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There is also a large dedicated playground catering for the physically handicapped. In under three months, a big Township TV screen will be installed, where people will be able to watch sports tournaments, making it one of City Park's fan parks.
The facility has a walking ramp, a wheelchair-friendly maze, miniature flowerbeds, a spacious, dedicated braai area and a sprawling manicured green lawn. It has a permanent irrigation system and is fully fenced, with 24-hour security.
Construction of the park began in December in 2008 and was completed by July at a cost of R16m.
Birds and butterflies
Orlando West Regional Park had a theme – birds and butterflies – with these handcrafted figures erected on poles "to teach you about the environment", said Jenny Moodley, the City Parks marketing and communications manager, at the official opening.
The unit is a municipal-owned entity charged with greening and maintaining Joburg's parks and open spaces. The overhauling of the Orlando West park is one of its flagship 2010 legacy projects, designed to leave a lasting legacy for Johannesburg after the football World Cup is over.
Two education centres adjoining the park inspired its design - the Nkanyezi Stimulation Centre and Shomang Primary School.
A City Parks flagship project
Moodley noted that the land was rehabilitated as part of the utility's 2010 Klip River/Klipspruit wetlands rehabilitation project; it was linked to the entire Orlando Stadium precinct development. – Lesego Madumo
Article and photograph/s courtesy of City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za).
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