Southampton City Council - Play

Play area improvements are coming to Whitehouse Gardens play area in Millbrook!

As part of our goal to create cleaner, more attractive, and welcoming green and open spaces, we will be making improvements to Whitehouse Gardens play area in Millbrook.

The planned improvements include:

👉 Removal of existing play equipment and replacement with sustainable, informal timber play structures made with timber from trees that have been felled in Southampton and milled by the council.
👉 Removal of existing artificial surfacing and replacement with grass to improve biodiversity.

We recently completed improvement work to the adjoining St Nicholas Graveyard to let in more light and improve sightlines across the open space. This has also created the right conditions for us to manage the species-rich grassland as a wildflower meadow 🐝

To make a larger, more interesting inclusive space in this area, we will be linking Whitehouse Gardens play area with St Nicholas Graveyard by creating an opening in the fence.

These planned improvements are being funded through £25,000 of CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) money and we aim to have the works complete before winter, subject to weather conditions.

Who has been to the new pump track over at Sullivan Road? 😀 🚴‍♂️Monty's Bike Hub

Southampton City Council is delighted to have had The Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Southampton and young people from the Monty’s Bike Hub community officially open the Sullivan Road pump track today.

The pump track project was a community initiated idea that has been brought to life over the past couple of years through funding from the Council and the Veolia Environmental Trust. Pump tracks are a great way to get a fun and full body workout and we are looking forward to seeing the community put this one to good use!

There's still time to have your say!

We’re making an investment to play facilities in Weston. Tell us what activities you would like to see in a play area to help make it the great place we know it can be.

As mentioned in the consultation, unfortunately we need to remove the play area on Weston Shore and will be letting the area return to natural coastline. These artist impressions give an idea of what the area could look like once the improvements are complete.

Please complete our survey to make sure your views are captured. Facebook comments will not be included.

Survey closes 12 March. https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-democracy/have-your-say/weston-play-consultation/

📣Have your say 📣

We’re making a £200,000 investment to play in Weston. Tell us what activities you would like to see in a play area to help make it the great place we know it can be.

Unfortunately we have to remove the play area on Weston Shore and will be letting the area return to natural coastline, with a picnic space.

Get involved and have your say in shaping your local area including ways in which we can make Eddie’s Play Trail (a two-minute walk away from Weston Shore) even better with more activities for children and young people.

Take our survey or come along and speak to the team on Friday 17 Feb at Eddie’s Play Trail.

https://www.southampton.gov.uk/westonplayconsultation

Southampton Children's Play Association, Junior Neighbourhood Wardens and Monty's Bike Hub will also be joining with fun games, activities and pop-up play! 😊

Take a step, slide or swing on the wild side!

The new wildlife-themed children's play area at Townhill Green is officially open 🎉 Join us tomorrow for the Townhill Green Community Celebration!

This brand-new play area in Townhill Park has been co-created by local people including pupils at Townhill Junior School. Pupils voted for their favourite play park activities which have all been included in the new park! This includes:

⭐ THREE dangling activities
⭐ Climbing and balancing
⭐ Swinging
⭐ Spinning
⭐ Jumping and bouncing

This new play park caters for all ages and abilities with special equipment suitable for wheelchair users including a flush roundabout, trampoline and a springer Jeep with a sliding ramp.

Find out more about Townhill Green and tomorrow's event here 👉 https://www.southampton.gov.uk/townhill-green/

Great turn out at Paignton Park yesterday! If you didn't manage to speak to the team, you can also complete the survey online: https://www.southampton.gov.uk/council-democracy/have-your-say/paignton-park-play-area/

Daisy Dip play area to fully reopen in the summer Daisy Dip play area will fully re-open later this year with new equipment as well as CCTV to help increase feelings of safety and security for those who use the park.

Come along to a drop-in event at Paignton Road play area. Details below ⬇️

We want to hear your voice! 🗣 Come along and help us plan the new play area at Paignton Road Wednesday 9th March 3.00-4.30pm or complete the online survey!🥅🛹

💨 STORM EUNICE UPDATE - 18/2/2022 - 5.30pm

The Met Office issued a red WIND warning today for Storm Eunice, this has now been down-graded to amber warnings for wind expected to continue until late Friday evening. Significant impacts from Storm Eunice are still being felt across southern and central areas of the UK as the low-pressure system moves eastwards.

We would recommend residents to show caution when going outside or travelling this evening.

We would like to express our thanks to our council teams and emergency services for their hard work in keeping Southampton safe and moving today.

Please check on vulnerable neighbours that may have been affected by today’s storm.

🛑 SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL VENUE CLOSURES
We are preparing to open council venues (SeaCity Museum, Tudor House & Gardens, City Art Gallery and the libraries) tomorrow pending safety reviews of each building.

Household Waste & Recycling Centre will reopen as normal from 19 February.

🛑 GOLF COURSE UPDATE
Southampton Municipal Golf Course plan to reopen as normal from tomorrow (Saturday 19 February). To check on the day, please call after 7.30am on 02380 760546.

🛑 ITCHEN BRIDGE
Following an assessment, the Itchen Bridge is now open.

🛑 BIN COLLECTIONS
Catch-up collections of all of today’s postponed General Waste bins will be made tomorrow (Saturday 19 February). This will include kerbside collections and bulk waste bins used in tower blocks.

Residents are advised to put bins out by 6.30am. Winds are forecast to reduce overnight so please leave it as late as possible to put bins out kerbside to reduce the risk of them blowing over.

Catch up recycling, garden waste and glass recycling collections will not be made. Residents are asked to keep their recycling safely stored until their next scheduled collection or to take their glass to recycling banks or the Household Waste & Recycling centre (HWRC) in Millbrook, when it is safe to do so.


🛑 DAMAGED OR FALLEN TREES
We have dealt with a significant amount of fallen trees today. If you’ve noticed one you can report a damaged or fallen tree on our web page or by calling 023 8083 3005 (option 5) – 8.30am-4:30pm, or 023 8023 3344 between 5.30pm-8.30am.

🛑 FLOODING FRIDAY 18/02:2022
We have 2 x flood alerts and 1 x warning in place:
Southampton Water (alert)
Mansbridge and Riverside Park (alert)
Redbridge (warning)
Residents in these areas are advised to deploy their property flood resilience measures
In addition to the flood warnings, the likely impact areas are Weston Parade, Riverside Park, Northam, Chapel, St Marys, Crosshouse Hard, St Denys (Priory Road) and Test Lane.

🛑 FLOODING SATURDAY 19/02/2022
Two Flood Alerts are in place for tomorrow’s (19 February 2022) high tide:
Southampton Water
Mansbridge and Riverside Park
Please continue to avoid coastal areas especially around high water (12:00-15:00) due to high tides and large waves.

For more information on the flood warnings in place visit Check for flooding in England - GOV.UK (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or contact Floodline on 0345 988 1188.
Likely impact areas are Weston Parade, Riverside Park, Northam, Chapel, St Marys, Crosshouse Hard and St Denys.

🛑HIGHWAYS
Our highways partner Balfour Beatty have staff on standby to deal with any highways issues.

Weston Parade has been closed to the public until further notice. This is due to the change to the wind direction along with the current surge forecast and high tide which is likely to cause the shingle on the beach to become airborne and cause injury/damage to property. Our partners Balfour Beatty Living Places will reopen when it is safe to do so.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope you are able to bear with us while we get back to normal following the storm.

🛑TRAVEL
VOI E-scooters have been switched off until further notice on Friday 18 February
Xelabus, Bluestar and City Bus have resumed all services.
Rail services across the South Western Railway Network should be resumed by 6pm.

🛑 COVID TESTING SITES
All COVID-19 testing sites are closed today (Friday 18 February). These sites may remain closed over the weekend. Visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/testing/ to see for updates on testing site operations.

🛑 CITY CENTRE MARKET
City centre market is suspended today and on Saturday 19 February.

🛑 STREET HOMELESSNESS ADVICE
During periods of severe weather, our Street Homeless Prevention Team carry out more outreach work on the streets to locate rough sleepers and encourage those found sleeping out to take up the offers of help. If you have any concerns about a rough sleeper, please contact us on 023 8083 2343 or email [email protected]

It’s useful if you can share some information about the person, such as:
Their name/nickname
Their gender
Their approximate age
A description
Where and when you saw them

Here’s what's new at Millbrook Rec play area:

✅ multi-unit
✅ swings
✅ seesaw
✅ springer
✅ fencing along the road

Further works are also planned to install some new seats and a picnic table in the very near future.

Have you spotted the new pitch markings over at the Coxford multi-use games area (Olive Road)?

We’ve refreshed the lines so you can continue to play sports such as football and basketball ⚽️🏀

We’re waiting for some new hoops and nets to arrive too, and will replace as soon as they arrive.