Fitness for All
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Ayresome Gardens is located in Gresham on Linthorpe Road and was given a complete revamp thanks to Community Spaces funding secured by Streets Ahead for Information. The park now boasts an impressive multi-use games court, sprint track and outdoor gym for local people to use free of charge. Streets Ahead for Information worked in partnership with Groundwork North East and Cumbria and Middlesbrough Council to involve local young people to improve the park, funded by the Community Spaces Big Lottery Fund. FITNESS SESSIONS Streets Ahead for Information arranged for a series of Fitness Instructors to lead sessions for the local community to try out the area and get the most out of the park. These session's included using the fitness equipment / outdoor gym equipment, ball games and sprint track sessions aimed at improving resident's overall fitness. The sessions were suitable for all levels of fitness and were a lot of fun. AYRESOME GARDENS Ayresome Gardens is a small urban park and playground situated on the site the former Ayresome cemetery. At the entrance is the Millennium Arch, originally located in Victoria Park (now Centre Square). Ayresome Cemetery was one of the town's biggest graveyards before it was decommissioned in 1962. Among those buried there are Sir Hugh Gilzean-Reid, founder of the Evening Gazette, and the children of Middlesbrough's founding fathers Henry Bolckow and John Vaughan. At the edge of the grass by Linthorpe Road are located cast iron sculptures of 'World Fruit' by local artist Andrew McKeown. GROUNDWORK NORTH EAST AND CUMBRIA Operating for more than 30 years, Groundwork North East and Cumbria is an environmental sustainable charity, with a mission to Create Better Places; Improve People’s Prospects and Promote Greener Lifestyles. |