Play improvements consultation - Tudor Sports Ground

We asked

We asked for your views on the proposed play facilities at Tudor Sports Ground.

You said

We received 104 responses to the online questionnaire; we received six direct emails and we spoke to 35 people at the two events we ran in the park. The key themes from the public consultation were:

request for more imaginative play/Wendy house
separation of the older swings and younger swings
request for more facilities for disabled children
request to keep or have new monkey bars
request for an outdoor gym.

We did

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

a Wendy house has been added to the revised design. There is also seating under the ship and a shop under the toddler unit
the equipment for older children, including swings has been grouped together on one side of the playground, and the equipment for younger children, including swings, has been grouped on the other side
a mirage swing has been added which can be used by a wide range of physical abilities, and a wheelchair accessible roundabout has been added to the design
the ship includes a set of banister bars, and you can use your arms to go down or up these.

The order has been placed for this design, and it is likely to be installed in February/March 2023.

In response to the request for an outdoor gym, the funding for the playground can only be used for a playground, so cannot be used for an outdoor gym. A new state of the art outdoor gym opened in August 2022 at Victoria Recreation Ground, which is nearby.