PLANS to revamp play areas in New Bilton and Brownsover have been published – and residents are invited to have their say.
The blueprints for New Bilton Recreation Ground include a refurbished and expanded play area, and new play equipment including a combination swing frame, group rocker, metal climbing frame with toddler slide, group swing and a steel cableway.
The facelift is also set to include a new community garden with a wildflower meadow and seating, a refurbished teen shelter, tree planting and a new multi-use game area to replace the current grass football pitch, catering for a number of sports all year round.
The plan for Charwelton Drive play area includes a new carousel or pendulum swing, an inclusive rocker, a metal climbing frame with toddler slide, a new dish roundabout, a combination swing frame, a wheelchair roundabout, a play house, and interactive play panels and games for younger children.
The designs were drawn up using feedback from the first stage of public consultations a year ago – and the public are now being invited to comment on the new blueprints.
Rugby Borough Council’s partnerships and wellbeing spokesperson Coun Maggie O’Rourke urged residents to have their say.
She added: “The council has a rolling programme of improvements to our parks, play areas and green spaces, and from the responses to the first consultations on our plans for New Bilton Rec and Charwelton Drive, we know residents want to play a part in shaping the designs for the refurbishments.
“This latest consultation gives residents a chance to a have a say on our masterplans, so we can finalise the plans and look forward to starting work at both sites later this year.”
Her Liberal Democrat Group counterpart Coun Neil Sandison said: “Local families should respond to these consultations to ensure the new equipment, layouts and overall designs meet the community’s needs.
“Your feedback can help shape your local recreational space for growing children and young people.”
Visit www.rugby.gov.uk/newbiltonrec and www.rugby.gov.uk/charweltondrive to see the plans and take part in the public consultations, which close at 5pm on Friday April 4.
