Parks & Open Spaces
Coronation Park lies on the St Breock side of the town and occupies the wooded slopes of Polmorla Valley.
You may be aware that Wadebridge Town Council, with the help of a Heritage Lottery Grant of £161,500, have the lovely and unspoilt area of Coronation Park to celebrate the Millenium. The area contains a network of paths with an abundance of trees, plants and bushes, some being rare in this part of Cornwall.
Coronation Park, as its name implies was officially opened 1902, on the occasion of the coronation of King Edward VII. Although some improvements and additions, notably the building of the War Memorial in 1922 did take place in subsequent years, the Park has largely remained unchanged since that time. Unfortunately despite some maintenance, the park had - over the decades- fallen into disrepair.
Restoration proposals included replanting of shrubberies, reinstating entrance gates; extensive repairs to woodland walks, restoration of granite seats and a shelter and employment of a groundsman.
At last in May 2007 the work to restore Coronation Park was completed and on a beautiful sunny day in June, The Earl of Wessex performed the official opening ceremony. It was unfortunate, The Countess of Wessex was unwell that day and unable to accompany her Husband.
Children from St Breock School cheered with excitement when the Royal Helicopter flew over before landing near Tesco where vehicles were waiting the bring His Royal Highness to the park. Emma Wall and Toby Edwards presented His Royal Highness with a button hole and a posy for The Countess.
His Royal Highness took his time to speak to almost everyone at the park and listen to the children singing their school song. Standard Bearers of the Royal British Legion, posted at the Memorial and elderly residents from Southern Way all had an informal chat with the Earl before he moved on to look at the exhibition of photographs of work to the park, arranged and organised by Councillors, Gill, Gale and Rush
Members of the Town Council, Grounds Staff, Consultants, Contractors and Veryan Heal from the Heritage Lottery Fund were waiting at the newly built Summerhouse to greet The Earl and witness the opening.
In her speech prior to the official opening, Mayor Cllr Carole Buchanan, told The Earl 'Coronation Park was opened to commemorate the Coronation of his Great Grandfather King Edward VII, so it is very fitting that King Edward's Great Great Grandson, Prince Edward should re-open the park today, 105 years later' and went on to say 'The renovations carried out however, would not have been possible without the grant of £161,500 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to add to the Council's earmarked funds of several years'.
Everyone agreed, it had been a wonderful morning and that The Earl, Prince Edward had been a wonderful visitor.
More information coming soon.
Egloshayle Playing Fields is located on Egloshayle Road, Wadebridge. Over there you will find our playing park and a large open grassed area including goal posts for young budding footballers. You will also find the Cricket Club, the Tennis Club/Courts and the Bowling Club.
- Egloshayle Toddlers
- Egloshayle Juniors
- Jubilee Taylor Made
- More information coming soon.
At the Full Council meeting on the 14 November members resolved to make the following Dog Control Orders.
The following public notice is to appear in the Cornish Guardian on Friday 7 December.
The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
Notice of a Dog Control Order
Notice is hereby given that the Wadebridge Town Council has made a Dog Control Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005 to be known as The Dogs on Leads Order No.2012. The Order will come into force on the 7 January 2013.
The Order will make it a criminal offence if the person in charge of a dog does not keep the dog on a lead of not more than 5 metres in length, on land to which this order applies.
The Land to which the Order will apply is Egloshayle Playing Fields, Jubilee Field and Lower Jubilee Car Park and surrounding path.
The Order will allow authorised persons to serve Fixed Penalty Notices on people who breach the Order and potential prosecution of those who fail to pay a Fixed Penalty.
Notice is hereby given that Wadebridge Town Council has made a Dog Control Order under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005 to be known as The Dogs Exclusion Order No. 1012. The Order will come into force on 7 January 2013.
The Order will make it a criminal offence for those in charge of a dog to permit the dog to enter, or to remain on, the land to which this order applies.
The Land to which the Order will apply is Egloshayle Cemetery, Egloshayle Children's Play Area, Tennis Courts, Bowling Green, Jubilee Children's Play Area.
The offence will not apply in specified circumstances concerning disabled persons.
A copy of the Order and a map showing the land affected by the Order may be inspected free of charge on the Parish Council's website (please go to www.wadebridge-tc.gov.uk)
Alternatively, copies may be requested by post from The Town Clerk, Wadebridge Town Council, The Town Hall, The Platt, Wadebridge PL27 7AQ or by e-mail to
- Downloads: Dog_Ban_Poop-Scoop_and_Dogs_on_Leads_Byelaws_1995_copy_1 (pdf)Map_of_Dog_Control_Areas_copy_1 (pdf)Dog_on_Leads_Order_2012_copy_1 (pdf)Dog_Exclusion_Order_2012_copy_1 (pdf)Notice_that_a_Dog_Control_Order_has_been_made_copy_1 (pdf)Notice_of_Intention_to_Make_a_Dog_Control_Order_copy_1 (pdf)
Wadebridge Town Council became free from spraying in March 2016, following Edward Treverton’s appointment as Senior Groundsman. He requested for a no spraying policy due to having strong personal beliefs in no longer using chemicals. The Council fully supported this and local support in the community has always been strong, once the public are educated and get used to seeing things different they understand and agree to the cause.
Which of our areas has this affected?
We have 4 large grassed areas including Jubilee Park, Egloshayle Park, Coronation Park & Wadebridge Cemetery. In all of these you will notice various flower beds, wildflower areas, less strimmed areas etc. It has also affected some grass verges we used to cut on behalf of Cornwall Council.
Does our policy cover just weed killers…or wider pesticides such as rodenticides?
Our Parks team don’t use any kind of pesticide/insecticide, our policy aims to promote the importance and value of a quality environment and its contribution to the quality of life for the community of Wadebridge. Also to support our community in its enjoyment of our local environment and to carry out our work in an efficient way that minimises or eliminates its adverse impact on our environment.
What alternative methods do we use and how effective are they?
We use a self-drive powered brush weeder, gas flame, strimmer and hand weeding. The wildflower areas are in chosen locations and have a management plan in place. The methods are as affective, the only difference our team found was that the spraying just lasted longer – even though spraying is still not a permanent solution. New techniques can require more time and sometimes more staff, however certain areas have gained back time due to weekly strims turning into annual strims/cuts, especially the wild flower areas.
What has been the reaction/feedback of going pesticide free from residents, business etc?
The Town Council has not had any complaints from the public or businesses of the Town. The occasional person does ask the question directly to the staff on the ground who are then informed of the policy and reasons behind it.
Our advice to others thinking of making the change
The advice we would have is that you can do it, to make the leap and not look back. There have been no serious problems that have arisen from this change and the pros far outweigh the cons. The parks that we maintain if anything look better than they did ever before, spraying has not been missed at all.
We'd like to add a massive thank you to the Cornwall Urban Buzz project who helped us along our pesticide free journey, helping us create and introduce the wilder flower areas. Please see photos below of the Coronation Wildflower meadows in 2019.
