Kings Park volunteers issue plea for locals to help out and protect city's special green space

An organisation which takes care of Stirling’s historic Kings Park is urgently searching for assist from volunteers.

Charitable organisation Pals of Kings Park was based 17 years in the past to assist and enhance the town’s principal public park.

Nonetheless, it issued an attraction this week for brand new committee members.

The group’s secretary Dorothy Wilson stated: “We function with a small committee of Stirling residents and urgently want extra committee assist as there's nonetheless a lot to be carried out to enhance and develop the park.

“We're very stretched, which is why we want extra committee members to assist us proceed our work to make the park a lovely, welcoming, inexperienced area for everybody’s enjoyment.

“Kings Park public park could be very a lot a metropolis park. We're in search of assist from residents from in and across the metropolis, to strengthen our small organisation and be a voice for the way forward for the park.”

Over time the Pals of Kings Park has labored with Stirling Council in implementing the Kings Park Masterplan to improve the park.

It has been concerned in initiatives together with the restoration of the historic ironwork fountain and consuming wells on the park’s entrance; enchancment to the footpath community and park infrastructure; upgrading of the skatepark, extra provision of inclusive play gear for youngsters with extra assist wants; supporting conversion of the Kings Park sports activities pavilion right into a café and – in partnership with Stirling Excessive College – planting a tree for the Queen’s Inexperienced Cover Platinum anniversary.

Pals of Kings Park additionally established a group heritage apple orchard inside the park and assist to keep up the favored Peace of Thoughts Backyard in the neighborhood backyard space.

Dorothy identified that the backyard has grow to be overgrown and uncared for over the previous two years attributable to Covid restrictions, however the organisation hopes to deliver it again to a manageable situation.

Contact fkp.stirling@gmail.com or go to www.fb.com Pals-of-kings-park-stirling.uk

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