The Craufurd Simson Park charity will be developing a piece of land acquired from the council for an outdoor play park for use by the residents in West Kilbride.
In order to develop the park, the children will be invited to contribute to their vision of the park at an event. The event will provide an afternoon of fun, to build community awareness about the project and to make sure that the children are able to play a role in developing the park and feel included in the development.
The event will be hosted in the space the park will be built on (subject to the relevant approvals and insurance).
The event is aimed to be fun for the children, build community spirit, and gather the input we need for the next big step. We hope that this will build excitement give the children something to look forward to.
We will provide entertainment for the children and an area for the children to build their vision for the park and choose the equipment they would want.
The park will ultimately deliver the proven health and wellbeing benefits of an open space with play equipment for children to engage in physical activity, build social skills and feel part of a community.
Funding for the park will be sought through other funding avenues once the land is transferred through a Community Asset Transfer.
This initiative is championed by the Community Roots and orgnaisation well established in the West Kilbride community. Community Roots is set up to help people live their best healthiest lives with food security and outlets that improve mental and physical well-being. Community Roots runs the Village Larder, SHED & a community garden.
Location: The location is in a high density housing area with no other recreational facilities available for children that they can walk to safely. The space was previously a play park and the equipment removed by council some years ago. Since then the space has deteriorated and degrades the area.
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