Hayes End Community Park

The eight hectare site is important to the community. The playground on site has been revamped, and the whole site, once 'Hayes End Recreation' was renamed as a 'Community Park'.

The site now incorporates a well used footpath network, football pitches, playground, and ball court. It is vibrant and is valued by the local people, who set up a Management Advisory Group to work with the London Borough of Hillingdon on the formation of a programme of improvements and engagement with the general public.

Location and access

Address: Hayes End Community Park, Kingsway, Hayes, Middlesex

Hayes End Community Park is situated in an area surrounded by residential areas and an associated road network.

There are currently four entrances. The fifth entrance now not in use due to a development will be replaced. The main entrance to the Community Centre is off Kingsway, Hayes. Uxbridge Road runs along outside the northern edge of the Park. These and the other entrances are shown on the Site Plan.

Car – The main entrance allows vehicle access and leads to the small car park for the site (situated behind the community centre).

Public Transport – The H98 bus runs between Hayes End Kingsway and Hounslow via Harlington.

Facilities and features

• Lawn area (for informal recreation)
• Footpaths
• Mature trees
• Litterbins
• Seating (benches)
• Horticultural interest
• Small Cycle Track
• Football pitches
• Well-used children's playground
• Multi-goals/ Basketball 'D's
• Community Centre/ Pavilion (although not managed by green spaces)

History

The first abstract of title for the land making up the majority of Hayes End Community Park is dated 1866. It details a freehold of land made up of seven areas, including 'Twelve Acres', 'Morgans Close', 'Home Meadow' and the footpath running south of these areas and south of the farm house and buildings. These four areas, totalling 19.694 acres and now making up the majority of Hayes End Community Park, were sold together to the then Urban District of Hayes on the 14^th March 1929. The 'Twelve Acres' land, the most substantial (unsurprisingly, approximately 12 acres) and northerly of the 20 acre block, was subject to a covenant that it was "not to be used for any purpose other than sports recreation or pleasure grounds".

The Farmhouse and buildings mentioned belonged to Wood End Farm. A sports pavilion, now replaced by the Community Centre, was built shortly after the council taking possession of the site.

On 1^st February 1947 the most south-western 1.811 acres of the site was conveyed to the council for an extension of the then "Wood End Recreation Ground" and later, another piece (approx 2 acres) of adjoining land, the most northerly bordering Uxbridge Road, was bought bringing the site to its current size.

In recent times, public interest has renewed, with a Management Advisory Group for the park established in Nov 2006. This group ran a public consultation day in March 2007, inviting over 4000 local residents in order to gather ideas for the future plans for the park. One of the items that arose from this was a suggested name change of the park from Hayes End Recreation Ground to Hayes End Community Park.

Further information

Hayes End Community Park has a MAG, a Management Advisory Group. They are a group of interested people who meet along with members of the Council to discuss and direct the Park's management. They take an active role and also organise events at the site.