1. St. Catherine’s Park Development Master Plan We Need Your Help!

4. The Project Playground BMX track Dog run Fishing pond New pathways Seats and picnic benches Re-fit of public toilets Overflow car park Directional signage Tree planting Bulb planting Demolish and rebuild stone wall Woodland management

5. Playground Following extensive consultation with local children, design elements agreed: Large tower with slides Jungle play area Zip lines Large maze Timber play equipment, woodchip surface Play features incorporating water, sand, stones, & tree trunks Junior and senior play zone

6. Overflow Carpark/Toilets/Seating Overflow Car Park To cater for 120 cars Close to old courtyard Coffee shop & art/crafts shop envisaged for courtyard in the future Provision of additional toilets in Sports Pavillion Installaton of 10 picnic seats 11 other seats throughout park 5 timber seat along woodland walk 6 steel & timber benches in north of park 10 bins

7. Fishing Pond & BMX Track BMX Track First combined BMX, dirt and pump track in Ireland Competition level BMX course Designed in conjunction with BMX Ireland 2 Acre Fishing Pond 20cm to 1.5m in depth Natural shape/contours Fed by park drainage and drainage link from Royal Canal Safe for people of all ages

8. Bulbs & Tree Planting Significant additional planting in Northern part of park 350,000 bulbs to be planted large masses Daffodils, Camassias, & Alliums Tree planting in North of park also To provide shelter & interest Tree avenues to be planted: Japanese flowering Cherries, Limes, Chestnuts and Weeping Willows

9. Derelict buildings Old Cottage and former Storage Yard To be demolished Stone to be crushed and used as fill for car park Site to be incorporated into dirt track trail Old Church Found to unsafe and has been fenced off Temporary measure Work to undertaken to make building safe This will not be a refurbishment

10. Woodland Management 51 dangerous trees to be removed along the walkway 100 Sitka Spruce to be removed as thinning operation

11. Development Costs Playground€199,952.00 BMX & dirt track€122,357.26 General landscaping works€147,562.88 Refitting of toilets€19,295.00 Demolition and construction of wall€28,288.17 Directional signage€9,451.78 Supply of seats€7,041.75 Supply of picnic benches€6,027.00 Supply of bins€6,027.00 Supply of dog bins€1,905.60 Installation of fencing (incl. dog run) €11,533.87 Woodland management works€6,753.25 Tree planting€39,681.32 Bulb planting€51,970.00 Total€657,846.88

12. Funding Requirement Funding Requirements Grant Aid Leader Rural Development Programme (2007 – 2013) 75%€493,385.16 Primary Local Funding Fingal County Council 20%€131,569.37 Other Funding Local Community Group 5%€32,892.34 Total100%€657,846.86 Dept of Finance have ruled: “There must be Local Community Group involvement in the project in question – at least 5% of the cost of the project must be provided by the Community Group in the form of cash.” 5% = €32,892.34 We need your help to raise €32,892.34

13. Project Structure * Rules of funding as dictated by Dept of Finance require that: 1.There must be local involvement via a Local Community Group 2.Laraghcon Residents Association have volunteered become the local community group sponsor to enable project to proceed 3.St. Catherine’s Park remains a public amenity for the benefit of West Dublin and Kildare and Meath. Project ParticipantRole Leader Rural Development FundMain Funder of Project Source of grant aid Providing 75% of funding * Fingal County CouncilTechnical Support & Project Delivery Responsible for commission works Responsible for delivering project Providing 20% of funding Laraghcon Residents AssociationLocal Community Group Project Sponsor *

14. Funding Options 1.Residents of Lucan, Leixlip and beyond 2.Corporate Sponsors Intel, Hewlett Packard, Banks Local businesses 3.Fund Raising Events Golf ClassicFriday 12 th April at Westmanstown Gala DinnerFriday 12 th April at Westmanstown Event in St. Catherine’sTBC St. Patrick’s Day CollectionSunday 17 th March Bag Pack in SupermarketsTBC Church Gate Collections15 th /16 th /17 th March

15. Funding Options Corporate Sponsorship Fingal looking to install signage in central area Playground – with standard signage (see below) Sponsored benches and picnic tables – with plaques also Commemoration trees – with plaques 3 year sponsorship terms

16. Donation & Contact Details For more information: ContactFrances Stoker-Phelan on (087) 6404797 Frances.stokerphelan@upcmail.ie Stcatherinesparkdevelopment@gmail.com Like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Catherines- Park-Development/578946308799935 Follow us on Twitter@stcatherinespk We need donations to reach our target of €33k Bank Account TransfersA/C Name:St Catherine’s Park Development Fund Sort Code:901204 Account No:21661748 Online Donationshttp://www.mycharity.ie/event/st_catherines_park/