The projects to improve the outdoor area aim to be inclusive, accessible and utilised by the wider community. The current outdoor play equipment is condemned and therefore unusable. This needs redesigning and replacing. We intend to involve the children in this redesign and highlight it's use for improving mental and physical wellbeing, aswell as providing equipment that can be accessed by children with disabilities. The adjacent woodland area also needs improving. We aim to develop this area to accomodate outdoor learning opportunities, forest skills and wildlife/wildflower conservation. This woodland is a precious memorial wood, planted over 30 years ago. We wish to respectfully preserve this memory by creating an area of reflection and rememberance within this space. Our aim is to provide access to the wider community to all of these new developments. These will include children with specific physical/emotional and educational needs and bereaved families.

What we'll deliver:

• New outdoor playground equipment
• Repurpose and design of woodland area - Forest schools/outdoor pursuits.
• Repurpose and design of woodland area - Garden of reflection and rememberance
• New playground surface and markings
• Accessibility trail/path around our field

Why it's a great idea:

The benefits will be wide ranging and will include: Increased educational opportunities. Increased access for adults and children with disabilities. Increased access for members of the community to reflect and remember lost loved ones. Increased safety on the equipment and the playground surfaces. Increase emotional, mental and physical wellbeing

Steps to get it done:

• Old play equipment removed
• New play equipment installed
• Damaged/dead trees removed - wast utilised as natural seating and floor covering
• New trees and wildflowers planted
• Outdoor pursuits area developed within woodland
• Rememberance area developed within woodland
• Playground surface renewed and marked
• Path around the field created