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Preston’s battered and paint-peeling playgrounds to be repaired

Posted on - 18th March, 2018 - 7:00pm | Author - | Posted in - Parks, Politics, Preston Council, Preston News
The city's play areas in many parks have fallen into disrepair Pic: Tony Worrall
The city’s play areas in many parks have fallen into disrepair Pic: Tony Worrall

Parks, play areas and tennis courts across Preston are set for a lick of paint in the coming months.

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Preston City Council says savings made during the transfer of the Fulwood and West View Leisure Centres to the social enterprise Greenwich Leisure Limited.

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Now £50,000 is to be unleashed in a repair and painting blitz.

The cabinet apprond detailed where the works are due to begin, with many of them focused on the multi-use games areas (known as MUGAs).

Haslam Park will see painting to support posts, kerbs repairs, improved drainage access points and new line markings costing £5,000.

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Ashton Park tennis and basketball court will have water retention, improving drainage and line markings for £4,000.

Ribbleton Park is to have backboards replaced, small-scale refurbishment to court fencing and line markings.

In Frenchwood’s multi-games area there will be drainage improvement works and small-scale surface and fencing work costing £5,000.

Read more: Toddler play area is finished in Euston Street Park makeover

Moor Lane’s work will see drainage works and line markings costing £3,000.

Hartington Rec will have its cricket wicket replaced and new line markings, costing £1,500.

Moor Park’s northern multi-use games needs repair to a damaged surface and the line markings, costing £1,500.

Oxheys Rec will see the wooden timber round retaining posts repaired and new line markings at a cost of £4,000.

Brookfield’s MUGA will see repairs to surfaces and line markings at a cost of £2,000.

Smith’s Rec MUGA is having drainage work and its mesh panels repaired, costing £5,000.

Read more: Extra funding found for Moor Park restoration

Replacing missing court fencing panels, basketball back boards and line markings is the work taking place at Castleton Road for the cost of £9,000.

Fishwick MUGA has paint peeling at its support posts and line markings, costing £1,500.

Longsands MUGA will see mesh panels repaired and line markings for £1,500.

Moor Park’s Adizone will have surface repairs and painting costing £2,000 and Ashton’s Adizone will have painting of equipment for £500.

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