The seeds of Castle Park’s £3.5m transformation were planted in 2017 and this summer, the open space is finally set to bloom with its official opening on July 7. As spring approaches, the green shoots of progress are increasingly visible as building work nears completion and landscaping takes shape. Volunteers – the Friends of Castle Park – have been key to the scheme’s success and on Saturday morning (February 9) they will have a stall on the market in South Street to talk to new recruits about their work. They have been hard at work this month, creating a new pontoon on the Stort and are gea…