Alton visitors made more welcome to open spaces
Visitors to two of Alton’s most attractive open spaces should be better able to appreciate them, thanks to brand new interpretation panels recently installed at the beauty spots.
It has long been the intention of Alton Town Council to provide information on site for visitors, to accompany visitor trail leaflets already available from council offices and the tourist information points.
However, the council was prompted into action by comments from regional In Bloom judges last summer who commented on the need for the information panels, to enable visitors to the sites to better understand what can be seen and enjoyed.
The panel at Flood Meadows was installed just in time for the In Bloom judges’ visit this July and has been followed by another unit at Kings Pond.
Made of robust stainless steel, with artwork designed by Martin Saban-Smith, the panels, which cost £840 each in total, have been funded by developers’ contributions for the improvement of open spaces released by East Hampshire District Council.
Councillor Roger Fitzer who chairs the council’s Recreation Committee said, “We are delighted to have these in place at last, as it is something that we have wanted to do for some time. Hopefully they should help visitors, both new and regular, to understand better what they can find and look for in terms of flora and fauna. We now hope to provide further units at other sites, including St Lawrence churchyard and Greenfields. We are particularly grateful to Dr June Chatfield for her help in providing the editorial and to Anne Hurst for some first class drawings of plants, animals and birds.”
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