Play Areas
Play Area Refurbishments 2011/12
Perth
and Kinross Council is working to enhance a number of
play areas in the current financial year.
Following community consultation in August a series of
proposals have been drawn up for the five play areas below. You can
view concept drawings and plans using the links below or through
the links on the right hand side of the page.
Work is expected to start in January 2012 and be should be
completed by the end of March 2012. If you have any comments
please contact Steven Kane skane@pkc.gov.uk, Comments raised will
be taken into account in the final plans.
Local consultations were also carried out in August 2011 at all
the sites listed below and we are now working with
local communities on designs and fund raising. We hope
to consult on the proposed designs in Spring 2012 and
start works by the end of Summer 2012.
- Abernethy - Powrie Park
- Abernethy - Williamson Hall
- Balbeggie
- Guildtown
Play Areas in Perth and Kinross
Equipped Play Areas are important places where youngsters can
have a good time and where parents can meet one another. Perth and
Kinross Council aims to :
- provide a stimulating play environment in an attractively
landscaped setting that is fun to use, and pleasant to look
at.
- Ensure that children can get safely from where they live to
where they play
- provide a range of active and imaginative play equipment for
the full range of children who are likely to use it.
There are 161 equipped play areas in the Perth & Kinross
area. These are classified into the following four types according
to location and extent of equipment:
- 7 Premier Play Areas
- 28 Neighbourhood Play Areas
- 67 Local Play Areas and
- 59 Rural Play Areas
How you can help
- encourage people to use playgrounds
- come up with ideas for the improvement of playgrounds and
discuss them with other people in the community, including the
local community council; and think about ways of raising funds to
help the project along the way. Typically a community-led
playground project will take two to three years to bring
about.
- report any one who you know to be vandalising play equipment -
phone 01738 475000 or contact the local police in confidence. This
is very important: it spoils our children's enjoyment and wastes
money.
- if you do spot any problems with a playground or playground
equipment please phone 01738 475000.
Maintenance of play areas
The safety of equipment in play areas are checked and
playgrounds cleaned on a regular basis to ensure play areas are
safe, well maintained and pleasant to use.
If you notice any damage or vandalism to equipment, you can report this online or telephone the Customer
Service Centre on 01738 476476 with the following details:
- Location of the play area;
- Details of damaged / vandalised play equipment;
- When you noticed damage happened.
You can also request new equipment, make an enquiry
about existing equipment or submit an enquiry about play
areas using the above online form.
