Design suggestions for the Lake Pleasure Grounds entrances have been submitted to the council by a Warminster resident, sparking new ideas for how they might look.
David Carpenter, a landscape painter who moved to Warminster in March last year, was inspired after reading a Warminster Journal article about the council seeking new tenders for the park entrances.
“I went down and took some photos and had a wander around,” said David. “You don’t really notice the entrances, but the park itself is lovely. To me, it feels like a kept secret that Warminster has, so I had to put my two pence in.”
“As a designer and painter, it piqued my interest, so I drew up a couple of sketches. I hope they can be of some help or maybe spark some new ideas. I didn’t want to go too over the top. You can’t come up with crazy ideas because they’ll never afford it, but it’s just small things that I thought would make a difference.”
David submitted three designs: one for the pedestrian entrance, one for the vehicle entrance, and one for inside the grounds.
Tom Dommett, Town Clerk at Warminster Town Council, said, “David Carpenter’s ideas are great to get people thinking. Even rough ideas and outlines are welcome, as these can be refined into a deliverable project. Some people might be thinking of ornate wrought iron, others of an archway – there are plenty of ideas out there.”
No design has been decided on yet for the entrances, and the council is encouraging more residents to get in touch with their ideas, designs and opinions.
Pictured: David Carpenter’s designs for top, the pedestrian entrance; middle, the Wayfinder and bottom, the vehicle entrance
