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Children and young people's play

 

St Edmundsbury Borough Council is responsible for the development, improvement and maintenance of the play areas in Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill and a small number of rural locations.

We are continually looking at ways of improving play opportunities in the borough and have carried out a full audit of all borough-owned play areas for conformity to the Disability Discrimination Act.

 
Multiplay Unit at West Stow play area
 
Swings at Nowton Park play area

Play area inspections

Within the Parks and Landscapes section we have a dedicated play area inspector, whose job is to inspect all the borough council and parish council play areas within St Edmundsbury. The inspector carries out a safety and maintenance check of all the borough council owned sites located in Bury St Edmunds and Haverhill, once a week.

During a routine weekly check the inspector examines each site for hazards such as broken glass, damaged panels and worn swing seats. The inspector carries a broad range of tools and replacement parts so that, alongside the routine maintenance, simple repairs can be carried out immediately. If larger parts are required, or the work needs to be issued to a specialist contractor, the details are passed back to the office.

The majority of villages within the borough of St Edmundsbury have a play area, which is owned by the parish or community council. These sites are inspected monthly by St Edmundsbury Borough Council on behalf of the parish council, who are then advised in writing of any work that may be required.


Contact details:

Parks Development Officer
Parks and Landscapes
Tel: 01284 757085
Email parks@stedsbc.gov.uk

Play areas:

Borough-owned play areas in Bury St Edmunds 
 Abbey Gardens  Hardwick Heath  Nowton Pit  Ridley Road
 Acorn Park  Heldhaw Road  Oakes Road  St James Park
 Appledown Park  Hepworth Avenue  Olding Road  Severn Road
 Bedell Close  Hooper Square  Out Risbygate  South Close
 Gainsborough  Nowton Park  Priors x 2  Tollgate Playing Field x 2


Borough-owned play areas in Haverhill 
 Allington Walk x 2  Howe Road x 2   Haverhill Recreation Ground 
 Argyll Court  Julian Close  Mottsfield
 Castle Playing Fields  Mottsfield x 2  Strasbourg Square x 2
 East Town Park  Puddlebrook   York Road 
 Hopton Rise (Notley Drive)   Quendon Place  
               

Play areas in the villages (unless stated otherwise they are parish-owned) 
 Bardwell  Fornham St Martin                 Hopton  Rougham, Mouse Lane (borough-owned)   Westfields Clare    (borough owned)
 Barnham  Great Barton  Horringer  Rougham  Great Thurlow
 Barningham (borough owned)  Great Livermere  Ingham  Stanningfield  Hundon
 Barrow  Great Whelnetham  Ixworth  Stanton  Kedington
 Brockley  Hargrave  Lidgate  West Stow Country Park   (borough owned)     Saxham
 Chedburgh  Hawstead  Ousden  Whepstead  Stansfield
 Coney Weston  Hepworth  Pakenham  Wickhambrook  Troston
 Fornham All Saints  Honington  Risby  Cavendish   Stradishall

 

Playing basketball
 
Football on Haverhill Recreation Ground

For informal play we have several recreation grounds in the borough.


Recreation grounds in Bury St Edmunds:

  • 10 Acre Field (Moreton Hall)
  • Gainsborough Playing Field
  • Holywater Meadows
  • Oakes Road Playing Field
  • Tollgate 

Recreation grounds in Haverhill:

  • Allington Walk
  • Camps Road
  • Castle Playing Fields
  • Chalkstone Playing Field
  • Howe Road
  • Mottsfield
  • Puddlebrook
Skate Park

We also have skate parks at:

  • Olding Road, Bury St Edmunds
  • Howe Road, Haverhill
All weather pitch at Nowton Park

Football pitches and all-weather pitches

There are a number of pitches in St Edmundsbury. If you would like to book one of them you will need to contact Abbeycroft Leisure who will take bookings and be able to inform you of the current fees and charges.


Contact details:

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The council is not responsible for the content or views of the National Playing Field Association's site and accepts no liability for material within it.

 

Contact details:

Parks and Landscapes
St Edmundsbury Borough Council
Borough Offices
Angel Hill
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1XB

Tel: 01284 757085
Email: parks@stedsbc.gov.uk

 


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