12 January 2014

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TOWN Clerk Julie Holden (below left) attended the formal opening of new play equipment at Mount Noddy when it was opened by Cllr Pru Moore, the Cabinet Member for Leisure and Sustainability at Mid Sussex District Council.

The new ‘adventure’ equipment links to form an obstacle course which passes over grass mounds and ends with a Tarzan swing, via netting, rope bridges and stepping stones which enable children to go from one item to another without touching the ground.

The upgrade to the play area – which also has a roundabout, slides, springers and swings, included extra monkey bars after a consultation with parents who said they were very popular with chldren using the site.

Extra outdoor gym equipment has also been installed to help adults improve their health and fitness levels. It is hoped that the equipment, which is free to use, will encourage more grown-ups to take regular exercise.

“I’m so pleased with the way this new playground has turned out,” said Councillor Moore. “The swing, rope bridges and monkey bars will give local children lots of new ways to play and the natural look of the new adventure equipment helps it to blend in nicely with the surrounding area.

“The weather may be pretty rotten at the moment but that’s the beauty of making these improvements during the autumn and winter months. We have got all the work done while it’s quiet and the new equipment will now be ready to go when things brighten up in the spring.”

* For more information about parks and playgrounds in Mid Sussex visit www.midsussex.gov.uk/openspaces.