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A key play area in Driffield has secured funding for new play equipment to be installed.

The Friends of St Margaret’s group supported by Fiona Turner, the External Funding Officer for Driffield Town Council, have been awarded a Commuted Sums Openspace grant of £43,686.41.

St Margaret’s Close Play Area, owned by Driffield Town Council, has been a topic for feedback since the initial Commonplace launch in 2021.

There have now been two rounds of public engagement on this location. The first, focused on gauging opinion on the current state of St Margaret’s Playpark, whilst the second provided an opportunity to feedback on some of the Town Council’s proposed ideas for improvement.

A range of new items have been sourced through HAGS, enabling the play area to appeal across a range of ages and provide different play values and goals.

Please see below a layout plan:

Images kindly provided by HAGS

The ten new items are inclusive, lend themselves to multi-generational play and include those most frequently requested during the two rounds of engagement.

• A Swing Set - including 2 seats and a basket swing

• A Trampoline

• Spinmee Inclusive Roundabout

• A circular track with play panels, creating a role play town around the original play equipment.

Installation work is due to commence late Summer 2022

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The responses received throughout the various engagements conducted on Commonplace have helped to shape, both the improvements that have taken place in Driffield since this platform has begun, as well as those to planned in the future.

Thank you to everybody that has engaged with Driffield Commonplace to date.

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