A BROMSGROVE councillor has welcomed upgrades to a park in Charford which formulate part of a larger scheme to upgrade playgrounds across the district.
Liberal Democrat councillor for Charford, Sam Ammar, has shared her delight at Charford Recreation Ground being one of the first in the region to benefit from improvements.
Councillor Ammar said: “As a local councillor I have been pushing for investment into our area and I’m delighted to see spades in the ground on this improvement.”
Bromsgrove District Council recently agreed a range of upgrades to parks as part of its play improvement strategy, which aims to revamp play areas across the region over the next few years.
Tenders were put out for major refurbishments of Charford Recreation Ground and Upland Grove open space, with further improvements expected at various parks across Bromsgrove.
Foxglove Way play area and Fordhouse Road playground have had improvements, while the outdoor gym equipment at St Chad’s Park in Rubery was replaced earlier this year.
In addition, ongoing works have taken place at Lickey End Park and the Oakalls.
Aston Fields Rec has had a surfacing improvement, replacing the existing grass matting with a new rubber mulch surface under much of the play equipment.
Surfacing works have been carried out at Barnsley Hall play area and Lingfield Walk play area, whilst they are due to take place soon at Arundel Road play area.
All of the projects have been made possible through UK Shared Prosperity funding.
Coun Ammar added: “Working with my colleagues we are determined to ensure playground across the area gets investment and will continue to push this as a priority for any investment.”
