Ashley Green playground and wellbeing facility

Ashley Green playground and wellbeing facility An exciting new playground, adult fitness area and coffee shop, to be open in the Summer 2021. Ri

In June 2019 Chiltern District Council invited Town and Parish
Council applications for local community project grant funding. For a project to receive grant funding, it had to meet certain
criteria. Our Parish Council applied to fund a project that would
benefit the whole village. The current Ashley Green Village Playground was built in 2004
by Alby Russell It is now unsafe and in need of signifi

cant
investment. When the storeroom was added to the rear of the
Memorial Hall in 2013, external double doors were incorporated. The vision was to one day provide an external terrace, linking the
Memorial Hall to the playground and The Glebe. Our Parish Council submitted a robust and detailed application
for a new Outdoor Wellbeing Facility that would benefit the
entire Ashley Green community. In October 2019 they were
informed, to their delight, that they had received £32,000 as a
contribution to the facility This was the highest award to any
applicant in the process. In August 2020 a group of villagers formed a committee to
drive the project forward. They agreed that Ashley Green
would not only benefit from an outdoor wellbeing facility with
gym equipment, but also a new playground and coffee shop. The coffee shop will focus on offering high quality coffee and
snacks from a kiosk outlet. The terrace and Memorial Hall will
then be able to offer a much improved space to host small
events, classes and parties. We are all tremendously excited about this opportunity to
reinvigorate our village centre. By providing a community hub
that will offer benefits to all ages, we hope to create a natural
meeting place for villagers. Our vision is for this to be a space
where villagers of all ages congregate for coffee and snacks,
bring children to a state of the art safe playground and
partake in exercise. The Parish Council has now submitted a planning application
They hope to expedite the programme to build the playground,
terrace and coffee shop over the coming months, with a target
opening of 1st June 2021. To achieve this ambitious target, we need to raise funds
additional to the grant and generous donations that have
already been received. Further information on this can be
found in the fund raising section of this newsletter. All villagers
also have the opportunity to partake in an exciting community
challenge to help raise the required funds.

A big big thank you to each and everyone of you ….we did it!! How amazing 🤩 does it look???
30/10/2021

A big big thank you to each and everyone of you ….we did it!!

How amazing 🤩 does it look???

Lots of activity today at The Glebe....playground resin nearly finished and cafe cladding going up!
06/10/2021

Lots of activity today at The Glebe....playground resin nearly finished and cafe cladding going up!

03/10/2021

Fab work from the guys this weekend!!

Who loves it???

Great progress today! All volunteers welcome tomorrow (Saturday) for various tasks........just turn up and muck in! 😊
17/09/2021

Great progress today!

All volunteers welcome tomorrow (Saturday) for various tasks........just turn up and muck in! 😊

12/09/2021

It’s coming along nicely……who is excited? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

Not long now…..
02/09/2021

Not long now…..

The team are busy today building the Coffee Shop!
31/07/2021

The team are busy today building the Coffee Shop!

Fundraising Update for the Village Playground, Coffee Shop and Wellbeing Centre We are delighted to inform you that we a...
23/06/2021

Fundraising Update for the Village Playground, Coffee Shop and Wellbeing Centre

We are delighted to inform you that we are making good progress with the Project and we are now only £5,000 short of our fundraising target (current total is £65,107), which is an incredible effort.

A huge THANK YOU to all the villagers who supported us and this fantastic Community Project.

The team are continuing to working very hard to keep costs down and we are very grateful to have received lots of support from a number of local businesses G & MB Manning, Chiltern Hills Financial Planning, Market Square Glazing Solutions and Heritage Landscapes who have kindly donated their time, along with the dedication of the Team members who are continually giving up their time. However as you are probably aware there is a nationwide shortage of building materials resulting in a sharp increase in costs. Further the Team have also decided that a fully rubberised tarmac flooring throughout the playground would be much better solution than partial artificial grass. This has, as you can expect, put intense pressure on the budget.

Therefore we would like to ask anyone who has not yet donated and would like to help us reach our target and beyond, you can do so in the following way:

You can donate directly via the Community Association, please drop Rob an email [email protected] so he can look out for your donation.

Bank Transfer:-
Bank Account Name: Ashley Green Community Association
Bank Account Number: 61383965
Bank Account Sort Code: 401009

or via the dedicated GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/Build-a-new-childrens-PlaygroundWellbeing-Centre


Terriellen Holmes also would like to get your input for the Café on opening times and food so it would be great if you could spare two minutes to complete this quick Google poll
https://forms.gle/2qVyYWZpnY2aE6k4A.

Thank you so much for your help and support!

The Ashley Green Fundraising Team.

We are currently working on the new coffee shop that will open later this summer! Would you mind taking part in a google...
21/06/2021

We are currently working on the new coffee shop that will open later this summer! Would you mind taking part in a google poll to help us decide on opening times/food - your opinions count! :)

https://forms.gle/Ev1VJbBr91KMaEGt6

Many thanks

We would love to hear your thoughts or feedback on how we can improve your experience!

Some more photos to share from the ongoing work at the playground!
16/06/2021

Some more photos to share from the ongoing work at the playground!

Progress is coming along nicely with the patio area with many local villagers pitching in to help!
08/06/2021

Progress is coming along nicely with the patio area with many local villagers pitching in to help!

A fabulous piece in Our Chesham about our exciting project! 😀
05/04/2021

A fabulous piece in Our Chesham about our exciting project! 😀

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The Glebe, Two Dells Lane
Chesham
HP53RB

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