Gilberdyke Parish Council have successfully obtained funding from the United Kingdom Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) to improve accessibility at Jubilee Pond in Gilberdyke. The whole project is being funded through UKSPF, administered by East Riding of Yorkshire Council (ERYC).
The contract will be managed by the Parish Council and delivered by Lodge Landscapes.
The project has five broad elements:
- To lay new pathways from the existing concrete path around the pond at the Station Road end of the pond to the benches positioned on the grass near the trees. The new paths will enable wheelchair users and people with limited mobility to access and sit on the benches much more easily.
- To create three new double width fishing pegs in the grass around the pond. The new pegs will consist of 6 pavers each, two rows of 3 pavers to allow the pegs to be wide enough for accompanied fishing. The pegs will be positioned either side of the existing thorn tree at the side of the pond and between two existing pegs at the Flaxmill Walk end, ensuring that there is approximately 10 metres between pegs.
- Landscaping work at the Flaxmill Walk end of the pond to improve levels, by stripping off the old grass, levelling off and laying new turf to area at the side of the existing public footpath. The footpath attracts standing water when it rains as the current level of the grassed area is higher than the footpath. This work should enable the rainwater to drain towards the pond, improving general accessibility for all users. The excess soil will be used to level low areas closer to the pond.
- To create a sensory garden and quiet area at the Station Road end of the pond with hedging and the installation of an access gate. The hedge will be planted on the boundary just in front of the fencing and will cut across the grass running through the large willow tree just behind the benches. A gap of approximately 1 metre will be left and an access gate, with a latch for easy access, will be fitted. This will create a sheltered area away from the pond’s wildfowl population.
- Within the newly formed sensory garden and quiet area, two benches will be installed on concrete bases to create a clean, accessible seating area.
Opportunity for community input
The species of the hedge bordering the sensory garden and quiet area is yet to be decided. As this will need to be planted in bare root season, either beech or privet hedging is recommended by the contractor.
The precise contents of the sensory garden and quiet area is also open to public input. This element of the project will be delivered towards the end of 2024.
Feedback, ideas and suggestions can be provided through an online form:
Or by attending meetings of the Jubilee Pond Working Group.
The schedule of meetings is available on the Parish Council website.
