Image caption: From left to right, Helen Goral (Meeting Place), Stuart Andrew (MP for Daventry), Darren Cottrell (Glenvale Park LLP).
Glenvale Park recently welcomed Stuart Andrew MP to explore the progress of the development and its growing community. The visit follows an exciting year for the development, filled with achievements that are helping to shape Glenvale Park into a vibrant community and the perfect place to call home.
From new sports pitches and a bustling local centre to the formation of Glenvale Park Football Club and a new primary school, Glenvale Park has seen incredible growth and development in the last 12 months. Here are the top ten milestones that have made this year so special for Glenvale Park and its residents:
1 – Scoring big with new sports pitches
Four football pitches and a cricket pitch with natural turf and artificial wickets were officially opened last spring, giving residents and people from surrounding areas the opportunity to enjoy sports, close to home.
2 – Launching Glenvale Run
The Glenvale Park Residents’ Association proudly launched a weekly 5k run, encouraging walkers, joggers and runners of all ages and abilities to keep healthy, enjoy the outdoors and meet their neighbours. Register and find out more, here.
3 – Glenvale Park Football Club kicks off
Residents of Glenvale Park and locals officially formed Glenvale Park Football Club, which Glenvale Park LLP is proud to sponsor. The team is focused on bringing the community together though a shared love of the sport. To learn more, visit the club’s page here.
4 – New primary school gets ‘top marks’ from students
The Glenvale Church of England Primary School welcomed its first students to the state-of-the-art facility and revealed the much-anticipated ‘Polygon Shuffle’ art installation from renowned artist, Fiona Grady to the excited classes.
5 – Residents add a splash of colour with community bulb planting
Residents of Glenvale Park came together to plant 3,000 spring bulbs to represent the 3,000 homes that will complete the development by the time it’s finished. The project was led by the Glenvale Park Residents’ Association and supported by Glenvale Park Care Home, Bosworth Garden Centre, Burton Latimer and volunteers across the development.
6 – Glenvale Park’s new local centre officially opened
Construction of the local centre was officially completed with the new amenity hub welcoming a range of exciting establishments including locally founded Bewiched Coffee, Co-op and popular chicken shop franchise, Wingers, to name a few.
7 – Community heart defibrillator installed
An AED heart defibrillator was installed at the front of the Glenvale Church of England Primary School thanks to the Glenvale Park Residents’ Association which led the project to completion and Barratt Homes which provided a generous donation.
8 – Plans submitted for retirement living
Plans have been submitted for a brand-new McCarthy Stone retirement living facility which will deliver thoughtfully designed retirement apartments with well-maintained gardens and ample community spaces for socialising.
9 – New gym announced to join the local centre
Urban Gym Ltd is set to open a state-of-the-art fitness facility which will provide a wide range of activities and classes, including group personal training sessions. The fully equipped 4,500 sq ft space is set to open in summer 2025.
10 – Phase 2 plans set to create more outdoor spaces
Plans have been submitted for high quality homes and a host of exciting new amenities and spaces designed to bring people together. Over half of the second phase will create new open public spaces with the existing woodland protected. Wildflower meadows, trees and species-rich grassland will also be planted to enrich the outside spaces at Glenvale Park.
Additionally, the plans will deliver new sports pitches and a pavilion as well as an employment space that will support the delivery of an estimated 2,000 jobs.