As part of our budget proposals last week the Administration allocated £350,000 to help fund the upgrading of existing play areas and the provision of new ones. This was in addition to the £250,000 we allocated in the current financial year.
We are the only political grouping within the Council to recognise that there is a need to invest in play area provision.
Some of the £250,000 has been used to fund new play areas in Overton in Greenock and Quarrier's Village. The balance of this funding and the new funding for 2010/11 will be available to support our new play area strategy, which will be the subject of a report to the next meeting of the Safe, Sustainable Communities Committee.
As well as investing in Council owned play areas we are also looking to work with community groups and other partners to lever in external funding.
Providing our children and young people with safe, modern and interesting play areas is part of our strategy of promoting healthy, active lifestyles.
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Living in Overton with my 2 young daughters ,I can definately vouch for the benefits of this new play area for the kids .This park is being used during the day by mothers and grandparents with their pre school toddlers ,and then kids of all ages as soon as they get home from school and used for the rest of the evening .A great facility well used by the community
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