▁basketball ▁courts , ▁two ▁bow ling ▁gre ens ▁( indo or ▁and ▁out door ), ▁a ▁children ' s ▁play ground , ▁a ▁water park , ▁football ▁pitch es ▁and ▁a ▁flower ▁garden . ▁ ▁A ▁l ido ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁closed ▁perman ently ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁The ▁long standing ▁park ▁ca fe ▁was ▁demol ished ▁and ▁a ▁roll er - sk ating ▁park ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁contains ▁a ▁war ▁mem orial , ▁renov ated ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁for ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁B ark ing ▁Town ▁Urban ▁District ▁who ▁fell ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁Every ▁year ▁on ▁Rem emb rance ▁Day ▁( us ually ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Sunday ▁in ▁November ) ▁a ▁comm emor ative ▁ceremony ▁is ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁war ▁mem orial ▁preced ed ▁by ▁music ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁march ing ▁band . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁council ▁received ▁" stage ▁one " ▁fund ing ▁from ▁the ▁Heritage ▁Lot tery ▁Fund ▁to ▁develop ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁rest oration ▁and ▁improvement ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁Fund ing ▁of ▁over ▁£ 3   mill ion ▁was ▁approved , ▁and ▁works ▁were ▁completed ▁between ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁including ▁two ▁length y ▁new ▁path ways , ▁a ▁children ' s ▁play ▁area ▁and ▁spl ash ▁park . ▁ ▁B ark ing ▁Park ▁Light ▁Railway ▁ ▁B