Goals: To turn the space into a community hub with a new art, music and IT centre
Funding: Capital funding from New Cross Gate New Deal for Communities with possible long-term funding from Lewisham Council
Contact: New Cross Gate New Deal for Communities 020 8314 9894, www.newcrossgatendc.org.uk
Professionals turned to children for advice when it came to planning improvements at Somerville, the only adventure playground in the New Cross Gate New Deal area.
Though the park is a magnet for children, especially those from ethnic minorities, it has been in slow decline since its development by Kender Estate locals in the 1970s. So when the New Deal for Communities came up with initial funding and a host of experts including architect Sarah Featherstone, the missing element was the park users.
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