The grant would be used to upgrade Hilltown Park Play Equipment. This includes replacing the current, damaged equipment with newer, more modern equipment, resurfacing the current surfaces and installing a fence with a gate to keep the equipment safe from dogs and make the space safer for children who may be inclined to run away.
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To address the local priority: Improve safety, accessibility and equipment in outdoor recreation spaces for families and young people
The grant would be used to upgrade Hilltown Park Play Equipment. This includes replacing the current, damaged equipment with newer, more modern equipment, resurfacing the current surfaces and installing a fence with a gate to keep the equipment safe from dogs and make the space safer for children who may be inclined to run away.
By installing these, the park will be more accessible for families and young people living in an area of the 10% most deprived in Scotland. Hilltown Park has been a community loved gem since it's installation and is cherished by local children and families. Sadly, the equipment is old and worn and the surfacing has become aged and rotten. The park is also well used by dog walkers, and often dogs cause damage to the play equipment when they are playing. Local people explained that upgrading this park would make a huge difference to the facilities in the area. Maxwell Centre regularly uses the park with their youth groups and have been campaigning for this upgrade and designing ideas for this.
Maxwell Centre and CLD Youth Groups have attended Local Community Planning Partnership to raise this issue on behalf of their peers.
Our Lady's Additional Support Base Staff have consulted with parents on the suitability of the space in the park and agreed that better equipment and a fence would make the park far more accessible.
The grant will replace the multiplay unit and slide with a more modern newer one, add a new basket swing, include some new sensory play equipment and resurface the park. It will also install a fence around the play area and gym equipment to protect the play area from dogs and make it safer for free play for children. The final designs will be agreed by the young people in the community and the families of children who use or would like to use the park in future. In addition to this the current equipment that will be kept can be relocated or altered to the spec of the young people and families using the park.
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