Article: Good sports raise money for park ; The friends of Shiphay Park have reason to celebrate this week as work commences on the first phase of development in the park.

The friends of Shiphay Park have reason to celebrate this week as work commences on the first phase of development in the park.

After a year of fundraising the group has now raised enough for a basketball court to be built on the site, for the football area to be improved, and for more seating to be installed.

When the group held their Party in the Park last summer, members proudly wore T-shirts carrying their mantra of wanting to put the yippee back into Shiphay.

With these exciting changes now under way, the group has shown that a small number can make a big difference to the local landscape.

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