Time for adventure play

Published: 17 June, 2011

Schoolchildren enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon playing on new play equipment at Mayesbrook Park, Dagenham on Friday, 20 May as part of the official launch of the Playbuilder programme. The children from Dorothy Barley Infants and Manor Infants and Junior School played on new equipment including a swinging tyre, a tunnel, nest swing, zip wire, slide and mounds with tunnels, surrounded by boulders and newly planted trees.

Play Workers from Youth League UK were on hand to provide a play session as part of the launch.

The former Mayor of Barking and Dagenham, Cllr Nirmal Singh Gill, Cllr Rocky Gill, Cabinet Member for Children and Education and Barking MP Margaret Hodge attended the launch.

Youngsters will see play areas transformed across the borough after the council secured £1m funding.

The funding, from the Department of Education (DfE) was for the development of ‘natural play’ areas for children of all ages.

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