An area of parkland next to Cavendish Square is set for a £24,000 revamp in the new year.

Plans for the Bexley Walk Park include removing 22 large Sarsen stones, taking down worn away wooden features and brightening the location up.

South Swindon Parish Councillor Linda Kasmaty said: “Clearly things need to happen here.

“I think the whole area needs something done to it and it will look much nicer when it is done.

“I can see that there are problems. Wherever you’ve got wood it’s become dilapidated.

“It’s difficult to see how you could mend it because wood breaks down and disintegrates and it’s got very weathered.

“Wherever you look, you think something needs doing so I think it’s fantastic that the parish has taken it over.”

The park was originally owned and cared for by Swindon Borough Council but has since been taken over by the South Swindon parish.

Coun Kasmaty added: “They’re going to spend money on it.

“I’d have thought that local residents are going to love it.

“We’ve got some before pictures and it’ll be fascinating to see after pictures.”

With the new plans in place, the councillor is hoping that it will help improve the area as a whole.

“People’s environment’s make such a difference,” She added: “This could be a little oasis here, it’s so nice.

“At the moment it just looks so scruffy. Wherever you look it’s just so weedy and messy. It doesn’t look like anyone looks after it.

“I’m hoping there will be a community garden aspect to it, I think that will be incorporated.

“So if a group wanted to do some gardening here, which would be nice.”

One of the key aspects of the plan is the removal of the Sarsen stones which are dotted around the grassy areas.

But they have a new home and it won’t be far away.

Coun Kasmaty said: “They are going to go to a country park in Wichelstowe.

“It’s between Old Town and Wichelstowe itself. There’s an area of ground that is going to be left and it will be a country park.

“I think they’re hoping to make a mini-Avebury there which I think will be lovely.”

In the revamp plans, the area is described as “very poorly designed.”

And it has “many features that are broken, failing or difficult to maintain.”

Shwetha Watte, who lives opposite the park believes that although a revamp would be nice, something needs to be done to deter gangs of youths from congregating.

She said: “I’m really hoping it gets nicer. If you get the gangs out and make it family friendly, it would be really great.”

The council is hoping to have work completed by March.