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Planned System Maintenance - Limited Service

Sunderland City Council will be carrying out planned system maintenance from 12 noon on Friday 5th June until 7am on Tuesday 9th June. During this period, we will only be able to respond to urgent enquiries. If your enquiry is not urgent, please contact us before or after these times when full services will be available. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your understanding.

Let's Talk Washington Parks

We are seeking residents views about proposed access prevention measures planned for James Steel Park, Princess Anne Park and Rickleton Park.

Let's Talk Washington Parks

We are contacting all residents within a half mile radius of the parks by post, as well as seeking views from other park users via our Washington Area Committee Facebook page.

Washington Area Committee covers 5 council wards in this area. The Area Committee has allocated £120,000 to install a range of proposed access control measures around local parks. This is in response to concerns around anti-social behaviour, including fly tipping, unauthorised encampments and lorry parking (whilst awaiting delivery slots).

As part of the approval process, we are seeking views on the proposals for the installation of a number of barriers and fences to limit inappropriate access to the parks.

Have a look at the development proposals and strategic plans

Actions to develop areas of Washington are included within the . The Washington Area Committee is committed to developing these areas and they want to hear your views.

Give us your views on the development of the sites using the Let's Talk Washington Parks online form (opens new window). The deadline for submissions is 17 September 2021.