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The project in pictures
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image to enlarge it):
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9th
April, the Mayor arrives at Haskells |
... to
cut the ribbon and officially
open the new play area |
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9th
April,
sunshine,
entertainment and free ice cream - perfect |
The new
play area sign |
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26th March,
Dan from Banyards tests out the Big Rope Swinger |
26th March,
the Cone Climber is up |
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8th March,
the bank is turfed and
new rubber surfacing being laid |
15th March,
bright new colours have been added to the rubber play
surfacing |
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25th Feb,
what a difference! Before & after pictures of the new
play surfacing for the old embankment slide |
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17th Feb,
the huge rope swinger took four men two days to install! |
25th Feb,
new equipment and play surfacing installed at the lower level |
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11th Feb ,
the existing climbing frame has been repainted |
11th Feb, the
concrete wall has disappeared behind an embankment which will
be turfed |
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20th Jan,
frames for the cone climber and buddy swing
installed, and the yellow barriers removed |
20th Jan,
the new toddler 'Tottlebank' climbing frame |
The original
design for play (800kb)
- but for safety reasons we have
been unable to
deliver the bespoke timber & rope bridge item
Play design
were drawn up by Landscape Architect Helen
Middleton-Stewart based around the wishes expressed by young people
and play area users during the consultation. They have included
some dramatic remodelling of the area and use of the lower grassed
are for play equipment leading to improvements for all ages.
Equipment
suitable for younger children remains on the upper level; for
older children we have installed some exciting new play experiences at the lower grassed level.
The original play proposals included a bespoke timber platform &
rope bridge, but we regret that there were issues with its design
and to save further delays the decision has been made to remove it
from the project. We apologise for any disappointment.
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