Swansea Council has drawn up outline proposals for the redevelopment of the city's Cwmdonkin Park, made famous by the poet Dylan Thomas.

It is part of the council's plans to upgrade the park to commemorate 100 years since the poet's birth in 1914, and the initial plans will be put on display on 27 November, following consultation held over the summer. A focal seating area with poetry inscribed into the paving is at the centre of the proposals, as well as the revamp of the bowling pavilion, which would incorporate a Dylan Thomas exhibition and interpretation space.

Other suggestions put forward as part of the project to upgrade the park, which first opened in 1874, include an open grass area and improvements to entrances and boundaries. A bid is currently being prepared by the council to be submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund's Parks for People programme to enable the works to take place.

Cwmdonkin Park, which featured in Thomas' Hunchback in the Park poem, has already been recognised through a Grade II listing in the Cadw Register of Parks and Gardens of Historic Interest. Ian Benyon, development and outreach manager for Swansea Council, said: "We received hundreds of views on how the park should be redeveloped and all feedback has been taken on board in the development of these draft proposals.

"Consultation has been key to this scheme so far and will continue to play an important role in future." Graham Thomas, cabinet member for culture, recreation and tourism, added: "Dylan Thomas is Swansea's most famous son and he drew inspiration for some of his writing from Cwmdonkin Park. This is why it's very apt that we look to redevelop the park in time for the 100th anniversary of his birth."