New look Broughshane Play Park open to public

The new look Broughshane Play Park is now open to the public following a makeover to the tune of almost £150,000.

The new and improved facility, which is an enhancement to an existing play area on the Knockan Road, includes equipment to make it as accessible as possible for everyone.

L-R) Jackie Patton MEABC, Katrina Morgan MEABC, Ald Robin Cherry, Cllr Muriel Burnside, Sandy Wilson of Broughshane & District Com Association, Michael Price of Broughshane Community Play Park Association, Cllr Julie Frew, Cllr William McCaughey, Cllr Beth Adger and Barney Graham.

placeholder image — L-R) Jackie Patton MEABC, Katrina Morgan MEABC, Ald Robin Cherry, Cllr Muriel Burnside, Sandy Wilson of Broughshane & District Com Association, Michael Price of Broughshane Community Play Park Association, Cllr Julie Frew, Cllr William McCaughey, Cllr Beth Adger and Barney Graham.

Equipment provided includes a wheelchair roundabout, a 30-metre cableway, inclusive seats provided to the existing swing unit, a standing pendulum swing, a cradle nest, a 4-person see-saw and a chain path. For toddlers there is a new slide, a sand play area with integral timber seating, an integrated trampoline and a small play digger. Pictured: Jackie Patton and Katrina Morgan MEABC, Sandy Wilson of Broughshane & District Com. Association, Michael Price of Broughshane Community Play Park Association and Cllrs Burnside, Frew, McCaughey, Adger, Graham and Ald. Cherry.