A PLAY park in Erskine is set to have state-of-the-art equipment installed thanks to a council grant.
Located in the Bargarran area of Erskine, the park will be the first in Scotland to have interactive play equipment including an interactive DJ Booth, dance arch and an activity zone with games on seven difference screens.
The new area is being created with a £50,000 award from Renfrewshire Council’s Green Spaces, Parks and Play Areas and Villages Investment Fund. As well as that, children and young people will be able to enjoy a zip wire, seating areas and an outdoor gym.
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The new park was designed in consultation with Erskine Youth Council.
Treasurer Graeme Wilson said: “We are over the moon that we received the additional £50k funding and can now go ahead with the building of the new Erskine activity area.”
“This will bring about new and exciting ways for children, young people and their families to have fun and will also be an interactive play facility - the first of its kind in Scotland.
“EYC has been involved in picking the equipment to make sure it will fit the needs and wants of Erskine’s youth and going forward our Youth Council will look after the activity play area, making sure all the equipment is up and running as well as monitoring what games are being played and the settings of the DJ booth.
“We look forward to leading on fun outdoor group activities using the play area equipment once it is built and open to our community.”
Work is set to start on the park in March, with completion set for the summer. However, this will be subject to ongoing coronavirus restrictions.
Councillor Marie McGurk, Convener of Renfrewshire Council’s Communities, Housing and Planning Policy Board, said: “We’re delighted that we are able to provide significant funding to Erskine Youth Council to ensure that this new, interactive play area can be developed.
“It will be one of the standout play parks in the country thanks to the state-of-the-art equipment that is set to be installed and young people have been at the heart of the process every step of the way. I can’t wait to see their ideas become reality.
“The Green Spaces, Parks and Play Areas and Villages Investment Fund really has given local people of all ages the chance to change their community for the better and it’s great to see the difference that it is making across Renfrewshire.”
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