Colyton Parish residents vote for their favourite projects

Tuesday 18 September

MORE than 200 Colyton Parish residents took part ina recent series of voting events to choose the sports facilities they most want to see funded in the town with £22,500. And now the results of the voting are in!

In a project involving Colyton Parish Council and East Devon District Council, residents voted on which longer-term and community outdoor sports proposal they want to see happen.

The money has come from recent housing develeopments (Section 106 money) from the whole area covered by Colyton Parish Council.

Community projects

An appeal for ideas earlier this year produced a range of suggestions from Colyton Parish residents, organisations, voluntary and community groups. Those that were eligible for funding were the proposals the residents got to vote on at teh Colyton Church Fete on 11 August. These included an outdoor gym, a skate park, a fitness trail, cycling practice area for children, a sports activity wall and an adult assault course.

The most popular community project was a skate park in Colyton Playing Field with a small number of ramps at a project cost of £22,500. The next most popular project was an all-age outdoor gym in Colyton Playing Field and the third was a sports activity wall including things like a football goal and netball/basketball net.

The results have been ratified by Colyton Parish Council, who now await the release of the funding from EDDC.

Here are the results of the voting for each project:

Which ideas from the community would you like to see funded with the £22,500 avaliable? Please choose a maximum of two projects.

Project	% of people who voted
A skate park in Colyton Playing Field with a small number of ramps. Project cost: £22,500	55
An all age, outdoor gym in Colyton Playing Field. This would be about six pieces of traditional gym equipment suitable for outdoor use. Project cost: £15,000	38
A cycling route painted on part of the Reece Strawbridge Youth Centre car park for children to practise cycling proficiency. Project cost: £1,000	22
A sports activity wall in Colyton Playing Field including things like a football goal and a basketball/netball net. Project cost: £11,000	29
An assault course around the perimeter of Colyton Playing Field suitable for adults. Project cost: £15,000	14
A cycling route painted on part of the Colyford Memorial Hall car park for children to practise cycling proficiency. Project cost: £1,000	14
A grass volleyball court in Colton Playing Field. Project cost: £12,000	10