The overseeing group felt a responsibility to deliver a community play and fitness area, working closely with Caloo and the County Council over 18 months to establish a multiuse space encouraging outdoor activity.
Equipment installed:
The old play equipment was replaced with new aluminum units in green and brown tones, selected for age-appropriate features including low-level multi-play for preschoolers and a challenging climbing unit for juniors, with wetpour surfacing for wheelchair accessibility and added timber equipment for
an adventure trail. The old tarmac area was rejuvenated with a new surface and sports markings, and the zip wire received a wetpour upgrade.
The project necessitated an all-weather accessible track for diverse activities like jogging and cycling, employing Sudsbond permeable paving, which is wheelchair-friendly and sustainable, strategically located to not interfere with neighboring school activities, linking to all playing field access gates for community-wide accessibility.
Finally fitness equipment was placed around the track in 4 locations. Each location offering a stop of point with 2 items of gym equipment.
The Challenges:
We worked during a time when we had a lot of rain and we had to navigate around the weather and ground conditions in order to complete on time.
Outcome:
A happy client!
“Caloo have been an excellent partner for our playground upgrade project from the initial discussions through the installation and post implementation follow up. They were helpful from the outset being quick to interpret our objectives and diligent in seeing that the final design achieved them within our budget. Thanks Caloo!”
– Councillor, Ickford Parish Council