The new play area at Christchurch Park in Ipswich is to reopen on Monday morning after a three-month rebuild to mark the 125th anniversary of the town’s best-know open space.
Work to replace the play area – which was last rebuilt in the 1990s – got underway in early May at the height of the lockdown.
The pirate ship has been replaced by a castle and the woodchip safety surface – which was notorious for parents for hiding lost toys – has been replaced by a springy safety surface.
The colourful play area will be officially opened at 10.30am on Monday with youngsters able to try out all the new play equipment from 11am.
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Christchurch Park is the second new play area to be unveiled by the borough at the end of the lockdown – last month it unveiled a new “Search and Rescue” themed play area at Dumbarton Road which has proved very popular with youngsters in the area.
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