Issue - meetings

Playbuilder projects were being undertaken in Bracknell Forest, many on Town and Parish sites and throughout different areas of the Borough such as in Ascot, Binfield and Sandhurst. The projects would need to be completed by the end of March 2010, but it was possible that the national deadline may be extended due to weather conditions restricting work being undertaken. Some photos of the sites had been taken. New equipment was being installed and replacing older equipment on the sites.

The new or refurbished play areas were aimed at children aged 8-13 years. The £1million government initiative would promote 22 new or existing play areas within the Borough over a two year period and was closely monitored by Play England. The initiative was commissioned by the treasury and funded by the Children’s Plan, to help improve and encourage active lifestyles.

Artificial stone walls were being developed at the Winscombe site. The government had realised the social implications of being too risk adverse and were moving away from this at policy level. One contractor had been employed to refurbish or create five of the eleven sites being focused on in Year 1 of the initiative. The time scale had been a problem but they were catching up.