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[00:00.51]twoyouwillhearpartofatalktoagardeningclubaboutalocalpark
[00:06.73]firstyouhavesometimetolookatquestionseleventofourteen
[00:30.97]thenowlllistencarefullyandanswerquestionseleventofourteen
[00:51.15]imverypleasedtowelcomethisevenings
[00:53.44]guestsspeakermarkloganwhosgoingtotellusabouttherecenttransformationofminsterparkovertoyoumark
[01:02.18]thankyou
[01:03.85]imsureyoureallfamiliarwithminsterpark
[01:07.53]itsbeenafeatureofthecityforwelloveracentury
[01:11.00]andhasbeentheresponsibilityofthecitycouncilformostofthattime
[01:16.61]whatperhapsisntsowellknown
[01:19.39]istheoriginofthepark
[01:22.53]unlikemanypublicparksthatstartedinprivateownershipasthegardenofalargehouseforinstanceministerwassomewaitelandrichpeoplelivingnearbystartedplantingwithflowersineighteenninety
[01:38.67]two
[01:40.34]itwasunclearwhoactuallyownedthelab
[01:43.82]andthiswasntsettleduntiltwentyyearslater
[01:47.54]whenthecounciltookpossessionofit
[01:50.86]youmayhavenoticedthestatuenearoneoftheentrces
[01:55.21]itsofdianegosforthwhoplayedakeyroleinthehistoryofthepark
[02:01.47]oncethecouncilhadbecomethelegaloona
[02:04.35]itplannedtosellthelandforhousingmanylocalpeoplewantedittoremainaplace
[02:10.69]thateveryonecouldgototoenjoythefreshairandnaturalenvironment
[02:16.60]remembertheparkisinadenselypopulatedresidentialarea
[02:22.32]dianegoesforthwasoneofthosepeopleandsheorganizedpetitionsanddemonstrations
[02:30.04]whicheventuallymadethecouncilchanitsmindaboutthefutureoftheland
[02:36.44]soon
[02:36.84]afterthisthefirstworldwarbrokeoutinonenineteenfourteen
[02:42.53]andmostoftheparkwasdogapanplantedwithvegetables
[02:46.59]whichweresoldlocallyatonestagethearmyconsideredtakingitoverfortrueexercises
[02:54.45]andgotasfarascontactingthecitycouncil
[02:57.89]thendecidedtheparkwastoosmalltobeofuse
[03:03.21]therewereoccasionalpublicmeetings
[03:05.43]duringthewarinanareathathadbeenretainedasgrass
[03:10.75]afterthewar
[03:11.89]theparkwasturnedbackmoreorlesstohowithadbeenbeforenineteen
[03:16.49]nineteen
[03:17.03]fourteenandcontinuedalmostunchangeduntilrecentlyplansfortransforming
[03:24.69]itweredrawnupatvarioustimes
[03:27.49]mostrecentlyintwentythirteen
[03:30.59]thoughtheywererevisedintwentyfifteen
[03:33.79]beforeanyworkhadstartedthechanges
[03:37.73]finallygotgoingintwentysixteen
[03:41.11]andwereishededonscheduleyear
[03:46.91]beforeyouheartherestofthetalk
[03:49.17]youhavesometimetolookatquestionsfifteentotwenty
[03:58.36]thenowlistenandanswerquestionsfifteentotwenty
[04:30.55]okay
[04:31.59]letmetellyouaboutsomeofthechangesthathavebeenmade
[04:35.53]andsomethingsthathavebeenretained
[04:38.61]ifyoulookatthismap
[04:40.63]youllseethefamiliaroutlineoftheparkwiththeriver
[04:44.41]formingthenorthernboundaryandagateineachoftheotherthreewalds
[04:51.55]thestatueofdianegosforthhasbeenmoved
[04:55.43]itusedtobeclosetothesouthgate
[04:58.57]butitsnowimmediatelytothenorthofthelilypondalmostinthecenterofthepark
[05:04.73]whichmakesitmuchmorevisible
[05:08.55]theresanewareaofwoodensculptures
[05:11.55]whichareontheriverbank
[05:13.15]whetherpathfromtheeastgatemakesasharpbend
[05:18.37]therearetwoareas
[05:19.67]thatareparticularlyintendedforchildren
[05:22.71]theplaygroundhasbeenenlargeandimproved
[05:26.01]andthatsbetweentheriverandthepaththatleadsfromthepondtotheriver
[05:33.29]thentheresanewmaize
[05:35.73]acircularseriesofparthsseparatedbyhedges
[05:40.13]thatsnearthewestgate
[05:42.87]yougonorthfromtheretowardstheriver
[05:45.73]andthenturnlefttoreachit
[05:49.91]therehavebeentenniscourtsintheparkformanyyears
[05:53.63]andtheyvebeendoubledfromfourtoeight
[05:57.79]theyrestillinthesouthwestcornerofthepark
[06:00.93]wheretheresarightanglebendinthepath
[06:03.23]somethingelseiwouldliketomentionisthenewfitnessarea
[06:09.31]thisisrightnexttothelilypondonthesamesideasthewestgatenowasyoure
[06:16.67]allgardeners
[06:18.29]imsure
[06:18.99]youllliketohearaboutaplant
[06:20.85]thathavebeenchosenforthepark
[06:25.85]thatistheendofparttoo
[06:29.30]younowhavethirtysecondstocheckyouranswerstoparttwo