Gig-goers heading to see The Courteeners on Friday will be able to catch the tram to and from the nearby Heaton Park stop and are advised to expect queues for journeys back into the city. “With trams and a special shuttle bus running right to the festival – and a combined ticket available for just £5 a day or £10 for the weekend – it makes sense to leave the car at home.” “Getting to Parklife by public transport is not only the easiest way to travel, it’s green and you won’t have to worry about finding parking. Peter Cushing, Metrolink Director for TfGM, said: “It’s a busy weekend at Heaton Park and we’ve been working with concert and festival organisers to make sure we get the right transport in place.
Parklife travel information, options and advice can be found with information also at Due to planned industrial action by Network Rail workers there may be nationwide disruption to train services from Thursday 4 June.Īnyone travelling to either The Courteeners concert or Parklife by train is strongly advised to check with their train company before travelling, visit: This year getting to Parklife will be easier with a flexible Parklife Travel Pass that allows travel by both Metrolink and a dedicated Parklife Express shuttle bus service for £5 a day.Įxtra trams will run on both days and dedicated shuttle buses will also run for The Courteeners. Please get in contact with us if you want further information or updates about it, we really value your input.Up to 100,000 music fans heading to Heaton Park next weekend (5/6/7 June) are being reminded to plan their travel in advance.Īround 70,000 music fans are due to descend on Heaton Park on both Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 June for the Parklife 2015 music festival, following a Friday night that will see around 25,000 travel to the Park to see The Courteeners. We want it to eventually be a heart of the community not a hindrance.
PARKLIFE SORT PROFESSIONAL
We believe that this project meets themes 4,6,8 and 9 of the Council’s Parks and Open Space Strategy as well as meeting Purposes 3,4,6 and 7 of the Corporate Plan for Exeter.Ī professional feasibility study was completed in November 2014 which along with master plans for the entire park, a quantity surveyor’s report and grounds testing also produced some different, more informed designs The point of the project is about the people it will serve. The building as a community hub can be used as a voting station, playgroup or for any number of community activities or groups. This could be through tennis coaching or new park sports like lawn bowls or FOLF (Frisbee Golf!). Basing the facility in the park will encourage people to participate in activities that can lead to healthy lifestyles. It is supporting people working from home by offering a work space or meeting venue. This community hub has created employment and is helping to make the park more economically sustainable.
In some ways we think we all need a cafe in the park. We have been able to invite her, fetch her and introduce her to others at some of our events already – if a permanent structure was in the park just think of the potential for other people just like her. She lives overlooking the park but since she has no family, is of limited mobility and very few support networks she is isolated.
As an example we have met an elderly lady through our work in the park. Parks are a ‘3rd place’ away from home and work where people can come together – we see Heavitree Park as a kind of community glue where people from all walks of life, all ages, races and religions can get to know each and support one another. This is supported be the The Mental Health Foundation report of 2010 that showed, amongst other things, 48% of people surveyed believed people in general were becoming more lonely. We now network and form community in a myriad of ways but busy individualised lives have led to an increase in social isolation, loneliness and depression, obviously not helped by the pandemic we are fighting.
People are concerned that society is becoming more fragmented. The Hub is now open and you can book by emailing Kate Wilder.
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