Gloucester Park, Basildon
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Gloucester Park in Basildon
is an urban neighbourhood park
, named after the Duke of Gloucester
who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) artificial fishing lake was made in the park. Since 2001 it has held the annual Basildon Festival moved from Wat Tyler park. It is also the training facility of Basildon Amateur Athletics Club who boast an all weather stadium and train mostly on a Monday and Wednesday night.
Other facilities at the park include a swimming pool, netball and tennis courts, bowling green, children's playground, cricket and football pitches with astro turf.
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The park is also frequently use for cross country events throughout the year.
Basildon
Basildon is a town located in the Basildon District of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of Central London and south of the county town of Chelmsford...
is an urban neighbourhood park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
, named after the Duke of Gloucester
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
The Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester was a soldier and member of the British Royal Family, the third son of George V of the United Kingdom and Queen Mary....
who opened the park in 1957. In the 1970s a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) artificial fishing lake was made in the park. Since 2001 it has held the annual Basildon Festival moved from Wat Tyler park. It is also the training facility of Basildon Amateur Athletics Club who boast an all weather stadium and train mostly on a Monday and Wednesday night.
Other facilities at the park include a swimming pool, netball and tennis courts, bowling green, children's playground, cricket and football pitches with astro turf.
Basildon Sporting Village
In 2008, outline planning applications were submitted to create a new sporting complex on the northern edge of the Park. If the schemes goes ahead with will create a first class sporting facility to serve all of Essex and could act as a training camp for the Olympic Games to be held in London in 20122012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
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The park is also frequently use for cross country events throughout the year.