Crown Oil donates £1,000 towards Hopwood Park bus shelter transformation

The Friends of Hopwood Park receive a £1,000 donation from Crown Oil

The Friends of Hopwood Park received an unexpected surprise when the Crown Oil Funding Committee visited the park on Friday (17 November) – in the form of a £1,000 donation.

Sandra Trickett, chairwoman of the Friends, said: “A massive thank you to the committee from Crown Oil who visited Hopwood Park and have made a totally unexpected, generous donation of £1,000 towards our funds for the bus shelter renovation. This will be a fantastic help and has given us a great boost.”

The bus shelter is set to re-open in 2018 as The Tree House Café and has undergone extensive repairs as part of its transformation. So far, the Friends have completed all external repairs – new roof, windows, doors, shutters plus all brickwork repairs and pointing – making the building watertight, secure and “much better looking”, according to Sandra.

The next step is preparing the building for the electricity connection, and then a complete rewire in the new year.

Sandra added: “Our aim is to be open for late spring or early summer, all being well.”

Over the last year the park has seen the reopening of Hopwood Cabin, a picnic area, new paths to improve disabled access, improved lighting and drainage facilities, plus landscaping and enhancements.