The Friends of North Sheen Recreation Ground have made plans to greatly improve the variety of activities available and the usefulness of North Sheen recreation ground. By the end of this year they will have introduced new outdoor fitness equipment which will be free for everyone to use. Hopefully this will promote fitness in the surrounding area.
Friends of North Sheen Recreation Ground is an independent volunteer group that aim to protect and improve the grounds as a community resource free for everyone to use, to act as a communication channel between the users of the grounds and Richmond council, and finally to put forward new ideas for the grounds to the Richmond council. All their members meet annually, this is when they elect a committee who meet regularly to make decisions about what needs to be done next. Their website also aims to educate the public on the wildlife and the history of the park.
Hopefully they will get the exercise equipment installed by the end of this year. The equipment will be particularly useful for younger people as most of the gyms in the surrounding area are very expensive and require you to be over 16,”i’ve been meaning to join a gym but it is too expensive, now i can exercise for free.” also unlike most gyms the grounds are open every day of the year and therefor so will the equipment. However there will be limited variety and amount of equipment, meaning that if you were to decide to get serious, joining a gym will still be a good option.
