"Families across Chorlton will gather to celebrate the opening of a new £100,000 playground this weekend."
Exciting new equipment has been installed in Chorlton Park after a two year project, and children and parents are expected to flock to the opening on Saturday.
In 2008, The Chorlton Park Regeneration Group recognised that the ‘old and tired’ play area needed some investment and was and not attracting youngsters. They applied to Groundwork UK and Big Lottery Fund’s Community Spaces programme and were the only group in the North West region to scoop a large grant of £100,000. Manchester City Council then backed that with an additional £10,000.
New play equipment includes a zip wire, a large tube slide, trampolines and swings. Developers hope that once in the park youths will also use the park’s football pitches, artificial cricket wicket, tennis courts, and skate park. The project has taken over two years to build. In that time the regeneration group has consulted the local community to discover what young people want from a playground.
Cherryl Clements, co-chair of the Chorlton Park Regeneration Group said: "If you have a good idea and are prepared to give your time to a project then this playground proves it can be done.
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