Cornwall Council is working in partnership with Camborne Town Council on a scheme to deliver a new improved park for Beacon, and they'd like your views.

The new scheme will provide a chance to breathe new life into the open space and improve the quality of play for children in the area. Officers from the environment team attended the Beacon Park fun day, which is organised by the Friends of Beacon Park, earlier this month and are now consulting the wider public for their thoughts, ideas and suggestions.

The deadline for this stage of the public consultation is September 26. The findings will be used by the Friends of Beacon Park to develop proposals for the space, which will be the basis of future consultations. To take part, and to see details on the consultations to date, visit cornwall.gov.uk/playareas.

Robert Webber, Cornwall Councillor for Camborne Treslothan, said: “I’m delighted with the exciting suggestions which been put forward already and look forward to consultation with the general public and especially the young people who will use the play area.”

Martin Cornish, chair of the Friends of Beacon Park, added: “Beacon fun day was a resounding success, there was a coming together of a community and the people came in droves to show their support for the park – smiles all round.”

Stuart Wallace, Cornwall Council public space officer, said: “Beacon Park fun day was a great success and the whole group came together amazingly to pull off a really excellent event. Many local residents popped by to complete the survey and we had lots of suggestions given or drawn for us. Anyone who missed us on the day can complete the survey on the Cornwall Council website.”

Funding for the project will be provided from a variety of grants and with designated funds from Cornwall Council’s development planning obligations. For more information contact Stuart Wallace on 01209 614097 or email Stuart.Wallace@cornwall.gov.uk.