Hamworthy Park, Poole #dronefootage #poole #uk

Hamworthy Park was officially opened in 1931, when eighteen acres of marshy land, with tidal lagoons and ditches, were transformed into a Community Park. It consisted of a café, paddling pool, boating lake, children’s play area and park keeper’s cottage. The northern boundary was formed by the railway line and the western boundary by the pathway that abuts today’s carpark. Following the war, ‘Grays Field’ (west of the main pathway leading down to the promenade) was bought by the Council and subsequently converted into an extension of the park. This addition compensated for the parkland that was lost when a new official road was constructed to join Lulworth Avenue to the railway level crossing. New houses were later constructed alongside the original park keeper’s house (north of the new road By the 1990’s, the Park had deteriorated. The resident-led Friends of Hamworthy Park group was formed in 1997 to combat the decline and in particular to safeguard the future of the paddling pool. The Friends’ efforts were rewarded and the paddling pool was completely refurbished and converted into a freshwater pool. The new pool was officially opened by the Mayor, Cllr Bill Wretham in August 1999 Poole Power Station was a prominent coal-fired plant in Hamworthy, famous for its twin 325-foot chimneys. Operating from 1950, it was demolished in 1993–1994. Hamworthy Park sits nearby; historically, its concrete outlet structure was the cooling water discharge point for the station During the early 21st century, the Café was completely refurbished and once again became a popular destination. The Friends of Hamworthy Park now work alongside the Borough of Poole and support the management and upkeep of this Borough Park and help to retain the park’s Green Flag Award which it has held since 2010. Hamworthy Park today still offers a wonderful space to relax, exercise and play with unrivalled views of Poole Harbour, Brownsea Island, Arne and the distant Purbeck Hills. (Source thecafeinthepark.co.uk) Music by: Bensound License code: JSFFJLET6JQFU0WF Artist: : Aventure