Brimsham Park Under Yate Town Council Control

Great

news in The Gazette recently:

"Yate Town

Council is to be given permission to introduce new byelaws at a park in the

town.

The

council took over running Brimsham Park from South Gloucestershire Council in

May after years of asking.

Town

councillors believe they can look after the park, which includes a popular

fishing lake, children's play area and open fields, more effectively and at

less cost to parishioners. However, the council needs authority from South

Gloucestershire Council to create new byelaws to help it run the park more

easily.

These

could include a ban on camping, cycling, skateboarding, touting and horse-riding

or could be used to reduce excessive noise levels, vehicular access or introduce

new rules on fishing and public performances.

On

recommending Yate Town Council is given the freedom to introduce new

regulations, South Gloucestershire Council's director of corporate resources,

Dave Perry, said: "Supporting the principle of byelaws being applied by

YTC at the park would provide a means of control of inappropriate activities

and behaviour within the park.

"This

in turn will promote park usage that does not compromise the sustainability and

use of the park by the community."

He

added: "Without the introduction of byelaws the management of the park,

including associated social issues, would be more difficult for YTC."

Yate

Town Council has taken over a lease of the park for a period of 50 years. It

hopes to hold more public events there, similar to those which take place which

already take place in Kingsgate Park on the other side of the town."

This

is great news for the park and has been a long time coming. I think all

residents will welcome new laws to protect the park.

Let's

hope this is a positive step to help prevent anti-social activities affecting

others use of the park but how would you feel if there is a ban on cycling,

skateboarding and horse-riding?