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Tag Archives: Acklings
Acklings Playground
Acklings Playground will be closed from Tuesday 6th May for approximately eight weeks for the installation of new play equipment. The work will be undertaken by Jupiter Play. During the first few weeks the equipment and building materials will be … Continue reading
Upgrade of Acklings Playground
The Parish Council has been planning for a couple of years to upgrade facilities at Acklings. Applications for grants from South Oxfordshire District Council and the charity FCC Communities Foundation have been successful and the project can now proceed. These … Continue reading
Plans for New Playground at Acklings
Parish Councillor Peter Rose writes … The Parish Council is working on plans to improve the playground at Acklings. This will provide a larger playground at the west end of the village. A playground company, Jupiter, has designed the site … Continue reading
Improvements at Acklings
Residents will be pleased to hear that some improvements have been made at the Acklings playground. The Pump Track has been weeded and re-surfaced; the basketball court has been enlarged by 40%; and the area in front of the main … Continue reading
Pump Track at Acklings
Plans are well in hand to build a ‘Pump Track’ at the Acklings play area. A pump track is a circuit of bumps and banked turns for riding around on a bike. It is designed to accommodate all ages: older … Continue reading
Acklings Lease Renewed
The Parish Council has renewed the lease with St John’s College, Oxford for the Acklings play area at the west end of the village. The new eight-year lease runs until 2029. According to records in the Parish Council archive, the … Continue reading
Acklings Rabbit Holes!
A rabbit burrow has been identified on the football pitch at Acklings Playground. There are several holes in the pitch which could be dangerous to anyone playing there. Rabbits have been seen grazing on the field which confirms that the … Continue reading
Children Urged to Use Acklings
Parents are being urged to encourage their children to use Acklings Playground for ball games. The plea is from residents living in Saxons Heath who are concerned about children playing in the road, causing a nuisance and putting themselves and … Continue reading
Playground Safeguarded
Acklings playground has been granted Asset of Community Value (ACV) status by South Oxfordshire District Council. The Parish Council nominated the playground which has been used by residents for many years. The land is owned by St John’s College to … Continue reading
Ball games on Saxon’s Heath
Leaflets are to be delivered to homes surrounding the Green on Saxons Heath as part of a new drive to dissuade children from playing football and ball games on the open space. Some residents have raised concerns about disturbance, the … Continue reading