Hasland is a suburb of
Chesterfield in the
Borough of Chesterfield
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in
Derbyshire
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, England. Hasland is located south of
Spital, east of
Birdholme and north of
Grassmoor
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. Hasland ward had a population of 6,615 on the
2011 Census. Despite the name, most of Hasland is not included in the
parish
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of
Grassmoor, Hasland and Winsick, in
North East Derbyshire
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, which lies to the south of the suburb.
Eastwood Park
In 1913, Alderman Eastwood (Mayor of Chesterfield, 1905–1908) donated the park to the public in memory of his late father. The Deputy Mayor, Ald. C.P. Markham, showed enormous gratitude in accepting the gift: "Hasland is now set up for all time. It has got a very wide street and Ald. Eastwood has finished it off by giving one of the most handsome parks there will be in this part of the world". The first condition on donating the park was that it should be called "Hasland Park", however Eastwood later accepted the council's decision to name the park "Eastwood Park".
Eastwood Park was closed for over 6 months in September 2012, as part of a major restoration project. Chesterfield Borough Council received £1.07m from the
Heritage Lottery Fund
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History
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and contributed a further £201,000. The original four-week closure was extended following complications in planning and construction work, partially due to flooding in early 2013. The restoration project includes improvements to the Hasland Village Hall and fountain, modernisation of play areas, a new sports pavilion and a new multi-use games area. The council also announced plans to rename the park to Eastwood Park, a
Queen Elizabeth II
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Field, as part of the legacy of the
Queen's Diamond Jubilee Queen's Diamond Jubilee may refer to:
* Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897
* Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012
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