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Hampstead Kiwanis Park opens Thursday; Central Pender Park and Abbey Nature Preserve move toward completion

5708238 · September 3, 2025
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Pender County parks staff reported Hampstead Kiwanis Park Phase 4 will open with a grand ceremony Thursday, Central Pender Park is under active construction with an estimated completion by Halloween, and the county has taken ownership of Abbey Nature Preserve with design and permits largely complete.

Pender County parks staff told the Board of Commissioners that Hampstead Kiwanis Park Phase 4 is complete and will open Thursday with a 4:30 p.m. grand‑opening ceremony. The expansion adds multipurpose fields, tennis and pickleball courts, basketball courts, an extended walking path, a picnic shelter, restrooms and additional parking.

Parks Director Mister White said Phase 1 of Central Pender Park (north of Burgaw near Highway 117) is active and roughly 52% complete following rain delays;…

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