Wentworth Park, Urban park in Sydney, Canada
Wentworth Park is a 14.5-acre urban park in Sydney, Nova Scotia, centred on Wentworth Creek, which forms a series of interconnected ponds. A 1.2-kilometre network of paved paths loops around the ponds and flower beds. The park is divided by Bentinck Street and includes the Kiwanis Bandshell, a playground in the east section, fountains, and a splash pad.
The park was established in the late 1700s, making it one of the oldest in the region. A war memorial from the early 1900s was later added to commemorate local military service.
The Kiwanis Bandshell, built of brick and concrete in 1962, hosts the free Makin' Waves Festival each Thursday evening in July since 2015, drawing over 10,000 people in 2019. Cape Breton native John Gracie began free Christmas concerts there on 23 December 2007, with hot chocolate from Tim Hortons and a collection for the Salvation Army.
Wentworth Park is split into two sections by Bentinck Street, which links the Sydney Waterfront District to both ends of the park. Asphalt paths are free of obstacles for people using mobility aids, and accessible washrooms are open on site during the summer months. Transit Cape Breton Route 13 stops at the park through the day, and Handi-Trans can drop passengers at the entrance. Parking lies west of King's Road, joined to the rest of the park by a crosswalk and a pedestrian tunnel.
The Orangemen War Memorial, installed in 1921 near George and Argyle Streets, lists Orange Order members from Cape Breton County killed in World War I; a frontispiece unveiled on 7 July 1946 added the names of those lost in World War II. In 1999 the municipality moved it beside the Anne Terry Pavilion, after a local disability activist raised half the cost, so it now stands in an accessible spot.
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