IMPORTANT INFORMATION: The following dog control orders have been brought in at the new Orford Jubilee Community Hub site to prevent dogs from running over sports playing surfaces, pitches, children's play areas, skate park and bowling greens.
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Dogs must be kept on a lead in designated areas for the safety and comfort of the dog and other park users. Staff have the authority to insist dog owners put their dog on a lead when instructed if the dog is deemed dangerous or a nuisance, and can issue fixed penalties to any dog owner who breaks the law and refuses to pick their dogs mess.
Dogs must be kept on a lead and walked round pitches rather than walked over them. This will reduce dog mess in these areas, making the pitches safer and cleaner for sports teams and recreational play.
These measures have been brought in to complement the fouling of land act, where dog owners will get fined for not picking up dog mess. On the park is a specially designed dog area with a four foot fence and self closing gates. In this one hectare area, dogs are allowed to be exercised off their leads. It is still important that owners pick up after their dog as the fines are still applicable in this area too.
The Orford Park Project is a unique £30m project and is widely regarded as an example of best practice in promoting joint service delivery, health and wellbeing, community safety, sustainable communities, lifelong learning and social and economic regeneration.
Over 20 national, regional and local organisations are actively involved in the delivery of the scheme.
When it is finished the Orford Park community hub will provide top-class sport, health, education, leisure and community facilities including:
Library and ICT suites; community activity and meeting rooms; 14-19 diploma centre; café; swimming pools; health and fitness suite; dance studios; squash courts; sports hall; crèche; three GP practices and a pharmacy.
The outdoor areas will house a network of walking and cycling paths around the new grass sports pitches; skateboarding and BMX cycle park; upgraded children’s play area; floodlit bowling greens and a new pavilion.
Orford Park has been recognised as an Olympic Legacy Project, (the only one outside London), for its commitment to delivering a tangible and long-lasting legacy from the Games next year – ensuring there is sporting, economic, cultural, and environmental benefits that will continue to benefit the communities of Warrington for years to come. It was also awarded a 2012 ‘Inspire’ mark a couple of months ago.
The project is led by Warrington Borough Council and will be managed by Leisure Warrington once opened in partnership with TONP (The Orford Neighbourhood Project), Warrington Collegiate, Warrington Wolves, William Beamont High School, Warrington Disability Partnership, Network Warrington and the Warrington PCT.
The children's playarea and skate and BMX park are already open, the hub itself is due to open in spring 2012.
On Thursday 31 May the Olympic Torch relay will be passing through Orford Park (follow the link below for more details on this)!
Find out more about the project and the hub building here - http://orfordpark.warrington.gov.uk/default.aspx