A Northumberland town will soon have a place where dog walkers can let their pooches off their leads for some fun in its first dog park.
‘Jubilee Bark’ can be found within Alexandra Park, in Cramlington, and will provide a secure environment for dogs to socialise and for their owners to get to know each other.
Due to open on March 25 at 11am, Cramlington Town Council has invested £20,000 in the facility, which contains new benches, bins and a poo-bag dispenser placed inside the fenced-off area.
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Councillor Helen Morris, chairwoman of the Community and Youth Committee, said: “The creation of this area follows a public consultation which demonstrated a clear support for such a facility and we liaised with the County Council’s animal welfare team and local charity Dogs First to identify requirements.”
Signage lists the rules for using the area, which include that owners must be in control of their pets at all times, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult and dog waste must be picked up and disposed of immediately.
Human food, dogs in season and puppies under four months of age are not allowed in the area.
Pat Heard, from Dogs First, said “This is a great opportunity for owners to let their dogs have a good run around as socialising your dog is so important.
"As I am also a Town Councillor, I may be biased, but I think this is a super addition to the council’s facilities and I am sure it will be well used by the town’s residents – and their four-legged friends."
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