Barnet Playing Field, Barnet - playground consultation

We asked

We asked for your views on the replacement playground at Barnet Playing Field.

You said

We received 112 responses to the online questionnaire, we spoke to 65 people at the two events we ran in the current playground and we received 4 direct emails. The key themes from the public consultation were the following requests:

to keep the existing basketball hoop
to install monkey bars
for a roundabout
for a second baby swing
for surfacing under the picnic benches
to improve and extend the basketball facilities.

We did

Following the feedback received, we developed a revised plan, which includes:

the shape of the new playground has been changed so the existing basketball hoop can be kept. We have added a gate into the playground from the side with the basketball hoop
we have removed the turbo carousel and replaced this with monkey bars
we have added a roundabout to the design
we have added a second baby swing to the design
the picnic benches have been better incorporated into the design, with surfacing under the picnic benches.

The order has been placed for this design, and it is likely to be installed in late autumn 2023.

We are not able to improve and extend the basketball facilities within the playground project. However, we have noted this request for future improvements to the facilities at Barnet Playing Field, when funding becomes available.