Following on from a successful £10,000 lottery grant from the Town Council and further funding of £20,000, West Clewes has seen the installation of a new play park and outdoor gym equipment.

After a spate of vandalism, the CCTV at West Clewes was upgraded to cover a wider area.

Continuing with the maintenance and improvements to the area, the installation of new fencing and a teen shelter. The fence has previously been fixed in various locations three times, costing a total of nearly £4,000 over the years. The fence around the play park will now be replaced with bow top metal railings with a green polyester powder coating.

The signage in the play park clearly states that it is for the under-twelves only. The local police have advised that in this case, the youth shelter should not be inside the park. The police asked whether it would be possible to move the

shelter out of the park and locate it closer to the wall/pedestrian entrance from North Road.

Councillors decided, as the shelter in the play park is for the under-twelves and their parents, that it would not relocate the existing shelter, but look at purchasing another shelter for outside the area.

If you have any concerns with vandalism or notice anything you think the Town Council should be aware of at West Clewes, or anywhere else in the Town, please get in touch. All contact details can be found at: www.midsomer nortontowncouncil.co.uk