Moray’s play parks on track for upgrades

Installation will start soon and Letterfourie's renewed play park will include a parent and child swing, and a pod basket swing, which can be used by children with disabilities.

A ground-level trampoline suitable for wheelchair-users, and an agility trail and multi-play frame climbing unit and slide, are also going in. The design was voted in by local residents and also by pupils of Cluny Primary School and St. Peter's RC Primary School. 

Moray Council is also renewing a play area at Tomnavoulin, near Glenlivet. The multi-play unit shaped like a castle will include towers, a slide, play panels, climbing frames, and a telescope. It was planned in consultation with local residents and the Tomintoul Toddlers group.

The local authority is committed to upgrading at least two play parks each year. It takes around 18 months to consult, design, purchase, and build the elements of the park.

Moray Council’s Economic Development and Infrastructure Services Committee Chair, Cllr Marc Macrae, said he’ll be delighted to see this year’s upgrades completed and ready for Moray’s youngest residents to enjoy: “These play areas will be well-used by the community and it’s fantastic to see the work that’s being done to get the proposals over the line, in consultation with our residents.

"We’re always looking to improve inclusive play park provision and the Open Spaces and Communities teams are keen to continue working with parents and guardians of children with additional needs.”

Both projects were funded by the Scottish Government’s Local Authority Play Park Renewal Programme. Buckie Common Good Fund contributed to the Letterfourie equipment.

The areas were selected for funding through an independent play park condition-scoring exercise, which was carried out across all play parks in Moray. The same scoring method will determine where future play park upgrade funding should be spent.

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