Community Benefit helps with year-round upkeep of Vale play parks

27 play parks in the Vale will benefit from additional grass cutting during the winter, thanks to a Community Benefit agreement with the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s grass-cutting contractors. 

• Tuesday, 04 February 2020

  Vale of Glamorgan

Countrywide Grounds Maintenance currently undertake the Council’s amenity grass-cutting. As part of their contract, they have pledged to offer staff and machinery free of charge to help maintain the play park grounds during the off-season. 

This will ensure that the sites are still usable for families and children throughout the winter.

Milder climates mean that grass no longer stops growing during the winter. However, Council resources traditionally limit the grass-cutting season to between March and October. 

The Community Benefit scheme ensures that any contract put out by the council asks for any ‘added value’ that the contract would bring to the authority and community, above the basic work that is being undertaken.

“The service that Countrywide provide is a valuable addition to the year round work our Parks team undertakes and we are incredibly grateful to them.

 

“Many of our parks have benefitted from state-of-the-art upgrades in recent years, and the service will help ensure that these green spaces can be enjoyed all year round.” - Cabinet Member for Neighbourhood Services and Transport, Cllr Peter King.