Residents get a chance to vote for either castle or climbing tower designs at Seymour Park

Posted By: Staff July 7, 2023

Community members may vote for one of two designs being considered for Seymour Park by Bristol Parks, Recreation, Youth and Community Services (BPRYCS). The deadline for voting is Wednesday, July 19,at 5 p.m. All voting is conducted online via the Parks Project Portal at www.Bristolrec.com and its Upgrade Your Play page for Seymour Park.

One of the designs features castle and ship theme, while the other includes three climbing towers, according to a BPRYCS release earlier this week. The designs are geared towards children ages 2 to 12 and include elevated and ground level accessible swings, slides and benches.

The voting process continues a Parks initiative that began in 2022 with department’s Upgrade Your Play
campaign, said BPRYCS Superintendent, Dr. Joshua Medeiros, in the release.

The campaign, which engages the community in decision making, began with the addition of swings at Federal Hill Green, and continued with improvements at E.G. Stocks Playground and Casey Field.

A second design choice for Seymour Park includes a castle theme. | Photo provided by BRRYCS

Over 2,000 community members voted for the design for E.G. Stocks Playground off Middle Street, BPRYCS community engagement coordinator Erica Benoit said, also, in the release.

Earlier on in the planning, Seymour Park was identified as a priority by residents, Benoit said. The children’s playground is the next phase. Improvements have already begun. The first pickleball courts and a resurfaced basketball court have been completed.

Funding for the playground is allocated from the General Fund and Capitol Improvement funds.

For more information on the Upgrade Your Play Campaign, please visit www.BristolRec.com. For
comments or questions related to the campaign, please contact Erica Benoit, Community Engagement
Coordinator at ericabenoit@bristolct.gov or (860) 584 – 6160.

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