North East Lincolnshire Council plans to spend £800,000 on improving almost 30 of its play parks so more children can stay safe, active and enjoy playing outdoors.
The most pressing works are repairs to existing equipment, followed by a fresh supply of spare parts and finally new and replacement equipment and surfaces all of which will be undertaken in the next 18 months.
Plans to refurbish and upgrade some of the borough’s existing play parks were first announced in June 2021 with the works estimated to take three years to complete.
Since then, the Council has carried out public consultation to ask people where they’d like to see play parks improved and a procurement exercise to identify suppliers and contractors to carry out the work.
Cllr Stewart Swinburn, portfolio holder for environment and transport at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “Most people love their local parks and play areas and we are working hard to improve them so more children can enjoy playing outdoors.
“We want more children to have the facilities where they can be safe, active and enjoy playing outdoors.
“It’s more than 10 years since we’ve seen this level of investment in our play parks and I’m looking forward to seeing the works get underway soon.”
The play parks earmarked for repair and refurbishment include:
- Ainslie Street
- Albion Street
- Alden Close
- Bradley Woods
- Butt Lane
- Capes Recreation Ground
- Carver Road
- Duke of York Gardens
- Grant Thorold Park
- Haverstoe Park
- Kingston Gardens
- Mount Pleasant
- Musical Garden, King’s Road
- Neville Turner Way
- Nunsthorpe Recreation Ground
- People’s Park
- Pilgrims Mount
- Quantock Park
- Rose & Crown
- School Walk
- Sidney Park
- Sixhills Street
- Sussex Rec
- St Christopher’s Playing Field
- Sussex Recreation Ground
- Sutherland Park
- Weelsby Woods
- Wingate Parade
