Английская Википедия:Central Park, Scunthorpe

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Central Park is the premier urban park in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.[1]

History

The park was opened as part of the Festival of Britain to celebrate the end of World War II.[2] The children's play areas used to feature a steam locomotive and there was a paddling pool.[3]

Location

North Lincolnshire Council, the owner, is based in the Civic Centre at the park and North Lindsey College is adjacent.[1]

Facilities

There are formal gardens in front of the Civic Centre and a boulevard that is used by pedestrians and cyclists to cross the park between a leisure centre and North Lindsey College. There is a children's play area, cafe and a splashpad wet play area. The pods leisure centre is based at the park offering indoor sports and swimming pools.[1] Scunthorpe Parkrun takes place in the park every Saturday morning at 9am, the run is 5km in length and mostly on the park's tarmac footpaths.[4] The park won a Green Flag Award in 2017.[5]

Fountain garden

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The Fountain at the centre of The Fountain Garden

The centre piece of the park is the fountain garden which is in the middle of a large green open space with footpaths and a variety of specimen trees and flowers.[2]

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