West Street Improvements 

This work will be funded by UK Shared Prosperity Funding, and feeds into the Council's Town Centre Regeneration Strategy to give Fareham a busier and greener town centre that is easier to move around and feels safe, welcoming and loved.

Play Area - improvements set to begin in August 2026

The new West Street play area will provide a high-quality, inclusive and engaging play space, which has been thoughtfully designed to celebrate Fareham's distinctive maritime heritage, civic identity, and vibrant town centre character.

Designed for children aged 3 -12, the play area creates a welcoming environment that encourages active play for all abilities while reinforcing a strong sense of place. It will also provide a family-friendly space within West Street, with social seating and landscaping framing the space.

New items of equipment will include wheelchair-accessible units, surfacing and ground-level play features; sensory-rich equipment catering to neurodiverse children and vestibular stimulation such as the 'Spinner Bowl' and 'Sunflower Swing'; braille and communication boards supporting children with visual and language needs and more social play opportunities for mixed-age and mixed-ability groups.  These elements ensure that all children, regardless of ability, can engage meaningfully and socially with the space.

Tipping Scales 

The Tipping Scales is a wrought iron sculpture that was completed as part of the Henry Cort Millennium Project in 2000. It operated as a water feature until 2005. Since then, it has remained as a sculpture only with no circulation of water.

Further works on West Street will include redesigning the area around the Tipping Scales to include new seating and plant beds. Work in the area began in June 2026 with investigations under the sculpture prior to designs being developed.