Manchester welcomes its first new park in a century as Mayfield Park opens its gates
Today was a momentous one for Manchester. This morning, the city centre welcomed its first new park for more than a hundred years. It's been a long time coming, but Mayfield Park — next to Piccadilly Station — has flung open its gates.
Surrounding this is the River Medlock, which has been newly-released from its culvert, and is now home to several trout, according to on-site ecologists. It’s lined with 120,000 plants — 140 of them are trees. “Places like Mayfield in cities like Manchester are all too common,” he told the M.E.N. “Great big pieces of land have a big fence around it for a long time. It was a great big barrier for the people who live in Ardwick and the centre of the city.
She added: “The values in what we have created and why we have created it sends a marker for other developments. The first is about place, you start with the bit that brings it up… you build in what makes a neighbourhood. That’s why we started with the park, not the housing.” “It is nice to have the green space [here]. People made the most of that green. I will be using this all the time.”
The appetite for more green space in the city centre is not just evident from Angharad and Rose. There have been calls for another new park in New Islington after building work began on the grass area around the Metrolink stop, which was a favourite among residents. The park is administered by the Mayfield Partnership, which is a joint public-private venture — featuring both the Council and developers U+I. It’s something Martyn from U+I called ‘the future.’
The partnership idea is also one which Bev Craig is open to — if the right firm walks along. She added: “I think where we think carefully is we look to do the right partnerships, so we don’t jump into bed with anybody. We want to make sure that there’s a long term commitment, based on our values.
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