A Wilmslow parent feels the Council has abandoned their local park leaving it to become run down with worn down paths and trip hazards on entry to the play equipment.
The popular South Oak Lane Park, which is used by local families and pupils from the nearby primary school, also has play equipment which was installed three months ago but remains fenced off so the children are unable to play on it.
Mark Campbell told me "I take my 6 year old daughter to South Oak Lane Park most days and she always asks the same question 'Why is the new play equipment fenced off?'
"Also she had a fall into the sharp stones to the entrance just over a year ago, it's beyond me why a children's play area would contain trip hazards and jagged stones, there are also sharp metal railings that trees overhang and I have seen children play near them."
He added "Also the park used to have two goalposts now it has one as two years ago the council took one away for some unknown reason."
A spokesperson for Cheshire East Council said: "The council secured £36,000 of funding from housing developments in the local area to improve the play area at South Oak Lane Park, also known as the Fulshaw Recreation Ground, in Wilmslow.
"The new play equipment being installed will provide play opportunities for the younger age range aimed at encouraging early years' active play.
"Work began with the installation of the equipment but, due to unforeseen circumstances, it is currently fenced off and awaiting the laying of the safety surfacing. This work will be done as soon as the weather conditions are more favourable – and our intention is to get this play area open again as soon as possible."
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St Annes school used the Pleasure as its playing field for football sometimes.
They are a small team and vandalism at other sites and their added workload of installing and removing polling booths for the recent elections has delayed them finishing this area.
However, they are now scheduled to resume work on it next Monday and to get it finished and fully opened in the next two weeks. The only proviso is that some of the remaining work is weather dependent, so it may take a little longer, if we get any biblical levels of rainfall during this time.
Therefore, the site should be fully open in the next few weeks.
Cllr Mark Goldsmith
Wilmslow West & Chorley
Do you know whether any funding has been allocated to the children's play area next to the fire station in Wilmslow? This has become more and more dilapidated over the years and has now reached a point where it's pretty much unusable. It would good to see some life breathed back into it.
Thanks.
Alistair.
I don’t think there has been any allocation for this site but will enquire.
However, I have already asked to see what S106 money from housing developments on the ward is unallocated. There may be spare funds from this source that can be used instead.
I will let everyone know if there is any money available and ask how best we should use it.