Cash for park play gear
Tuesday June 30, 2009
New play areas will soon be coming to 21 parks and open spaces across the borough.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has earmarked more than £1m to spend on natural and adventurous play equipment, and is now keen to find out what young people would like to see in their favourite park.
The aim of this project is to create play areas that allow children, aged predominantly from eight to 13, to use their imagination and get creative.
Each play area will embrace natural features such as grassy mounds, fallen trees, sand and climbing boulders to give children more opportunities to play freely and creatively.
Ideas for consideration include hills to climb up and roll down, interesting pathways to follow and fallen trees to balance on.
The council is consulting with local children and their parents on exactly what they would like to see in the parks.
Youngsters have already come up with some creative ideas after a special roadshow recently paid a visit to Furnivall Gardens.
And the annual Play Day, taking place in Ravenscourt Park on Wednesday August 5, will also have a special consultation area where children's ideas will inform the new design plans.
Children and families can join an arts and crafts workshop and assist in the construction of a giant model of a fantasy park.
H&F cabinet member Paul Bristow said: "These are your play areas so let us know what you want to see added to these 21 parks and open spaces."
Parks and open spaces to get funding:
- Old Oak Common, W12
- Wormholt Park, W12
- Hammersmith Park, W12
- Wendell Park, W12
- Edwards Woods, W11
- Shepherds Bush Common, W12
- Cathnor Park, W12
- Ravenscourt Park, W12
- Brook Green, W6
- Marcus Garvey Park, W6
- Gwendwr Gardens, W14
- Upper Mall, W6
- Margravine Gardens, W6
- Lillie Road Recreation Centre, SW6
- Rowberry Mead, SW6
- Fulham Court, SW6
- Eel Brook Common, SW6
- Bishops Park, SW6
- Hurlingham Park, SW6
- South Park, SW6
- William Parnell, SW6
