-needed-to-shape-new-park-29032012.htm

hopefully to include some outdoor gym stuff. However, if the lot at Hixon cost £37 grand i doubt they'll have much in the pot for them.

We'll see.

maybe the Staffordshire Environmental fund is the way to go, or one of those National Lottery Grants?

I had thought about contacting Tesco and/or Sainsbury's to see if they might want to put up some money for putting them in Victoria Park - community goodwill gesture and all that - but will look into the Environmental fund whatsit as well.

 

[littleme]

hopefully to include some outdoor gym stuff. However, if the lot at Hixon cost £37 grand i doubt they'll have much in the pot for then.

I think the cost at Hixon included all 9 pieces of adult gym equipment (this is a LOT of adult equipment, other places I have been to had only 4 at the most), the childrens playground (4 swings, climbing frame and slide, and a seesaw) plus there is a basketball court and some benches. ....Does anyone in Hixon know if all of these things were included in the £37,000? It seems to read that way on the notice.

 

[proactive]

Didn't their used to be some outdoor gym stuff at what is now known as Wildwood Park?

 

[Withnail]

Didn't their used to be some outdoor gym stuff at what is now known as Wildwood Park?

Still are - pull-up bars and the like - albeit a bit tatty now.

I'm talking about

and both of

(not the women)

They are proper ace.

 

[Clint]

We were up in Haughton at the weekend and we took the little one down the park and guess what, they have a gym there! Also a terrible looking half-pipe.

 

[littleme]

We were up in Haughton at the weekend and we took the little one down the park and guess what, they have a gym there! Also a terrible looking half-pipe.

Another one! Im getting quite jealous of all our surrounding villages & their super gym equipment...will investigate soon, thanks for the info

 

[Stephen2365]

Hi all new in the area and i was looking for an out door gym
Did you have post codes street names ect for the gyms in houghton or hixon
done the google maps search SBC.gov and unable to locate sites
any assistance would be most welcome
Thanks guys

 

[Lucy]

There is one in Church Eaton, awfully close to the pub.

 

[Gadget]

We have some of those here in various places, including a set placed along the edge of a large roundabout on Showell Circus. Who in their right mind would use those I wonder?

 

[littleme]

Hi all new in the area and i was looking for an out door gym
Did you have post codes street names ect for the gyms in houghton or hixon
done the google maps search SBC.gov and unable to locate sites
any assistance would be most welcome
Thanks guys

The one in Hixon is on the main rd, directly opposite the church....sorry I can't remember the name of the rd

 

[littleme]

Went to the one on Meadow Road today - lots for kids but the adult bit was a bit samey, Hixon still wins hands down

 

[Withnail]

Now more at the revamped Wildwood park.

 

[wildwood]

Now more at the revamped Wildwood park.

What a great park that now is..... but why oh why when spending half a million did the toilets not get a refurb.

They still look the same inside as they did 25 years ago