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in 1999
Vansittart Road
Recreation Ground
The 1989 Threat to Vansittart Recreation Ground
Plans for Vansittart Road
Rec announced in August 2000
Vansittart
Recreation Ground completed in May 2001
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The view to the
north in 1999
Brief Notes
The Vansittart Road Recreation Ground (Public
Open Space) has been under threat of development three times
in the last 60 years, once in June 1947, again in 1952 [READ
REPORT] and yet again in 1989. Following a public outcry
the plans were scrapped and the question in 1999 became "What
amenities could best be provided now that the Athletics Club
has moved to the new Thames Valley Athletics Centre in Pococks
Lane, Eton?"
The answer, it was decided, was a skate
park which although welcomed, was generally considered to be
in the wrong place, and a children's play area. The entire field
was also fenced to keep dogs off the recreation areas.
The view to the
north in 1999
The 1989 Threat to Vansittart Recreation Ground
Plans for Vansittart Road
Rec announced in August 2000
Vansittart
Recreation Ground completed in May 2001
Other News Stories
Royal
Windsor Home Page
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