Braunstone Park & Skatepark — Attraction in England

I lived on the Braunstone Avenue facing the swings that used to be on the park....LOVED IT!!!! I can remember looking out my bedroom window at a fantastic snow covered wonderland at Christmas (we're talking late 1960's!)....My Grandparents lived alittle further down the Avenue facing the paddling pool (it was a very large one then, not the half of one it ended up as)...in the summer, we all went across with our trunks and towels and it was packed with people of all ages!!...We also used it as a boating pond to sail our yachts and clockwork boats...HAPPY DAY'S!!....My Mother could not understand why we played football (curby) in the road, when there was a massive park in front of us?...Kids!! My Mother went to Braunstone Hall School on the park when she was a child. I have been back recently and was alittle disappointed but then, nothing has the magic as it does when you're a child...It is still a beautiful park and I hope it will always...

I live locàl to the pàrk its great for a run or walk around and the kids love feeding the ducks, geese and swans on the two ponds. The exercise equipment needs upgrading so its the same standard as Abbey Park and Western parks equipment. The skate park is well used by kids and teenagers so that could do with extending so more space is available at busy times, this is the sort of thing that communities like Braunstone use so the council or lottery funding should improve what is already there and make the park even better. Toilets that are actually opèn would be helpful as my daughter's always have to go home when they need a toilet and after they built a toilet block it seems such a shame it is...

Used to be a great place for fun and relaxing. Walk is impossible as it looks like abandoned by council now. Have grass grown upto my eyes and itchy growth everywhere. No maintenance at all. No bins for rubbish as if council wants people to leave rubbish and it won't be visible in jungle. After 3 month of wait, 1/4th park's grass was mowed so uneven and so much growth that it's impossible to go home without tonnes of grass in shoes, socks and hem of bottoms. Whole summer kids couldn't go to park in long grass as we can't see where they are in long grass. Edit..it's a bit better but grass and bins seriously need attention. There's such shortage of bins for public use in...