Dumfries and Galloway Council has reopened a public park following a £886,000 refurbishment project.

The redeveloped Agnew Park in Stranrear was officially unveiled on Wednesday, 13 July.

The year-long project was jointly funded through the council's Capital Programme and the Coastal Communities Fund as part of a larger Public Realm and infrastructure improvements scheme.

Designs for the project were created through a public consultation in summer 2013. Features included:

• Extending the current community facility building to provide a restaurant/café

• Refurbishing and remodelling the existing building to provide an enhanced youth and community friendly space


• Extensive public realm works such as removal of hedges, new electricity points and water in the events area, upgrades to the go cart track and kids small car area, instillation of basketball net, new play equipment in the play park, refurbished benches , new lighting columns and lights, new signs, new park barriers and cctv around the new and refurbished buildings

• Redesigning the public toilet area

• Introducing new footpath entrances into the park

• Resurfacing of the car park

Chair of the Council's Economy, Environment and Infrastructure committee, Colin Smyth, said: "I'm delighted to open the new Agnew Park. The new park now boasts some fantastic play equipment, green spaces for people to enjoy and links beautifully to the marina. The substantial investment that we have made in improving the facilities has created a park that I know will be well used by local individuals, groups and people visiting the area. We built this park based on what local people told us they wanted, so I'm confident that it will be enjoyed by the people of Stranraer."

(LM/CD)