New Play Facilities Now Open at Elms Vale.
- 13 February 2009 16:5615360DDC Press Relase *****************
NEW PLAY FACILITIES OPEN AT ELMS VALE
Innovative new play equipment has been opened at Elms Vale Recreation Ground by Dover District Council, as part of an ongoing commitment to invest in key play areas and to promote accessibility across the district.
The new equipment includes a roundabout that is accessible to wheel chair users and a multiplay unit with wide slide. This slide allows two children or a carer and a child to use the slide together. Other improvements have also been made to increase accessibility, including the creation of two disabled parking bays next to the play area. The new equipment was selected to offer opportunities for inclusive play.
The Elms Vale play area in Dover is one of nine strategic play areas owned and managed by Dover District Council. The Council is currently carrying out a programme of improvements and renovations to these play areas. Work has already been carried out at Pencester Gardens, Marke Wood and the Butts in Sandwich, and a state-of-the-art concrete skate park was launched in Victoria Park in Deal in October last year.
Cllr Nigel Collor, Cabinet Member for Access and Property Management, said:
"These exciting new facilities at Elms Vale are an important part of our ongoing commitment to promote accessibility and improve strategic sites across the district."
Cllr Mrs Julie Rook, Cabinet Member for Community, Citizenship, Youth and Sport said:
"We are very pleased to open these facilities, which provide a great space for all children to play. We are committed to investing in our communities and I am especially pleased that our play areas are becoming more and more accessible to all children."email: dover7@msn.com - 13 February 2009 17:0015362Wow!! Very good news above that should please all... pretty impressive all round...
Well done the DDC. Its important to congratulate the DDC on the good things, theyre not always flavour of the month but when they get it right, well its good!
email: dover7@msn.com - 13 February 2009 18:4015374Let's hope this topic doesn't stir up a lot of negative postings like the last time.
Roger - 13 February 2009 19:0815383sounds great, hats off to DDC, as paul said.
- 14 February 2009 09:5315426That's half way - Four of the Strategic Play Areas, Pencester, Markewood in Walmer, The Butts at Sandwich and now Elms Vale have now been enhanced with some new items of equipment some of which will allow for disabled youngsters to get involved and enjoy themselves too.
Unless we have to change the plan for some reason, Kearsney Abbey will be next.
As a matter of interest, the cushion flooring required under Health & Safety legislation can cost around £150 a square metre - depends on the depth it has to be. - 14 February 2009 11:4815442Well done DDC!
I wonder what a certain someone will say - bet it will be criticism because that's all he knows!
Just in time for half term too - bet the kids will love it - happy holiday!!
There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok". - 14 February 2009 11:5915445It is a good, and much needed, development of a play area and I am sure that it will be well used by the children of Elms Vale. There can be no criticism of the facilities offered or to DDC for providing them. There will, however, always be the question of there being play areas in communities where children live, where children can play safely in reach of family and friends and does not require travelling distances. Properly maintained, not closed - decommissioned or left open but unsafe to play-in, areas are still needed in the communities where people live.Politics, it seems to me, for years, or all too long, has been concerned with right or left instead of right or wrong.
Richard Armour - 14 February 2009 13:4215457elms vale is a highly populated area, it will benefit a lot of the tower hamlets families too.
let us hope that over the next few years more play areas like this will follow, so that all the children benefit. - 14 February 2009 13:5815460I wont repeat what I'v already said,
Yep good for the users of Elms Vale think my old mucker chris p has already made the comments on rest, as i have in the past
nuff said