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Four new pieces of
equipment have been installed, three in the original play area for
8-13 yr olds - a Cone Climber, Buddy Swing, Gyrospiral (a bouncy spinning see-saw)
and, in the grass on the other side of the footpath, a 30m long Aerial Cableway.
Older
equipment has been given a coat of paint, and we have removed
several yellow "swing barriers" (they were unnecessary); barriers
behind the swings remain to help protect users
from ball games. Of the original
equipment, only the old 'Buckabout' was removed.
The improved
play area re-opened 23rd December. In March we
will be back to install new seating and a litter bin.
Progress
in pictures (click on any image below to enlarge
it):
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15th Feb;
the Mayor and the new play area sign |
15th Feb;
the Mayor with local resident Mrs Mark and her children at the
aerial cableway |
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11th Feb;
the invitation goes out for the official opening on Monday |
15th Feb;
the Mayor of Poole officially opens the new play area |
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8th Jan, the improved play area, incl Gyrospiral seesaw & Cone
Climber |
8th Jan, the new Buddy Swing |
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16th Dec,
repairing the old rubber surfacing |
8th Jan, the new Aerial Cableway |
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14th Dec,
base for new rubber surfacing below the repainted climbing
frame |
14th Dec,
the timber Aerial Cableway is installed in grass opposite the
main play space |
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8th Dec,
the Buddy Swing awaiting new surfacing |
8th Dec,
repainting the older equipment |
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27th Nov,
the Buddy Swing frame is installed |
8th Dec,
poles for the Gyrospiral & Cone Climber awaiting new surfacing |
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24th &
25th Nov,
no working on site - it was simply too wet! |
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18th Nov,
old equipment & surfacing broken out |
18th Nov,
digging out space for the new Cone Climber and its surfacing |
click to
download play design PDF (1MB)
Ideas were
drawn up in August based around the wishes expressed by young
people. and work started on site on Monday 16th November. We expected the
project to take 3 weeks but unfortunately the site became so wet and
boggy that everything took a lot longer than normal.
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