Waterworks and Alexandra Park Engagement and Visioning Study

The Waterworks District Park and Alexandra Park are an integral part of green and blue infrastructure in North Belfast, providing a number of benefits to the local community and important access to green space, sports and play facilities, nature and wildlife. The two parks are linked through the water that flows between them, but this connection is not clearly visible in the pedestrian experience of the place. Alexandra Park also has its own challenges due to its positioning between communities.

Despite significant plans and investment over the years, there is no over-riding vision signed up to by all. Stakeholders believe there is an opportunity for the parks to be better connected with each other, better integrated into the wider green and blue infrastructure network in North Belfast, and to become an ambitious community-centred asset that aligns with Belfast’s bold vision for the future of the city.

Over the course of the summer, Belfast City Council is conducting an engagement and feasibility exercise to create a holistic joined-up vision for the future of the Waterworks and Alexandra Park. The ultimate goal of this exercise is to build a coherent, ambitious and co-designed vision for the two sites. While there is no budget secured to deliver the vision, it is anticipated that the results of this study could provide the evidence base to support a PeacePlus and other funding applications.

We would be delighted if you could send us your views on the parks by filling in the following survey. We're really keen to understand current uses, challenges and opportunities as well as get your ideas for what you would like to see there in the future. All data will be kept completely anonymous and will purely go into informing the future vision for the site.

We will also be hosting a workshop and focus groups over the summer for you to participate in a more engaged way. We would really welcome your attendance at these.