Our Future Fairlop

On the 26^th October we held a creative workshop where residents helped to design the upcoming welcome zones.

Attendees created exciting designs for the new weathervane mascot and our designer has transformed these into silhouettes.

We would like you to vote for your favourite design.

To vote, simply view the designs on our Ideas tool and click the thumbs up button on your favourite. Voting will close on 12 December and the winner will be announced shortly afterwards.

The final co-designed masterplan was approved by Cabinet in July this year and we want to work with you to bring this vision to life. We would like to invite you to join us at one of our engagement events to explore proposals for a new:

• Entrance near Barkingside Station
• Play space
• Adventure trail to connect the west side of the park

We are keen to learn more about accessibility in this area and how we can make sure it is a space for people to enjoy, whilst being a haven for nature.

Join us in person on Saturday 23 September 1pm-4:30pm outside Fairlop Waters Boathouse. There will be lots of activities for all ages to share their thoughts.

Or sign up via Eventbrite to our online workshop on Thursday 28 September 6:30pm-8pm. Please note there are limited spaces for this workshop so please register as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Please feel free to circulate this invite amongst your networks. Everyone is welcome to join.

Sign up to the Our Future Fairlop newsletter or find further updates on the Our Future Fairlop page with opportunities of how you can participate in the next phase.

During Phase 4 of engagement, residents shared their views on the draft masterplan. Findings from this fourth phase of engagement can be found in the Our Future Fairlop Phase 4 Engagement Report.

The masterplan team have reviewed the feedback and using Vision Principles created by the community in phase two have made changes to the final masterplan design.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of the engagement process so far, in July the final masterplan was approved by Cabinet. You can see changes made below and in the Final Masterplan document. Key changes include:

-Removal of BBQ area

-Introduction of changing facility for wild swimming

-Introduction of dedicated area for dog exercise

Alongside making changes to the masterplan, the team have also been engaging with local Sea Scout groups on the development of the adventure trail for the park. Over several sessions, the children created drawings and models of what play features they would like to see in future.

We are now working on a series of projects to bring the masterplan to life, this will consist of:

• Improvements to the Barkingside entrance
• Improvements to signage and wayfinding
• Introduction of a sculpture trail

We’ll be updating this page with opportunities of how you can participate in the next phase of Our Future Fairlop. Please see the news feed article below to learn about more about your chance to design a sculpture for the park.

In the meantime, find out what Fairlop Waters has to offer this summer.

Are you a budding artist or designer? Would you like to see your art brought to life? Send us your sculpture designs for Fairlop Waters.

We have exciting plans to preserve and expand Fairlop Waters, part of this is to add community art which reflects the residents of Redbridge and their vision for the future.

We want you to create a design for a wooden sculpture on the theme of ‘Our Future Fairlop’.

The winning design will be brought to life by a local artist and form part of the upcoming sculpture trail in the park.

To enter, please email regeneration@redbridge.gov.uk with the subject line OFF Sculpture Competition and submit a photograph or a scan of your own unique artwork. Please note your design can be a drawing, painting, sculpture or digital art. All competition entries will be judged by a local artist after the closing date.

The competition will close on Thursday 31 August at 5pm.

Who can apply?

Submissions for the sculpture design competition are open to anyone of any age. If you are under 18 please have a parent/guardian submit on your behalf.

How to apply?

Email regeneration@redbridge.gov.uk with the subject line OFF Sculpture Competition and include your design as an attachment. Please note your design can be a photo of a drawing, painting, sculpture or digital art.

When you submit your artwork please include your name, contact details and title of the work. For your privacy, only your first name will be made public where the work is credited or referenced.

Terms and conditions

• This competition is free to enter.
• All ages can enter this competition.
• You must submit your images by completing the survey by the deadline on 25 August at 5pm.
• The winner(s) will be selected by a local artist.
• If you are the winner, a member of staff from the council will contact you via email or telephone.
• By submitting work, you consent to Redbridge Council using your work and images or videos of your work for education, promotional and publicity purposes including social media, press, in digital and print format, website and in our on-going communications. Such permission shall be without charge and in perpetuity. The artist will be credited wherever the work is used or referenced.
• Each artist, by entering this competition confirms that they hold all intellectual property rights in the work.
• We will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act and will only use these contact details to contact you about the competition. They will not be used for any other purpose. Further information about how the Council use your personal data can be found on our website.

We appointed Focus consultants and their specialist team to develop a masterplan for Fairlop Waters which will create a long-term vision for the park.

Phase 3 of engagement took place between Autumn 2021 and Spring 2022. Together, over 40 residents worked with the Masterplan design team through a series of co-design sessions to develop the new draft Masterplan for Fairlop Waters. The group were informed by the vision principles that were created by the community in phase 2.

We would like to hear your views on the draft design. You can view the draft masterplan and share your thoughts by completing the online survey. Even if you do not currently use the park, we still welcome your ideas. Fairlop Waters is for everyone.

A Large print draft masterplan is also available.

There will be a number of drop-in sessions where you can view the plans, ask any questions and fill in a survey in person. In addition, Kaizen (who led the engagement as part of the masterplan team) will be doing some outreach engagement in Fairlop and the surrounding areas. You might meet them while they are walking about the park at Fairlop or elsewhere in the community, feel free to share your views with them. Please see the dates for outreach days and drop-in sessions below:

-Saturday 10 September 10AM-3PM - Wilderness Street event, Oakfield Rd, Ilford IG1 1ZJ (Drop-in) -CANCELLED.

-Saturday 24 September 10AM-3PM - Wilderness Street event, Oakfield Rd, Ilford IG1 1ZJ (Drop-in)

-Sunday 18 September, 10AM-3PM- Fairlop Waters Country Park, Forest Rd, IG6 3HN (Outreach)

-Saturday 24 September, 10AM-3PM- Fairlop Waters Country Park, Forest Rd, IG6 3HN (Outreach)

-Sunday 25 September, 10AM-3PM- Fairlop Waters Country Park, Forest Rd, IG6 3HN (Drop-in and outreach)

-Saturday 01 October, 12PM-3PM -Spark Lab drop-in event, 120-122 Ilford High Road, IG1 1DA (Drop-in)

More dates will be posted once confirmed.

Phase 2 of the Our Future Fairlop took place over the summer of 2021. We brought together residents randomly selected through a sortition process to participate in a series of workshops with local groups to develop a common vision for the expansion of Fairlop Waters. The group developed a set of vision principles which can be found here and these will be used to inform the masterplan.

Focus Consultants have been appointed to produce a masterplan for Fairlop Waters, a long-term planning document that provides a layout and will guide the future development of the park, as well as options for attracting investment to ensure financial sustainability. They have been visiting the site, gathering information and developing phase 3 of engagement. Beginning in October, Focus will be working with the community to translate the vision principles into the masterplan.

We’ll be updating this page with opportunities of how you can participate in phase 3 of engagement for Our Future Fairlop.