Devonport Park Bandstand

By JanePublisher | Tuesday, April 27, 2010, 14:18

The Friends of Devonport Park have won an award of £44,881 in the latest Participatory Budgetary event run by DRC Partnership. This money allocated to them will allow the Friends of Devonport Park to establish the foundations and base for the bandstand.

The original Devonport Park Bandstand with the fountain in the foreground.

The base has been designed by Research+Design who recently won a prestigious Alan King 2009 award for their New Street Project design in the Barbican, Plymouth. The base is going to be constructed in Plymouth limestone and be designed to eventually accommodate the main bandstand to be built on top. The Director of Research+Design Robert Bedner told devonportpeople that, “The base will be constructed close to the traditional design which was voted for by the public consultation held in September, which is similar to the original bandstand built in the 1900’s in Devonport Park”.

Students who have recently graduated from the Plymouth College of Art and other students on work placements have also assisted Robert at Research+Design in the planning of the designs. Serena Scrine who runs the Spatial Design Degree course at the Plymouth College of Art told devonportpeople that, “the students have been very keen and excited to work on this project with Research+Design, it was a good opportunity for them.”

The next step for the Friends of Devonport Park is to get the base in place and raise the rest of the required funding. Frank Wilson from the Friends of Devonport Park said that, “The base is a project in its own right and will give us a community events space in the park which will be fully functional by the summer of 2010.

There will also be an exhibition of the design’s of the bandstand from the students at Plymouth College of Art to be arranged sometime in December 2009. Keep a look out for further information on this on the Friends of Devonport Park website.

The Friends of Devonport Park still need to raise the funds for the rest of the bandstand to be built which is about £165,000. If any one knows a way they can be of help or if they would like to donate money to the bandstand project please visit the Friends of Devonport Park website or call Mike Gallagher on 01752 213308.

Pictures given by kind permission from Friends of Devonport Park

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I think this will be fantastic when it's done. It will be a great place for music and other events; bringing people from all over Devonport and the rest of Plymouth together. What good is feeding our bodies if we don't also feed our souls?

By DuncanFlie at 06:34 on 16/01/10
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If they're happily handing over those sums of money, why don't they come and build a lovely extension onto the side of my house? A house-sized extension on the side of my house will do nicely, thankyouverymuchly.

By HarryBall1 at 13:28 on 04/12/09
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I know - over £44,000 spent and thats just for the base! It's a nice idea but even with this wopping amount it wont even be close to being built! They still need another £165,00!! Surely there are far better ways to spend this kind of money in Devonport

By Lauren08 at 20:00 on 02/12/09
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This seems like a ridiculous waste of money to be honest. £165,000 for a pet project? ARE YOU KIDDING ME? That money could feed hundreds, if not a couple of thousand, people and probably house them too. Why aren't initiatives like looking after the homeless shouted about?

By HarryBall1 at 17:56 on 02/12/09
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