Douglas celebrates park opening

An official opening day picnic took place on Saturday to celebrate the completion of the Our Place Douglas Community Park in the city.

The event was organised by Douglas Community Spaces Group (DCSG) in partnership with Dundee City Council and marked the park’s opening to members of the public.

Attendees of the opening day were entertained by music from Big Noise Douglas, while balloon modelling, a face painter and Angus Cycle Hub were also at the event.

Members of the public gathered to enjoy their own picnics and mix with other members of the local community.

Neighbourhood Services Convener Heather Anderson said: “It’s been great to see the community come out today and get behind the ribbon cutting of the new park.

“The local DCSG group, in partnership with the council & enabled by the National Lottery Community funding, have worked very hard to get the project to this stage of completion. This is now a new park in the centre of Douglas for the community to enjoy and call their own.

“Today has been a great occasion for raising awareness of the new facility, and it’s an important first step in encouraging many local residents to enjoy this outdoor space, engaging with it and taking ownership of the new Douglas Community Park.”

Chair of Douglas Open Spaces Group, Jim Campbell, said: “I would like to thank the National Lottery for providing funding to develop the former site of Douglas Primary School into Douglas Park.

“This development, in the centre of Douglas will benefit the entire community and incorporates a play park for the younger members of the community. This project has been a long time in planning.”

The Community Park has been delivered by Contractors TN Gilmartin, after a collaborative partnership between the Douglas Community Spaces Group and Dundee City Council, with funding made available through the Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Our Place’ funding programme.

The new park’s facilities include a play park, seating, a network of new accessible paths, tree planting areas including biodiversity planting and shrubs, and decking bio-swale crossings.

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