Bancroft Gardens – Maintenance works

Bancroft Gardens in Stratford-upon-Avon is to undergo some maintenance works from February through to April.

The works will be carried out on behalf of Stratford-on-Avon District Council by Amenity Land Solutions Ltd in conjunction with the District Council's Grounds Maintenance Contractors Veolia Environmental Services.

Work will begin in February and will consist of de-compacting the ground and levelling the soil before seeding and adding fertiliser to ensure the areas recover quickly and evenly.

The areas being treated will be fenced off for a period of 6 - 8 weeks during March and April.  It is expected that the work will be completed in time for the Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations on the 21st and 22nd of April.

Matthew Austin, Environmental Maintenance Officer at Stratford District Council says: “Last year saw Stratford residents and visitors enjoying an unusually long and dry summer. As a result, we saw high numbers of people enjoying all of our open spaces across the town and district. However the grass and ground on the Bancroft Gardens has struggled to recover given this high level of use combined with very little rain and high temperatures.

Despite additional watering over the summer to try and combat this, we have been left with large areas bare of grass that now needs remedial works to prepare it for the high number of visitors expected in 2012 as we celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics."

Residents and visitors will still be able to use all of the walkways across the Bancroft to access the Canal Basin, riverside and Tramway Bridge.

These works are being carried out in the spring to minimise the impact on residents and visitors who look to use the site during our summer months.