Baguley

Road safety school signs

Road safety signs have been installed around the following schools to improve safety during pick-up and drop-off times:

• Newall Green Primary – 2 signs
• Baguley Hall Primary – 4 signs
• St. Peter's Primary – 3 signs

This project aims to improve school safety for children and parents during busy times of the day.

Newall Road/Kerry Walk – additional timber fencing

Additional timber fencing has been installed along Newall Road and Kerry Walk to improve safety and security in the area.

Milky Button Park – bases for picnic benches

New bases are being prepared for picnic benches at Milky Button Park. We're also installing new litter bins, a wheelchair carousel, a new set of swings (two flats plus a nest), and safety resurfacing. This is part of the ongoing effort to improve local parks and green spaces.

Other projects

• We're improving drainage at Crowland Pond.
• We're improving access at Crowland Pond, including drainage works, removing steps, adding benches and a picnic area, and laying tarmac around the pond.
• We're installing nine age-friendly benches to form a route following consultation with local residents and Wythenshawe Good Neighbours. Locations include Altrincham Road (near supermarkets and a pharmacy), Hall Lane (near Baguley Hall, NHS Surgery, and a junction), Greenbrow Road (near Tree of Life Centre), Wastdale Road (within the grounds of Johannesburg Gardens), and Greenbrow Road/Tuffley Road/Simonsway (near a convenience store).
• We're constructing new permanent bases for NIF picnic benches in the park on Whitburn Road.
• We're installing 'Bee' bollards and a wooden kickrail on the odd-numbered side of Whitburn Road to prevent parking on the grass verges between 1 and 31 on Thornby Walk.
• We're repairing broken soak away drains within Baguley Park that are causing flooding issues.
• We're including a replacement nest swing in the play equipment at Baguley Park.
• We're installing an accessible carousel in the play equipment at Alderman Rogers Park.
• We're adding double yellow lines on Hall Lane.
• We're installing bollards on Tuffley Road.
• We're planting bulbs, fruit trees, and bushes in Alderman Rogers Park and Milky Button Park with Sow the City.
• We're making car parking improvements on Consett Avenue.