Children and young people who live in the Watery Lane and East Rural areas of Darwen will soon be using new or upgraded play facilities thanks to a share of the £2.5 million investment in play across Blackburn with Darwen, from the Government’s Play Pathfinder programme.
Councillor Michael Law-Riding, executive member for leisure and culture and play champion for the borough said: “These are exciting times for our young people. The Play Pathfinder programme has given us the opportunity to ask children what they want to see and in most cases we have been able to use some of their ideas to enhance their existing play facilities or to introduce new ones.”
At Eccleshill children will be joined by East Rural stalwart, Irene Guy, who has worked in a voluntary capacity for many years, helping to raise money for various projects, including the community garden and the local church, St Paul’s. Irene is a regular at the Carus Centre in Hoddlesden and she also sits the committee of the East Rural network.
Around £50,000 has been spent on each site on equipment which is natural and innovative and includes climbing frames, DDA swings, trim trails, boulders and benches. Both sites have been developed from ideas put forward by children and young people.
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