A NEW playground has re-opened in Kendal as a strictly toddlers-only zone.
South Lakeland District Council (SLDC) began transforming the Howe Bank Play Area in Kendal Parks especially for the under-fives after listening to the views of local parents, grandparents and carers.
A year after public consultation began the area has had a £45,000 makeover which involved resurfacing and the installation of new play equipment.
The official re-opening was performed by Councillor Jonathan Brook, one of three SLDC ward councillors who had supported the project.
“Going out to public consultation on the future of four parks in the Kendal Parks area involved listening very carefully to what local people had to say," he said.
"The overwhelming feeling was that toddlers needed a place of their own, specifically designed to suit their needs."
SLDC’s Councillor Chris Hogg and Councillor Doug Rathbone, who also represent the ward of Kendal South and Natland, supported the project and attended the re-opening ceremony.
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