Friends
of Jubilee Park (FOJP)
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Who
are the Friends?
The
Friends of Jubilee Park are a voluntary group concerned with the
future of the amenity we know as Jubilee Park. We welcome all and
seek to work in co-operation with East Lindsey District Council
(ELDC) to secure and enhance the Park’s unique character
within the heart of Woodhall Spa and as a major attraction within
Lincolnshire.
How
can you help
Firstly,
use the wonderful facilities Jubilee Park has to offer.
If
you feel you can help with ideas to promote the Park and ensure
its future please attend our next 'Friends Of Jubilee Park' meeting.
You will be most welcome. We have been working closely
with ELDC (and their consultants) as they have reviewed
the Park's potential. The consultants have now submitted their
report to ELDC and plans will start to emerge, but it is still
crucial that FOJP are in touch with the views and opinions
of park users and local residents..
Future
dates of meetings will appear in the local press, on this webpage
and local community notice boards. We would urge you to attend.
Useful
information
If you
would like to find out more about activities and the facilities
available at Jubilee Park pick up a brochure at any East Lindsey
Swimming Pool or Tourist Information Office. For further
information relating to the Outdoor Swimming Pool phone the pool
reception on 01526 352448. Information about opening times, daily
activities and the 2007 price guide can also be found on the
ELDC website (www.e-lindsey.gov.uk)
and on the Jubilee Park page
of this website. The 2008 Price Guide will be uploaded around
Easter 08.
Thank
you for your support
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| FOJP
Mission Statement |
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 The
Body, known as The Friends of Jubilee Park (FOJP), has been established
as a result of the Parish
Plan which was created and approved by the Woodhall Spa Parish
Council (WSPC) in 2005.
The
Friends of Jubilee Park have elected a committee which comprises
a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer,
and elected members from the ’Friends’. The FOJP
have a Constitution and accounts which are open to public scrutiny.
The
purpose of the FOJP is to:-
Provide
a customer-based link between all the users of the Park, the
WSPC and ELDC (in whom the current ownership and management of
the Park is vested). The FOJP will act as a recognised path of
communication and consultation. All information and actions taken
will be communicated to the WSPC and all other interested parties.
Maximise
all the recreational, social and community aspects of the Park
for the benefit and enjoyment of all.
Make
our unique heritage known as Jubilee Park, a ‘beacon of
excellence’ that demonstrates Woodhall Spa’s civic
pride. The FOJP will also aim to secure and enhance the Park’s
unique character within the heart of Woodhall Spa and as a major
attraction within Lincolnshire.
Be
forward thinking and visionary in our approach to the future
of Jubilee Park, whilst at the same time being conscious of its
heritage and current usage.
The
work of the elected Committee will be to liaise directly with ELDC
and all other interested parties to ensure the future and better
management of the facility of Jubilee Park.
The
FOJP Committee will:-
Ensure
that the Park is pivotal to village life by encouraging local
residents of all ages and groups to use all the facilities on
offer, both now and in the future.
Publicise
and promote the FOJP in order to encourage an open and meaningful
exchange of information with the local community, users of the
Park and the FOJP.
Ensure
that new developments in the park also encompass the wider tourism
needs which are so important to the economic viability of many
businesses and employers in the local economy.
Liaise
effectively with any party directed by ELDC to investigate the
future viability of the Park in an open and constructive manner,
while safeguarding the interests, as outlined above, of the local
community and the valuable amenity we know as Jubilee Park.
Create
sub-committees or steering groups to fulfil any specific purpose
identified by the FOJP and to act on its behalf
The
Friends Of Jubilee Park value your views and opinions please pass
comment using the feedback form at the bottom of this page
July
2006
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| FOJP
- Newsletters |
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 View newsletter No
1 - July 2006
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| FOJP
- Three Options appraisal |
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purpose of the attached presentation is to secure a view for our
Park that is consistent with the views and needs of our community,
recognizing that Jubilee Park is a valued amenity that is unique
to Lincolnshire. In October 2006 this view was shared with East
Lindsey District Council, in parallel with those of the consultants
for Jubilee Park - Erskine Corporation.
It is our intention that
all interested parties will be aware of our views and needs. For
ease of understanding and consistency the same '3 options' format
as used by the consultants was employed. Option 1 recommended the
minimum action to be taken. Option 3 recommended an extensive review
of all the Park facilities with cost implications to match.
We must emphasise that all the suggestions have been
made after considering the comments and inputs from all user groups
and discussions within the FOJP. Equally the FOJP Committee understand
that the priorities of ELDC might preclude any suggestion. This might
be applicable to the perceived value of the caravan and camping site
to the Park.
In Option 3 the view is taken by the FOJP committee that the provision
of landscaped pleasure gardens, 3 croquet greens, more open space
and better vehicular access is of more value to the amenity than
the caravan site. At Erskine’s stakeholder’s meeting
of 07 August 2006 it was noted that there was little enthusiasm for
the caravan site amongst those community and user groups present.
It should be noted, as well, that in the Parish Plan the caravan
and camping site was one of the least valued facilities in the Park.
Thus we view our suggestion as reasonable.
To open and/or download the Appraisal document, please
select the bold text below:
FOJP
- 3 Option Appraisal -
August 2006 (PDF Document -  Download
free PDF reader software)
Please let the FOJP know your views on the three
options by completing and returning the form at the bottom of this
page.
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| Jubilee
Park History |
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In
this section the intention is to create a timeline of significant
events in the history of Jubilee Park. Click on the bold text to
view articles related to the event. As a starter, four articles
from the Horncastle and Woodhall Spa News:
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Extract
of letter penned by Sir Archibald Weigall:
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I am writing to ask your Council if they can give me a
reply to the offer of a free gift of the Jubilee Gardens,
cricket and adjoining fields.
"Your
chairman knows that Lady Weigall and myself are very anxious
that these grounds and their facilities should be available
in perpetuity for the use of the place and, in particular,
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Extract from Sir Archibald's
official opening ceremony speech
"I do hope that in this case the local
authority at Woodhall will realise these grounds are not
to be looked upon as income-earning primarily. I hope they
will treat them, first and foremost, to be used in order
to give young and old opportunity for real enjoyment. I
hope that with careful administration there will be no
cost to the rates; I hope the ratepayers will not
look upon them from the point of view of £ s d." |
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| Research
Resources |
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 District
Council & their consultants
Erskine Corporation: www.erskinecorp.com/
East
Lindsey District Council: www.e-lindsey.gov.uk
ELDC
Open Space, Sport & Recreation Policies: www.e-lindsey.gov.uk/localplan
On this
website
Woodhall
Spa Community website - Jubilee
Park page
Minutes
of the Parish Meeting
held on 20 June 2005 to discuss matters relating to Jubilee
Park
The Woodhall
Spa Parish Plan 2005
Engineering, architectural and landscape ideas
for Jubilee Park
Pools
& Lido websites:
Website
about outdoor swimming pools and lidos in the UK: www.lidos.org.uk
Lost
Lidos: www.soyouwantto.co.uk
Bourne
Outdoor Swimming Pool website: www.bourneoutdoorswimmingpool.org
London
Pools Campaign: www.londonpoolscampaign.com/
 Media
articles:
The
Observer - 5 Mar 2006 - Tide turns as the lido is born
again: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news
London
Evening Standard - 11 May 2006 - Battle to stop the last
lidos draining away: www.findarticles.com
The
Times - 13 Aug 2006 - 'You shall go to the pool': www.timesonline.co.uk/article
BBC
London - London lidos struggle to stay afloat: www.bbc.co.uk/london/news
BBC News - 21 Aug 2006 - A day at
the Lido: http://news.bbc.co.uk
FT.Com - 26 Aug 06 - Lidos are back
with a splash: http://www.ft.com
Seek inspiration
from other 'Friends' groups
Save A Lido Today (SALT) - Droitwich Spa Lido: www.droitwichsaltlido.info
The
Friends of Roundhay Park, Leeds: www.forp.co.uk/
The
Friends of Vauxhall Park, London: www.vauxhallpark.org.uk/
The
Friends of Greenwich Park, London: www.friendsofgreenwichpark.org.uk/
The
Friends of Graves Park, Sheffield: www.gravespark.fsnet.co.uk/
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| FOJP
- Meeting Minutes & Notes |
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minutes and notes are attached as MS Word documents so that you can
download them if you wish. Please select the bold text
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Notes
from the FOJP meeting held
at Jubilee Park Cafe - Thursday, 13 Jul 2006
Notes
from the meeting between FOJP
Steering Group Chairman and Parish Councillors - 23 Jul 2006
FOJP
Steering Group - High level objectives
for Jubilee Park - 27 Jul 2006
Report
on Jubilee Park swimming pool by Janet Smith, author of 'Liquid
Assets, the Lidos and Open Air Swimming Pools of Britain' - Aug
2006
Minutes
from FOJP Committee Meeting -
24 Oct 2006
Minutes
from FOJP Committee Meeting -
6 Dec 2006
Minutes
from FOJP Annual General Meeting -
13 Dec 2006
Minutes
from FOJP Public Meeting - 5 Feb 07
Minutes
from FOJP
Committee Meeting - 2 Jul 07
Minutes
from FOJP
Committee Meeting - 5 Sep 07
Minutes
from FOJP
Committee Meeting - 30 Jan 08
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| Woodhall Spa Parish Council (WSPC) |
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Parish
meeting held by WSPC to discuss Jubilee Park - 20 Jun 2005 |
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| East Lindsey
District Council (ELDC) - Reports |
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| Meeting
minutes and notes are attached as MS Word documents so that you can
download them if you wish. Please select the bold text
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End
of 2006 Season review - Oct 2006
Results
of Jubilee Park customer survey - Oct 2006
Jubilee
Park Development Proposal - 5 Dec 2006 (Takes a few seconds
to open)
Jubilee
Park Regeneration Project Approved - East
Lindsey Messenger - Jan 2007 - see page 2 - (Note: this a PDF document)
Download
free PDF reader software
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| Jubilee
Park Covenant |
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| The Council and its successors in title will at all
times hereafter maintain the Park as an open space for the use of the
public and will never hereafter erect any buildings thereon or on any
part thereof other than a village hall or living accommodation for
employees engaged in looking after the Park or use any part of the
Park other than any part required for the erection of such buildings
as are permitted as aforesaid for any purpose other than the purposes
of such an open space as aforesaid. |
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| Jubilee
Park Photo Gallery |
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The
gallery contains a selection of photographs, all taken within the
park boundary. The first set of photos were taken within the last
12 months, these are followed by a series taken over the past 70
years. The last few photos illustrate the areas of the park that
do not stand up to close scrutiny. Click on the numbers to scroll
through the thumbnail images. Click on the thumbnails to enlarge
the images. (Please allow a few seconds for the images to load).
If you can add to this gallery please contact
the webmaster |
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