Colinton Mains Park will get a new play area for 3 to 12 year olds featuring new swings, roundabout, multi play roller coaster, slides and nets.

Local teenagers will now have a place of their own to meet up and play sports. The teenage area also features a 7 meter wide goal end, incorporating a football goal flanked on either side which can also be used for basketball. There is also a seating unit for teenagers - to provide a spot to gather with friends.

The City of Edinburgh Council provided funding of around £67,000. This was backed up by Waste Recycling Environmental Limited (WREN) funding of around £40,000.

Jewel Park in Bingham will also open brand new play facilities including a new climbing wall, birds nest climbing frame and ball court for sports activities.


For this park the Council provided £50,000 of funding while WREN matched this with £50,000 of funding.

Meadowfield Park in the Duddingston area is the third park to get modern play facilities. An up-to-the-minute play area will include a refurbished 'flying fox', tunnel hill slide, multi play unit with games and slides, dish roundabout, lantern swing, buddy swing, balance beam and a spring daisy. The park also features a large net climber and bio diverse wetland area with viewing platform.

This park received £50,000 funding from the Council and £49,000 funding from WREN.

Councillor Robert Aldridge, Environmental Leader, said: "These 3 play projects demonstrate the excellent community work which has been going on to get these new play facilities up and running. We have been successfully working in partnership with WREN to bring some of the best play facilities to the children of Edinburgh. Not only will the new park facilities benefit the local young people they will brighten up the parks and benefit the larger wider community."

Caroline Sanderson, Grant Manager for WREN added: "WREN is committed to supporting projects that have a real impact on communities. We're delighted to have worked in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver fantastic new play facilities to benefit young people near Colinton Mains, Meadowfield and Jewel Parks."

(GK)