Eco House (PERMANENTLY CLOSED), in Western Park, Leicester

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According to Google AI:

"Before it closed, the Eco House in Leicester was a pioneering environmental demonstration project, showcasing the latest green technologies and sustainable living concepts.

Key facts about the Eco House:

• Opened: In 1989, it opened as a flagship project for Leicester's status as the UK's first "Environment City". This initiative was an early, major effort to promote sustainable development at a city-wide level.
• Purpose: It was used to educate the public and local businesses on how to make their own homes more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. It provided practical examples of green building techniques and renewable energy applications.
• Location: The building was on the corner of Western Boulevard and Upperton Road.
• Legacy: Following its closure, plans were approved in 2021 to redevelop the building for community use. The project received significant public support through a crowdfunding campaign."
• https://www.leicester.gov.uk/media/179967/western-june-2015.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Park,_Leicester

2024: "Western Park is a park and surrounding suburb located in West End of Leicester. It is also a ward of the City of Leicester whose population at the 2011 census was 10,609.[1]

The park itself was bought for £30,000 in 1897 and at 178 acres (0.72 km2) is the biggest in Leicester.[2][3] While the park has a "blend of meadows, mature woods and hedgerows"[4] the park also contains a large number of sporting facilities including a BMX track, a skate ramp, a baseball field, two bowling greens, five football pitches, six cricket pitches (all with associated changing facilities) and six tennis courts.[4] Until the 1950s the Park's tennis courts, then located to the far west of the Park, were the home of Westcotes Church Tennis Club and then Westfields Lawn Tennis Club.[5] The club later moved to a site on the nearby Eastfield Road; the courts on Western Park are now open to the public.

Since 2008, the full-sized baseball field at the southwest end of park has been home to the Leicester Blue Sox Baseball Club. The Blue Sox have been British Baseball Federation national baseball champions in 2009 and 2012. The club has adult and youth teams and is open to players of all ages and abilities.

Until May 2013[6] the former park warden's lodge was home to the environmental charity Groundworks Leicester & Leicestershire,[7] formerly known as Environ. This building was called the "Eco House" after being converted as a show house, used to demonstrate ways of making homes more environmentally friendly. It was open to the public and held one-off events as well as receiving visits from local schools.[8] The Eco House and the neighbouring recycling centre were part of the larger Groundwork UK network.[9]

A voluntary group, The Friends of Western Park, works with the city council to "improve the park for everyone".[10][11]

The area of Leicester sharing the park's name is a generally affluent area to the South and East of the park. The suburb also contains Dovelands Primary School which caters for 550 3–11-year olds, including nursery school children.[12] St. Anne's Parish Church,[13] and the aforementioned Westfields Tennis Club. The club has four floodlit courts and caters to both children and adults from the local area and beyond.[14] Christ the King Roman Catholic primary school, rated "outstanding" by Ofsted hosts two sites, the infant site at the top of Western Park and the junior site further down on Glenfield Road.[15] "

Address

Western Park

Leicester 

LE3 6HX

Email

"parks@leicester.gov.uk" @leicester.gov.uk>

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Website

https://www.leicester.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture/parks-and-open-spaces/our-parks/western-park/

http://m.friendsofwesternpark.co.uk/

https://www.facebook.com/checkpoint/1501092823525282/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FFriendsOfWesternPark%2F#

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Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

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Amenities

"The park offers a wide range of activities that include a spacious well equipped play area, a woodland walk and a bandstand where visiting musicians perform during the summer months. The park has a cycle trail, and plays host to an annual family fun day.

Facilities 

• 2 Bowling greens
• 7 Football pitches
• 5 Cricket wickets
• 6 Tennis courts - book through ClubSpark
• 1 Baseball field
• Changing facilities"

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