Markeaton Park Restoration Project

What the project will do• Restore and transform this important and much loved

historic park• Physical enhancements will restore historic buildings,

gardens and parkland and provide new facilities• Improve and provide more park events and activities• Improve the park's management and maintenance

operations and secure a Green Flag Award

How much will it cost?

• £3.4 million project• £2.5 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund

and BIG• Council providing S106, capital, increased

revenue on maintenance• In kind contributions from volunteers• Still need to find £70,000 over next five years

Why is Markeaton Park important

• It is Derby’s premier and most visited park• It has a rich heritage • It retains many features of historic value• It is an important part of many peoples lives

People also told us it’s also important because……

Happy days in the summer My friends

A day out Mundy Play Centre

Paddling pool veteran trees PICNICS I lived on the park Wedding photos wildlife FAMILY OUTINGS

MY DAUGHTER’S FIRST STEPS Walking my dog Feeding the ducks Fireworks

Project components

Events and ActivitiesVarious on going from summer 2013 to the end of 2017

Mundy Play CentreNew play area and footpaths

Historic CoreRestoration and conversion of buildings, courtyard improvements, main entrance and walled garden, interpretation of hall foundations, restoration of historic gardens

Main ParkRestoration of historic parkland, new entrances and footpaths, sports courts and interpretation

Masterplan

Paths and entrances

New path from Mundy Play

Centre car park to rest of the park

New lake side footpath and cycle route

Improved entrances

on A52

Main carriageway resurfaced

Reinstate main entrance gates

New paths across and

around the park

MasterplanNew facilities

New equipped play area

New lake side picnic areas

New information

signage

New tennis and ball court

MasterplanPlanting and landscape management

Manage Aldercar Wood and watercourses

Management of woodland

belts

Create new wildflower meadows

Restore the parkland landscape by removing badly located trees and replanting with native species

Reduce size of pitch and putt and restore

ridge and furrow

Historic core - gardens

Remove the tennis courts and restore

as lawn

Restore entrance gates, resurface drive and replant

herbaceous border

Restore and replant the Rose Garden

Excavate and interpret the hall

remains

Restore the portico

Restore theBothy and boundary walls

Restore the Terrace Garden and reinstate the Nurembourg Fountain

Restore and replant the Pleasure Gardens

Stable buildings

Construct new toilet block

Convert buildings to a new community room and craft unit

New community room and Rangers office

Orangery and courtyard

Restore the Orangery

Courtyard laid out as a new public multi use and performance space

Orangery

Mundy Play Centre

Project Programme

Mundy Play

Centre

Start on site early

2014

Completion early

summer 2014

Historic Core

Start on site spring

2014

Completion spring 2015

Main Park and

gardens

Start on site spring

2015

Completion summer

2015

2014 2015

Activity Plan

• A 5 year plan• Sets out how people can get involved in the park • How the project will meet the 5 HLF outcomes

– Increasing the Range of Audiences– Conserving and Enhancing the Heritage Value of the

Park– Increasing the Range of Volunteers– Improving Skills through Knowledge or Training– Improving Management and Maintenance

• So what does this really mean…?

It means…………

DOING getting involved having fun UNDERSTANDING GETTING FIT meeting

friends HAVING A SAY PLAYING socialising

being healthy enjoying LEARNING

USING LIVING walking seeing wildlife

running making things VOLUNTEERING

Some things that will be happening

• Community Arts Projects• Volunteer with The Conservation Volunteers• Community Archaeological Dig• Family arts and crafts sessions• Love Parks Week and National Tree Week• Gardening and growing activities • Music, theatre and dance • Guided walks• Education trips for schools

Exploration and Interpretation

• Discover Markeaton Park’s fascinating history• Find out about the connections between the

Mundy family and other Derby notables• Interpret and understand the changes to the park

and its landscape• Share your stories and memories • Learn about the park’s gardens, wildlife and trees

Join FoMP

Take part in volunteer environmental projects

Help plan and deliver events

Horticultural activities

How to get involved

How to get involved

Help with surveys and consultation

Learn something new

Archaeological dig

Deliver a guided walk