Swansea Council commits further £1m in upgrading 60 play areas

Thousands of youngsters in communities across Swansea are set to benefit from major investment in the city’s play infrastructure, after Swansea Council committed to upgrading more than 60 community play areas.

The upgrades are part of the council’s ongoing commitment to investing in free play areas, which has seen the council agree to a further £1 million for them in the coming year, bringing the total investment so far to £8 million.

The latest to see an official opening is at Brynmelyn Park in Waun Wen, where the upgrades have been designed to cater to both teenagers and infants.

The teenage area now boasts a combination basket swing/flat seat swings, a junior multiplay unit with high and low play features, and an above-ground carousel.

The infant area includes an infant multiplay unit, two bay swings with a disabled seat, a “You and Me” seat, and two cradle seats, a four-personsee-saw, a trampoline with drainage incorporated, and a springer.

Non-play items such as two steel benches have also been added to enhance the park’s amenities.

Other recently completed upgrades include those at Polly’s Park in Foxhole Road, St Thomas, and Ravenhill play area, which has seen a new, safe surface fitted.

Councillor Robert Francis-Davies said: “We believe our investment in outdoor play for children and young people is probably the biggest investment of its kind anywhere in the UK in recent years.