 Community helps create a mini forest of 1,600 trees in Elson
Green-fingered children in Elson have helped to create a new mini forest for their community.
Boys and girls from Elson Primary School, 6th Gosport Scout Group and Gosport South Girl Guiding got to work to plant around 1,600 trees over two days at Elson Recreation Ground. They were helped by residents, councillors and council staff.
Gosport Borough Council received funding through the Hampshire Forest Partnership for the mini forest, which will grow and provide habitat for birds and other wildlife.
Gosport splash park at Stokes Bay seafront has been refurbished and is ready to reopen for the Easter school holiday.
The Lee splash park is also opening, and both facilities will be open daily from 10am to 6pm.
There are traditional children's play equipment next to both splash parks which are open all year round, and pay-and-display parking and public toilets nearby.
The splash parks will be available to use for free throughout the summer, with opening times extended during the summer school holidays from 10am to 7pm.
Easter activities
If you're looking for things to do over the school break, head to the new-look Discover Gosport website, where you'll find suggestions for five family-friendly days out:
Welcome to YourSpace, Gosport - the new name of the community space at 51-52 High Street, formerly the Imagination Refinery.
YourSpace is available for people to use for:
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Co-working or remote working - bring your own laptop or use the computers available, enjoy free Wi-Fi, and get work done, free of charge
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Creative events - if you want to hire this space for a creative event or workshop, contact karen.loneragan@gosportcab.org.uk or call her on 07725480889
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Digital skills training - drop in and speak to us about how we can help with day-to-day online tasks such as banking, accessing the NHS app, looking for a job or helping children with homework, or email karen.loneragan@gosportcab.org.uk
An open day of activities was hosted by Citizens Advice Gosport, who will run YourSpace for the next few weeks, and continue to provide digital training for the next 12 months. Regular Citizens Advice services will continue to be delivered from their offices in Pavillion Way.
We have exciting plans to transform the old bus station site into a new People's Park on Gosport's waterfront.
A planning application has been submitted for the first part of our project, which includes a large grassed area with trees, shrubs and flowers with sea views across the waterfront, and a path crossing the park linking the promenade to the High Street walkway.
A planned second phase will include a performance area in the centre of the park to host live events, a building for cafes and bars, improved toilets and an accessible changing places facility, and a new ticket kiosk for Gosport Ferry.
The People's Park project is led by Gosport Borough Council as part of our wider programme to regenerate the waterfront.
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