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Shropshire park named Riverside Gardens following public vote

Shropshire park named Riverside Gardens following public vote

A new public park in Shrewsbury will be named Riverside Gardens when it opens after a public vote.

Shropshire Council said 45% of voters wanted Riverside as the first part of the name, and 74% preferred Gardens for the second part of its title.

The park’s development, on Roushill, marks the first phase of the council’s regeneration plans for the area between the River Severn, The Darwin Centre, Roushill and Raven Meadows.

The authority gathered 541 suggestions of name last year and put a shortlist to the vote in January, with more than 1,700 local people taking part.

Demolition work is currently under way to clear a space for the park to be created and the council is in the final stages of appointing a landscape contractor to create it – with completion expected next year.

The council’s deputy leader Ian Nellins said that Riverside Gardens would transform the area, improving footfall, biodiversity and flood resilience, while creating a vibrant, welcoming space.

“The new name marks another exciting milestone,” he said.

The park will include a play area and be used as a space for outdoor community events, he added.

 

Tanya Gupta
BBC News, West Midlands

BBC Shropshire

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