Diglis Community

Please Help Us and Vote for St Mark’s Disabled Access Grant

•   Go to:   www.foundation.onefamily.com
•   Go to top right corner on the project page link and click on register. 
•   You can choose to register using Twitter or Facebook or click on the email button to get a form to complete.
•   Fill in the form.  Untick info box if you do not want any further information. 
•   Open email acknowledging your registration then use the link to confirm.
•   Log on to www.foundation.onefamily.com
•   Go to 'One Family' (top left hand corner) scroll down to 'view nominations' and type in 'disabled access'. 
•   Click on ‘vote’ on the picture of the church steps. 


It can be arduous so please don’t give up.  A new access will help people in wheelchairs or with pushchairs or simply aid folk who have difficulty with the steps to access the church space for all kinds of occasions.  I do hope you can pass this on to family and friends with access to the web or we won't get the votes we need to be in the top eight.  Any further information from janvale@rocketmail.com   Thank You in Anticipation

  The Diglis.com team are still in the process of adding a new site so it's been decided to resurrect the old forum for now. The reason for this is because of the flyer Allah Ditta posted through my letter box today.

In it he stated that he would deliver improvements to Diglis Playing Fields including the new play area if elected!

This statement is misleading. It implies that Allah Ditta has been instrumental in what has already been achieved by the residents of Diglis and the Diglis.com team. The majority of the help and support the Diglis.com team received has been from Cllr. Lyn Denham and Cllr. Jabba  Riaz. Allah Ditta has only just emerged showing any interest in what can only be described as an electioneering ploy!

It's well documented that the field improvements were instigated by all the hard work done by the Diglis.com team, including setting up the 'friends of Diglis fields' group'. 

Normal service resumes on Tuesday January 6th.

Worcester News

Final details of major ?900,000 revamp of Diglis area of Worcester revealed

(5) comments

First published Wednesday 3 December 2014 in News
 Worcester News: Photograph of the Author Exclusive by Tom Edwards, Political Reporter


AN EXCITING ?900,000 revamp of the Diglis area of Worcester is about to get the green light - as final details emerged on what is planned.

Your Worcester News can reveal how the city council has now settled upon 11 different projects for the Diglis fields and plans to start work on the site in January.

A report has been published on the Diglis fields calling it "an increasingly important" part of the city.

The plans, due to be endorsed by the Conservative cabinet on Tuesday, include: - New seating, public art and interpretation boards at various locations


- Extra planting around the fields and an "amended mowing" schedule to increase areas of longer grass and wild flowers

- New boundary fending running along the eastern boundary, gates on all the entrances and a hard-surfaced path passing around the football pitches to "link areas of interest"

- A new children's play area to replace the one currently out of action and outdoor gym equipment worth ?20,000 similar to that at Gheluvelt Park to form a "fitness trail" linking to jogging and cycle routes

- The Severn Way footpath will be enhanced with natural minerals, with improved surfacing as it passes the nature reserve

- The toilet block and community building for the popular 'Worcester and District Model Engineers' group, which uses the site from March to October, will be revamped at a cost of ?50,000

- ?80,000 towards sprucing up the allotments which is likely to include fencing, new water supplies, pathways and a new access road

- The tatty River Basin area linking Diglis Bridge to the Cherry Orchard nature reserve will be completely refurbished, resulting in new surfacing and tree planting, with two derelict garages also removed to open up the views towards Worcester Cathedral

The report on it says Worcester's revamped walking and cycling routes in and around Diglis are now a "significant leisure facility" used used by "hundreds of thousands" of people each year.

The council intends to start on-site early next year, working its way through 11 pieces of work starting with the play equipment.

It wants to complete the entire revamp over a two-year period through to the end of 2016.

The report also says parking remains a "major concern" and talks are ongoing about addressing that, with one option to carve out spaces at council-owned land at Trow Way.

The ?912,000 budget is being funded by developers in return for planning permission on new houses in Worcester, with ?650,000 already handed over and the rest due to be paid in instalments by 2017.

---

Comments (5)


wr5resident2 says...

We are fed up of artists impressions that never come to fruition - give us solid plans!


Gorecki says...

Hate being negative, but seems incredibly unambitious. Almost as if the brief was "decide how best to spend ?1million in the least offensive/troublesome way possible" rather than doing something fantastic for Worcester.

Off topic, there is a residents Diglis forum below:

http://diglis.com/dir002/index.php/topic,441.0.html

Apparently a previous developer was required to create a Diglis community center as part of their plans. This has been built and remained empty (the developers tried to obtain change of use and sell as flats recently).

If you have any ideas etc, might be worth contacting the site.

FranklyFrank says...

There was a lot of consultation with local residents, so as one myself I can't fault the council in its response

Small Town says...

Great stuff, sounds like and looks to be a wonderful investment in family facilities in an area where there are so many. Once again, thanks to the council for their vision on this scheme.

smeg-head says...

Shame the council does not see Perdiswell park in the same way as it does Digles playing fields and surrounding area. All they want to do is dig up Perdiswell park because it's cheaper to build on green land. Grrrrrr.

Dear Diglis.com readers,

Your local Worcester City Councillors have finally launched our on line survey about local community facilities in new Diglis.  I am sorry that it is has taken rather longer than we intended due to a combination of holidays and technical problems!

You should be able to access our residents' letter and survey via this link
www.worcesterlabour.org.uk/diglis_survey
Please complete to share your views on possible plans to open a new community centre.

We have also printed copies of the survey and are delivering these in new Diglis and speaking to residents where possible.  We are hoping that by the end of the month this will give us a more accurate idea of the levels of support (or opposition) from those living closest to the original designated community centre.

Cllr Lynn Denham
Cllr Jabba Riaz
Adam Scott (City Council Candidate 2015)