Hedge mazes don't have to be meters high. There are landscape feature versions that could add intrigue to the area. Seriously do some research.

Also junkies will find ANYWHERE to shoot up... deal with the problem not the locations where things MIGHT happen.

Thats what clinics, police who do their jobs and attendants are for.

Great idea, put up a hedge maze so the junkies can have a place to hide and shoot up, leaving used needles behind.

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Victoria Park already has statues and monuments! The skating rink and Christmas lights make it a nice place to go in the winter. Maybe they can create some great outdoor spaces for the summer? A garden with a gazebo, or little nook-and-cranny places where people can sit in the shade? A fenced in fish pond with a bridge over it? haha... the park is nice but it is very plain. I would stay away from rides though, it would constantly sound like the Western Fair. Sometimes there are rides set up at the festivals though!

Again I maintain a ride or two doesn't make a carnival. The London Eye is complementary to the Jubilee Gardens and the statues and attractions of the area.

Instead of rides, how about some statues, etc. that are unique. I know that in boston at the boston common park, they have these nice gold ducks. I just don't want to see Victoria park turned into a carnival. Another thing, could Victoria park be expanded..like past wellington.

The rides (only a few) are part of the charm of it - most of the parks there had at least one - even some on the side of a street. The point was to make things dynamic and interesting. (Think of the London Eye in England)

Love the idea, but forget about rides. Victoria Park isn't and shouldn't be a carnival. Make it a great park.

I also forgot to mention the donkey rides!

Kids rent toy boats to use in the hexagonal ponds, large ferris wheel and swing ride and merry-go-round, rows and rows of trees (not random), snack cart venders, statues and art installations, fountains, geometric pathways and outlines to create visual intrigue, numerous varieties of trees and perennials

Google and look at images of Jardins du Tuilleries to see what I am talking about!

Right now it is extremely boring when there isn't a fest going on and I avoid it like the plague. After being to Paris France and seeing their thriving parks and nooks and crannys - London is extremely lacking in beauty and intrigue.