Ribble Valley Borough Council unveils £300,000 Clitheroe play park
The £300,000 Edisford Bridge Play Park is part of a £750,000 Ribble Valley Borough Council scheme to upgrade the borough's 18 playgrounds by 2027, with £6.7 million already spent on sports, leisure, and recreation facilities.
A new £300,000 Clitheroe play park has left local kids jumping for joy, as the borough aims to have some of the best playgrounds in the country by next year.
Edisford Bridge Play Park was built on an abandoned pitch next to the River Ribble, and features a 20-metre zip wire, rockscape, and agility trail.
For the younger children, it holds a range of slides, climbing surfaces, and a play boat, all of which contain accessible features for wheelchair and pushchair users.
The park comes as part of a £750,000 Ribble Valley Borough Council scheme to put the borough’s 18 playgrounds in the top league by 2027.
They have so far spent £6.7 million on a range of sports, leisure, and recreation facilities in the borough, including over half a million on Clitheroe Castle.
They said they are continuing to allocate money towards other playgrounds in the area, including making improvements to Salthill in Clitheroe and John Smith’s in Longridge.
Stuart Hurst, who chairs Ribble Valley Borough Council’s community services committee, said he hoped the improvements would bring more people to Edisford.
“Edisford is a popular visitor destination, attracting thousands of visitors a year to its many attractions, including a miniature railway and scenic riverside walks,” he said.
“We have exciting plans for the development of Edisford, starting with this standout play park, which generations of children and visitors will be able to enjoy for years to come.”