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Tothill Park is a green oasis of some 6.73 hectares in the St Judes area of Plymouth.
Generally bounded on the north and east by Lanhydrock Road, Cleveland Road and the railway line to the south and
Egerton Crescent to the west, it provides a wealth of facilities for both local residents and the wider Plymouth population -
it is a vital part of the community. The friends of Tothill Park is a group of local volunteers who share
a common interest in revitalising the park and bringing it into the 21st century.
Our aims are:
- Regenerate the park and the surrounding facilities.
- Provide a safe environment where users may exercise, socialise or take time out to relax.
- Provide a park and facilities for all members of the community regardless of race, gender, age, religion or disability.
- Explore means of funding to maintain and improve the park.
- Improve the park environment through re-planting whilst encouraging local wildlife.
We are always looking for other people to join us in making Tothill Park a more enjoyable place. Please click on Help the Group
in the How To menu on the left to find out some of the many ways in which you can contribute.
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Theft of lavender plants.
Published by - Pat
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Published on
Mon 29th Jun 2009
@ 13:14 GMT |
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The ongoing improvements to Tothill Park are continuing with small but significant changes being made on a regular basis.
We do ask local residents to get involved, and recently some have got more involved than others.
I am referring to the light fingered individuals who stole some of the lavender plants from around the new seating areas.
This was not children destroying plants; this was
‘Thieves’
who dug these plants up to take away.
If you have any information, please contact our PCSO’s.
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PCSO's in our area.
Published by - Pat
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Published on
Sun 17th May 2009
@ 11:25 GMT |
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This is the reply from our PCSO’s to queries from local residents.
I am PCSO Tracey Duggan-Swift and I cover Tothill Park with PCSO Leigh Ferguson and our Beat Manager, PC Paula Tucker.
I would like to assure you that we are in Tothill Park at least once every time that we are on duty.
We also have other PCSO’s in our team that use the park as a cut through in order to get to get to the area which they cover. There are also passing patrol officers who are admittedly in vehicles, but PCSO’s are nearly always on foot. Paula has also been on patrol in plain clothes on late and night shift over recent weeks, to tackle local car crime and burglary issues.
Over half of our shifts are late shifts, and on Friday and Saturday, we always work late in order to tackle anti-social behaviour in the park and surrounding area. Anti-social behaviour has reduced considerably and we have had no reports from the public to suggest otherwise.
As for school patrols, I cover Holy Cross Primary and Leigh covers Salisbury Road Primary. We get to the schools as often as we can in the mornings and afternoons, and have had a good response from both parents and schools.
If you are finding youngsters in the park acting anti-socially when you are in the park, we would ask you to call it in, as we concentrate our patrols in areas that have and are reporting anti-social behaviour.
I have been holding a PACT drop in at Tothill Community Centre on the last Wednesday in the month, between 1330 and 1500, the next to be on Weds 27th May 2009 or you can contact us on
08452 777444
plymouthcentral at devonandconwall. pnn.police.uk
tracey.duggan-swift at devonandcornwall.pnn.police.uk
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New play area: another step closer.
Published by - Pat
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Published on
Fri 08th May 2009
@ 19:12 GMT |
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The monthly meeting of FoTP was held on Weds 6th May to discuss with Parks Dept and the Play Officer, the designs for the new play area that have been submitted by the playground companies.
Before the plans were shown, it was proposed that while we wait for the lengthy process of the planning and installation, an interim installation for the toddlers be put in place, which can be incorporated into the main plan later.
It was also agreed that the refurbishment of the tennis court should go ahead as soon as possible, using part of the remaining balance of the S106 account.
The meeting was then shown an impressive display of plans, which were discussed at length, and it was decided that a public consultation should be held in Tothill Park on Sat 23rd May, between 11am and 3pm, to allow park users to put forward their views
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On Thu 04th Jun 2009 @ 19:49 GMT, Kevin and Gordana Webster said this:
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Could you please tell us when the next meeting is being held which is open to local residents? Thank you On Sun 07th Jun 2009 @ 20:10 Pat replied with: Hi Kevin and Gordana, We have not set a date for the next public meeting, but we will give plenty of notice.
In the meantime, the PCSO's are holding their drop ins at the Community Centre on the last Weds in the month. You can always contact the committee with a specific question at any time. |
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On Sun 17th May 2009 @ 11:34 GMT, Joan said this:
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Are there plans to put any facilities for toddlers at the basketball end of the park. We applaud the efforts of all who are working for the park but it would be nice to see something for the little ones (and their parents) at the Embankment Rd end. On Wed 20th May 2009 @ 21:52 Pat replied with: Please come along to the park between 11am and 3pm on Saturday 23rd, where all questions will be answered by the Parks Dept and the PCC Play Officer |
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On Thu 14th May 2009 @ 12:49 GMT, Kevin and Gordana Webster said this:
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Thank you Pat for answering my comments previously posted, I do appreciatte how busy the team is so Im grateful. I have to add that I spend time in the park each and every day with our daughter, and have yet to see a patrol carried out by police of the PCSO. Perhaps Im just unlucky? Perhaps visits of the PCSO would be more beneficial when the schools have kicked out rather than during the day when the kids are in school. I know we are not alone witnessing the behaviour of these youths. I for one on seeing the PCSO would certainly make myself known to them and thank them for their patrol. On Sat 16th May 2009 @ 08:57 Pat replied with: I have contacted our local PCSO's with your comments, and I will be putting their reply on as a news item in the next couple of days. |
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On Mon 11th May 2009 @ 10:48 GMT, DBMB said this:
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I have heard rumors of a congrete building being placed behind the tennis court, is this true? I am a responsable dog owner and wish to have the freedom to allow my dogs offlead on grass but it seems you are stealing the only place left to let my dogs free on. I have serious dissablities and do not wish to have to go all the way to astor park or beaumont to give my dogs their freedom. Please let us keep what grass we have left. Thank you On Thu 14th May 2009 @ 10:57 Pat replied with: This is another rumour that has no basis in fact. Please come along to the viewing of the latest phase of park development on Sat 23rd May, where all questions on fact and fiction will be answered.
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On Sat 09th May 2009 @ 12:40 GMT, v pengelly said this:
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I would like to know will there be any green left for walking and letting my dog off the lead when all the park development is done all the dog owners I know are pretty upset that there is no where to walk our dogs off or on the lead. On Thu 14th May 2009 @ 10:51 Pat replied with: The plans for the latest phase of the development of the park will be available for viewing and comments on Sat 23rd May in the park. Everyone is striving to make the park as enjoyable as possible for all users and are well aware that dog owners are part of the plan. Please come along to the viewing on the 23rd. |
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On Sat 09th May 2009 @ 06:43 GMT, Kevin and Gordana Webster said this:
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We would like to express our gratitude to the committee of the FoTP for their commitment and hard work in making this valuable space a mostly safe and pleasant environment for our young children to enjoy. We all enjoy the diversity of wild life that roams through the park, save that of dog owners who fail to clean up after their pets, and the feral youths drawn to this area to while away their hours drinking, smoking and just being a general nuisance with their foul and abusive language in front of small children and mothers alike. Could I possibly ask the FoTH to approach the police on our behalf and request that elusive creature namely the local beat officer or PSCO carry out the occasional patrol of the park (on foot) in order to discourage the anti social behaviour of the few that spoil it for the majority in our lovely park. Thank you and once again great job FoTP. On Thu 14th May 2009 @ 10:44 Pat replied with: Thank you very much for the comments on the efforts of FoTP, our local councillor and the very supportive Parks Dept. It is unfortunate that once again we have to visit the issue of dog fouling, but if you speak to dog owners, the answer is always the same, it is only the minority. By the amount of mess that has to be cleared off any green surface before it can be used, either for sport or other activities, it is more than the minority that cannot be bothered, or deliberately walk dogs when it is dark, with no intention of clearing up. I must disagree with you on the issue of the PCSO’s, and the frequency of the foot patrols. I can assure you that there is a foot patrol around the park at least twice a day and they often stop to ask if there are any specific problems. The park is a much quieter and safer place than it was two or three years ago and everybody is striving to keep it that way. |
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