Gheluvelt Park

Gheluvelt Park

Gheluvelt Park, in Worcester, was built in honour of the 2nd Battalion Worcester Regiment, who had 190 men killed or wounded during the First World War.

The name Gheluvelt is derived from the Battle of Gheluvelt, which is near Ypres, Belgium.

Gheluvelt Park has received £850,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund, in order to improve the park. A new play area has been created, a Splash Pad for toddlers to early teens, the railings have been reinstated along Barbourne Road, and the bandstand has been renovated.

Recently, a sculpture costing £33,000 was installed, (see photo, above) to symbolise those soldiers, and a funding application has been submitted for outdoor fitness equipment including two concrete table tennis tables and six exercise units. Also, funding has been applied for, for a community "Fitness event" in Autumn 2011.

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