Central Park

Join in the fun at Central Park

Volunteers are being sought to help with the next stage of improvements to Central Park.

A Central Park Improvements Community Day will take place on Saturday 26 August will give people an update on the work so far and the opportunity to view the concept designs for the play, café and community sports hub proposals.

It will also give people the chance to find out how they can...

Appeal after attempted robbery in Central Park

Police are appealing to anyone who saw any suspicious activity in Central Park in Plymouth late on the night of Monday 17th April 2017.

An 18-year-old local man was walking through the park at around 11.30pm when he was approached by an unknown man who asked him for a cigarette. The unknown man then threatened the victim and asked for his wallet and phone. The victim refused and...

Join the Sport Relief Mile

The Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile is back – and it’s coming to Plymouth’s Central Park. Plymouth is set to host its fifth Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Mile on Sunday 20 March, and needs local people to take part in this national campaign by entering here http://www.sportrelief.com

Setting off from the Life Centre participants will walk and run through Central Park. The eager Milers will be...

Getting buzz-y in Central Park

Plymouth’s getting buzz-y for the bees with the planting of new wildlife meadows in Central Park.

Plymouth City Council and Buglife will be planting 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) of wildflowers to create a feast of flowers to whet the appetite of the city’s pollinating bugs such as bees, wasps hoverflies and butterflies.

A mixture of plants including, Vipers bugloss, Field scabious...

£50m redevelopment plans for Higher Home Park and Central Park submitted

The ambitious £50m development plans for Higher Home Park and Central Park have been submitted to Plymouth city planners.

Images have been released of the plans which, if approved, could transform the area into a major state-of-the-art sporting and leisure destination.

The submission, by the Akkeron Group, has been made following several weeks of public consultation.

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Thousands take the Sky Ride in Plymouth

Nearly three thousand people took to their bikes to enjoy the first big Sky Ride event of 2013 in Plymouth on Sunday (12 May).

A sea of florescent bibs could be seen at Central Park today as thousands got on their bikes to enjoy Plymouth's second Sky Ride city event.

Joining professional Team Sky cyclist Jonathan Tiernan-Locke cyclists of all ages and abilities took part in the...

On yer bike! Sky Ride returns to Plymouth this Sunday

Plymouth is once again kicking off the cycling season with its second big Sky Ride city event taking place in Central Park. Last year 7,000 people took to their bikes to enjoy the sunny extravaganza on Plymouth Hoe and we hope as many will join us again.

Sky Ride Plymouth is a fantastic opportunity to enjoy traffic free paths by bike with family and friends. At 10am the two mile...

Sky Ride Plymouth returns to Central Park

Following the success of last year’s event, Sky Ride is coming back to Plymouth for a second time in May.

Sky Ride is a free event that encourages people to get on a bike and have fun cycling on traffic free paths. Last year Plymouth City Council, in partnership with British Cycling, hosted the cycling event which saw over 7,000 people taking part.

This year will see Sky Ride...

Wild About Plymouth: Plymouth's Buzzing

Come and help Buglife find out what bees, butterflies and other buzzing wildlife have moved in to our new urban meadows. Hunt in the grass, explore the plants and discover the huge number of insects which to move pollen from one plant to another. Experts will be on hand to identify your finds.

There are large car parks next to the Life Centre and on-street parking around the edge of Central Park in the Peverell area. Meet us in Central Park at the pedestrian roundabout with the clock, behind the Mayflower and Life Centres.

11am-2pm.

Admission is free and there...

Sky Ride local ride: Snake and twist

Plymouth City Council in partnership with Sky and British Cycling are hosting weekly group cycling activities throughout the summer.

Sky Ride Local rides are fun, free community bike rides that offer a great way of getting out and exploring your local area and meeting like-minded people.

This is a Ride Easy ride - the easiest rides, slow-paced and traffic-free for all ages.

This ride is 3.3 miles long and starts close to the Life Centre. Join us on this gentle route, riding mostly on tarmac cycle paths at a steady relaxed pace as we explore the area around...