Wiltshire to receive new outdoor play activities
02/12/2010 Families in Wiltshire are celebrating this week, after proposals for long-awaited outdoor play activities were saved from the chop.
According to the Wiltshire Times, plans for an adventure playground in Seven Fields, Penhill, had been in the pipeline for almost a decade, but the scheme was in danger of being axed by Swindon Council.
Project organisers TWIST had spent several years consulting with families and planning the community playground, which is set to include a number of outdoor play activities to help local children feel the benefits of outdoor play.
Rosemary Macdonald, chief executive officer at the Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon, told the newspaper that people were "delighted" that the plans had not been scrapped amid budget cuts.
"This project has been planned for so long, and is so eagerly anticipated by the children and young people from the local community," she added.
Last month, King Henry VIII Preparatory School in Coventry unveiled over £1 million worth of new equipment to help its youngest pupils enjoy the benefits of outdoor play.
According to the Wiltshire Times, plans for an adventure playground in Seven Fields, Penhill, had been in the pipeline for almost a decade, but the scheme was in danger of being axed by Swindon Council.
Project organisers TWIST had spent several years consulting with families and planning the community playground, which is set to include a number of outdoor play activities to help local children feel the benefits of outdoor play.
Rosemary Macdonald, chief executive officer at the Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon, told the newspaper that people were "delighted" that the plans had not been scrapped amid budget cuts.
"This project has been planned for so long, and is so eagerly anticipated by the children and young people from the local community," she added.
Last month, King Henry VIII Preparatory School in Coventry unveiled over £1 million worth of new equipment to help its youngest pupils enjoy the benefits of outdoor play.
