Albox to get an ‘urban forest’ with a picnic area and playground in San Antonio, with €250,000 from the Junta

The San Antonio neighbourhood in Albox is going to have a new green space. The plot that currently lies open opposite the Residencia Francisco Pérez Miras will be turned into a large park and picnic area, with a children’s play area, shade and trees, thanks to a grant of €250,000 from a subsidy scheme run by the Andalusian regional government (Junta de Andalucía) to mitigate climate change.

This was announced by the mayor, María del Mar Alfonso, in a video shared on social media in which she appears alongside deputy mayor Luisa Granero, as reported by La Voz de Almería. “Albox will have a large park, an urban forest designed for all the people of Albox”, the mayor revealed, explaining that the project is going ahead “thanks to joint work with the regional ministry of the Environment”.

What will the new park have?

According to the project’s first digital designs, the space will include:

• A children’s area with multi-play units, slides and swings.
• A picnic area with wooden pergolas, tables and picnic benches.
• Rest areas with shade and trees.

The idea is for the park to be used for family leisure, to add green areas to the municipality and to become a meeting point for the residents of San Antonio, a neighbourhood that the town council wants to give a new lease of life with “spaces that are greener, more human and more full of life”.

And this is not just another park: the money comes from a grant scheme designed to mitigate climate change, one that fits projects like this, which add greenery and shade to the town centre. A place where children can play in the shade and families can sit down for a picnic, just a stone’s throw from home.

For now, the surface area of the park, the start date of the works and the timescale for completion have not been made public.