Worcester Park North Cllrs want YOUR views on Dorchester Rec

Worcester Park North Councillors Jo Elgarf and Israel Owoade are seeking your views on ways to improve and enhance Dorchester Recreation Ground. 

The pair have already asked the Parks team at the Council to help with painting the fencing and all playground installations, focusing on repairs and improving any turf damaged by utility works, and for the outdoor gym to be cleaned during every visit by the maintenance company.

Now they want to go further in their efforts to improve the park - using grants to add a basketball hoop, goalposts, and a marked-out football pitch.

Cllr Jo Elgarf said: "As your elected Councillors, we want to see the local environment protected and your wellbeing supported. We aim to do this through grant applications, and as local people who enjoy the Rec ourselves, we know that the park has been largely neglected in recent years.

“The aim is to give teenagers with nothing to do in their spare time activities and space to keep them out of trouble, as well as improve the park for all of us.”

Cllr Israel Owoade added: "There is already fantastic work being undertaken by some local residents to plant trees and hedges and make it a better environment for nature to thrive in and for us all to enjoy - and we hope to work with them set up a 'Friends of Dorchester Rec' group."

To make sure this is done in a way that benefits the community, Jo and Israel are asking for residents' views on what they would like to see happen at the park, which can be submitted by emailing:

• israel.owoade@sutton.gov.uk, and

• jo.elgarf@sutton.gov.uk