Construction work to renew and improve the play area in Lauderdale Park, Dunbar is due to start on Tuesday 22 October. The play area will be cordoned off but access to the rest of the park will be unaffected.
The project aims to enhance the facilities to provide a challenging, exciting and inclusive play space for toddlers to teens, with a range of abilities, to play and hang out.
The final designs were created following community consultation, including with local children and young people, and include references to local landmarks such as the John Muir Way, Dunbar Castle and Belhaven Bridge (also known as the Bridge to Nowhere).
Weather permitting, it is anticipated that the play area will be ready to reopen by early spring 2025.
Council Leader Norman Hampshire said: “This will be a fantastic upgrade for Lauderdale Park play area as it includes accessible equipment and some really clever nods to familiar local landmarks. I’m sure the local young people will be really excited to watch the progress and will be looking forward to being able to use the new facility in the spring. The fact the designs have been based on feedback from local consultation means that it will be a true community facility inclusive of age, from toddler to teen, and all abilities.”
The £300k project is being funded by the Scottish Government’s Play Parks Renewal funding allocation. East Lothian Council teams will be removing the old play equipment, which will be recycled, and the new equipment will be installed by Kompan.