A playpark fit for Kings and Queens is now open for play-based business at King George V Park in Bearsden.
The new £100,000 play area – which was funded through a mixture EDC Capital Funding and the Scottish Government’s Renewing Scotland’s Play Parks funding – involved replacing some older units with new modern equipment. The play area also retained some of the existing units that had been previously installed in more recent years.
The end result is a large, well-resourced facility that will benefit young people from the Bearsden area for many years to come.
Councillor Pamela Marshall – Vice Convener of the Council’s Place, Neighbourhood and Corporate Assets Committee - officially opened the impressive new play area along with local children from Killermont Primary School.
We’ve already had some hugely positive feedback about the new equipment in the play area from members of the community, local community groups and indeed children from the nearby primary school, which is great news as consultation was at the heart of this project.
Councillor Marshall added "Children from Killermont Primary, members of the Killermont Park Development Group and the local community all had the opportunity to choose their favourite design at a consultation event day and from the reaction of the children here today it would seem they chose well".
“It was great that we were joined by children from Killermont Primary School at the opening so they could enjoy the fabulous end result for themselves.
“I’m sure this upgraded play area will be well-used for many years to come.”
The play area now includes equipment that can be enjoyed by children of all ages and abilities - and even grown-ups too!
Amongst the new equipment installed is a wheelchair-friendly roundabout and hard-backed disability swing, a selection of games panels and springies, two new multi-play units - one for younger children and a larger one for older kids – and a variety of swings.
There is also something for the more adventurous grown-ups who want to share in the play experience with their children - a tango swing that both adult and child can go on together.
Perhaps one of the most impressive units is the new Hurricane Swing - the only one of its kind in East Dunbartonshire – where the adventurous can spin at speed around a central pole.
