Work will start next week on the £70,000 revamp of a park including somersault bars, a cliff rider tower and a track rider multi-play unit.
The council’s services committee gave the go-ahead for the refurbishment, which will be funded by £40,000 from Ribble Valley Borough Council and £30,000 in Section 106 money from the Tootle Green development in Dilworth.
The refurbishment starts on Monday, October 3, and will include the installation of a tranche of new equipment and safety surfacing by world-leading play area company Kompan.
The range of new equipment will include three-bay swings, with different seats; a three-way seesaw, somersault bars, a cliff rider tower, a track rider multi-play unit, a ‘WeHopper’ and a ‘Flexus’.
Chair of the council’s community services committee, Ricky Newmark, said: “We are delighted the refurbishment of the Kestor Lane play area is to start.
“Kompan is one of the leaders in the field of play area development and its equipment stands the test of attraction, retention and play value.
“We aim to keep disruption to a minimum during refurbishment and will only be fencing off the area around the flat swings.
“The scheme will take about four weeks and we are looking forward to unveiling the new play area at the end of October.”
As well as the refurbishment, Ribble Valley Borough Council has spent £3,500 on improving access to the play area.
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