Connolly Dell Park Transformed

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London Mayor praises rejuvenated Hanwell park

A century old park in Hanwell has been transformed after a cash injection of more than a 120,000 from the Council and London Mayor.

Conolly Dell, which lies alongside the Wharncliffe Viaduct, was reopened at the weekend and visitors enjoyed music, face-painting and mask-making .

The improvements are part of a project to rejuvenate the whole of Brent River Park. More than 4,600 local residents voted for the regeneration project when Ealing Council nominated the park for the Mayor 's Help a London Park scheme, securing £400,000 of funding.

The council invested around £85,000 in the Conolly Dell project, with £42,000 contributed by the Mayor of London.

Cabinet member for Transport and Environment, Councillor Bassam Mahfouz, said: "It’s great that we’ve been able to transform the park and its barren ponds into a relaxing haven. It was wonderful to see so many people come out to enjoy the activities laid on for the day and enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Conolly Dell. Well done to everyone who helped make it a wonderful afternoon and I’m sure it will attract both residents and wildlife over the coming years.”

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, said: "Londoners really took our Help a London Park project to heart, and now communities across the boroughs are beginning to reap the benefits of safer, greener and cleaner public spaces.

"When the world comes to visit during the 2012 Games, our parks will show off the very best the capital has to offer. The rejuvenated Conolly Dell is a shining example of how neglected spaces are being transformed before our eyes across London and brought back to use for everyone to enjoy."

Chair of the Conolly Dell Working Party and of Hanwell Community Forum, Carolyn Brown, said:

" The restored park, with its sound of trickling water, looks beautiful, and we have already received positive feedback from passers by who had been peering over the fence before the re-opening. Hopefully as many people as possible will come to the park to enjoy its peace and tranquility, as was the original intention when it was first dedicated in memory of Hanwell's mental health pioneer, Dr John Conolly, nearly a hundred years ago."

 

  

 

13th July 2011