New bandstand installed at Lloyd Town Park

A new bandstand was being put in place in Lloyd Town Park in Tullamore today Monday,October 16. The stand was made off site and put in place by the fabricators.

New toilets for the park are also completed and the council is awaiting delivery.

At the Ocrober Municipal District meeting, Councillor Neil Feighery asked if there was funding to get additional lighting in the park. He said the issue had been brought to him a few times by people who use the park.

Responding, Senior Executive Officer Jean Ryan said, ''it would be lovely to get lighting especially around the bandstand and they are setting it up for sound as well, when people want to apply to use it for small events.''

Ms Ryan said that the council is also looking at the provision of CCTV in the park and upgrading the existing system

The water feature which was vandalised is also to be restored under a different funding stream.

Senior Executive Engineer with Offaly County Council, John Connelly said: ''We are working with suppliers to put in a new filtration system for the water feature.''