Playgrounds in Hammersmith & Fulham to get £8million boost
Hammersmith & Fulham’s 95 playgrounds are set to benefit from a £8.3 million investment from the council over the next three years. The money will go towards “updating and developing” playgrounds in parks, including Hammersmith Park, Wormwood Scrubs, Margravine Gardens and Bishops Park, and in housing estates. The council says it is part of its “work to make H&F the best borough to grow up in.”
Along with updating its play equipment, the work will also include replacing Ravenscourt Park’s paddling pool with a “state-of-the-art water play area,” similar to the ‘splashpad’ already in place in Bishop’s Park. This will be designed in collaboration with a new Play Forum of volunteers from the local community. Visit the website for details on how to join.
The improvement project to the playgrounds was agreed on Monday 15th September’s full cabinet meeting.
“Children should have the best possible play facilities,” Cllr Stephen Cowan, Leader of H&F Council said. “We think learning through play and play through the sheer joy of life is an important thing and that’s what is behind this paper. But I want to stress it is just the start and in coming years we’re going to be putting a lot more investment into our parks, to put very good play facilities all over the borough.”
The council says it is “committed to doing things with residents, not to them and this includes shaping the future” of its parks. Earlier this year, a new Parks Forum was created, made up of volunteers who live or work in H&F and who want to help our Parks Team improve its green spaces.
Residents can also get involved in park improvements by sharing how to upgrade Bishops Park’s skatepark through an online consultation. It’s part of the ongoing work at Bishops Park, including repairs to the Thames pathway railings and replacing and restoring the park’s iconic balustrades.
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