Latest updates
Here you will be able to find out about the latest updates on the Fareham Park project.
Save the date!
Fareham Park Summer Event
Join Key 2 Joy on Saturday 22 August 2026 for a fun packed family-friendly event on Fareham Park Recreation Ground. Lots of activities are planned, details of which will be released soon. This will also be an opportunity to catch up on all the latest plans for the new Fareham Park Community Centre and understand what it will offer you!
March 2026
Initial Designs for Fareham Park Community Centre
We're pleased to share the first architect drawings for the new Community Centre at Fareham Park. These early plans show the proposed layout of the building and the mix of facilities being developed for local residents, including flexible community spaces, youth/early years rooms, office provision, and updated public amenities.
Once appointed, the Council will work closely with the design-and-build contractor to finalise the detailed designs.
Construction is anticipated to begin in early 2027.
View the proposed site plan 
(8 MB) and elevations (421 KB).
December 2025
Fareham Park tree and shrub planting event
A community planting event took place on Saturday 6 December 2025 at Fareham Park Recreation Ground. The community came together and helped plant 600 whips, part-funded by Eibe, who designed and installed the new play and recreational facilities at Fareham Park. The whips are one-year-old trees and shrubs, including hawthorn, dog rose, guelder rose, field maple, hazel and crab apple. These whips are all known for creating a wildlife-friendly environment and will ensure that the site remains biodiverse for the future. The trees and shrubs were planted along the boundary of the Recreation Ground and Henry Cort Community College.
October 2025
Community Workshop held at Fareham North-West Community Centre.
On 1st October, Fareham North-West Community Centre was the venue of a Community Workshop, run by community and voluntary sector support organisations Action Hampshire and Community First. The session focussed on inspiring local people and group representatives to consider what they wanted Fareham Park to be like so that the development of the Community Association and the plans for the new community centre continue to reflect the aspirations of the community.
Attendees were invited to put their names down to continue receiving updates and opportunities to become involved in planning future events for the Fareham Park community.
September 2025
Contract awarded to design the new Fareham Park Community Centre
In September, the Council awarded the contract for detailed architectural design of the new Fareham Park Community Centre to Stride Treglown. This Winchester-based company are currently working up proposals as to how the rooms in the building will be arranged for maximum benefit.
Their work keeps the feedback so far from community groups and representatives at its heart.
We look forward to updating you as these plans are developed.
February 2025
Outline planning Application Submitted.
On 14th February the Outline Planning Application for the new Fareham Park Community Centre was approved.
We're excited to keep working on refining the plans, with the local community, to make sure that meeting community need, ensuring adequate parking, benefitting nature and ensuring adequate drainage are all focal to the plans as they develop.
We look forward to presenting these more advanced plans to you in due course!
Play area and multi-use social area is open!
The brand new play area and multi-use social area opened in February 2025. There are still works to complete around the site which will be done in the spring, including painting of the running track, line markings inside the multi-use games area, landscaping, installing bins and pathworks.
There will be an official opening event in the spring once all of the final works are complete.
Equipment includes:
- Snake swing
- Carosel swing
- Wheelchair accessible multi-unit
- Inclusive see-saw
- Inclusive roundabout
- Communication board
- Sensory play den
- Balancing pads
- Toddler multi-unit
- Cradle swing
- Inclusive swing
- Basket swing
- Inclusive play panels
- Hammock swings
- Multi-use games area
- Table tennis
- Calisthenics gym equipment
- Inclusive cardio gym equipment
- Tough Trail
- Running track
- Winners podium
- Stopwatch
- Hexagonal platforms
November 2024
The Fareham Park Community Stroll
Fareham Borough Council invited residents to take part in its Fareham Park Community Stroll in November
Residents joined an informal walk around the Fareham Park project site to understand what facilities will be provided as part of the project and where these will be located.
The Fareham Park Community Stroll provided an opportunity for local residents to see the progress being made with the project and ask any questions.
Cake and refreshments were provided at Fareham Hockey Club following the stroll.
October 2024
Phase One work begins!
Phase one of the Fareham Park vision gets underway with works beginning to develop the new play and recreational facilities on the open space next to Henry Cort Drive
The exciting new design will include a play area, multi-use social area, gym equipment, running track and outdoor fitness trail.
This phase will be completed by March 2025
August 2024
Fareham Park Play Area design unveiled!
This is the first step in the programme to transform the existing Fareham north-west community and leisure facilities.
The exciting new design will replace the current play area adjacent to Fareham North West community centre and has been influenced by many suggestions and comments collated throughout a comprehensive consultation that included public meetings, consultation surveys and the 'Let's Talk Fareham Park' Facebook page. 
The new play area will be the first in the borough to include a wheelchair accessible seesaw and will include features to attract users of all ages and abilities.
Take a look around using the 3D image
Eibe Play Ltd have been awarded the contract to carry out the works which will be expected to start later this year.
Fareham Park layout Consultation
Thank you to the thousands of people who have had their say and help guide us in our plans to date.
Our architects were busy designing, and we reached an exciting stage of the project. We asked for your help to choose from one of two proposals for the layout of the facilities which will include a replacement pétanque terrain.
Option A - provides additional parking spaces for use by the new community centre but this means the pétanque terrain and floodlighting is closer to residential properties.
Option B - fewer parking spaces close to the community centre but means the pétanque terrain, and associated floodlighting, is shielded from residents by the new community centre
Residents were invited to have their say on the proposed layouts in an online survey and on the Let's Talk Fareham Facebook group
Option B was chosen as the preferred layout option
June 2024
Fareham Park play area design in progress!
We have listened to your views on what the new play area should include and have ensured our preferred play area design reflects your feedback.
The contract of works is currently out to tender.
Watch this space for further updates, including the unveiling of the new play area design!
May 2024
Improving Fareham Park play and recreational facilities.
As part of the first phase of works, the play area and multi-use games area, next to Fareham North West Community Centre, will be relocated and made even better.
To help form the design the Council invited residents to have their say on what type of play and leisure equipment they would like to see.
March 2024
Let's Talk Fareham Park Exhibition.
The Council invited residents to have their say on the Fareham Park Project at an Exhibition and Community Meeting.
This provided an opportunity for the local community to help the Council further develop the project and ensure that everyone's needs have been considered.
If you were unable to attend, You can also view the presentation and FAQs from the meeting.
January 2024
Fareham Park a collaborative approach.
The Council has appointed consultants Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands to meet with group and community leaders to understand their views on the project to develop plans for the new community centre building in more detail.
Alongside Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, we have worked to support local groups and organisation to ensure they have capacity to engage in the consultations.
Interactive workshops and online engagement exercises have supported a collaborative exchange of insights.
Shaping the vision
The community's feedback has identified the aspiration, opportunities, and key considerations. This will help to inform the Fareham Park vision and brief.
The workshops have highlighted the qualities that the new Community Centre could incorporate. We asked people which are most important to them.
You can view the Fareham Park Community Vision here. (6 MB)
The outcomes of this engagement have helped inform the development of the vision for the new Fareham Park Community Centre and ensure it meets the needs of the local community.
November 2023
Choosing a new name for the Fareham North West community and leisure facilities.
We are delighted to announce that that the new name for the programme to transform the Fareham North West community and leisure facilities adjacent to Henry Cort Drive will be 'Fareham Park'.
The Council invited residents to vote for their favourite of three names.
1. Henry Cort Open Space – in recognition of the geographic area adjacent to the school
2. Fareham Park – to reflect the new ward name of the area which comes into effect for next year's local elections (currently this is Fareham North-West)
3. Hillson Park – to reflect the location.
Fareham Park was the clear winner with 2,486, out of the total 2,594 votes, and the name Fareham Park was chosen by 96% of the voters.
You can view the latest press release from Fareham Borough Council here.