RESIDENTS in Poole have claimed that no maintenance work has been done to their local park, despite the council beginning improvements more than two years ago. The £150,000 project to revamp Branksome Recreation Park, which started back in September 2018, included the expansion of the park and the installation of new equipment, as well as extra benches and wider paths to prevent flooding. The works to improve and expand the play area at Branksome Recreation Ground completed in January 2019. However, although fencing and benches have been installed since then, work on the paths has yet to take place. The council say this is due to “the impact of Covid-19”, the subsequent impact on council staff isolating or shielding and the prolonged period of wet weather.