Children in a Swansea community have been treated to a brilliant new play area.
Parc Llewelyn serves Morriston, Mynyddbach and Landore and is already a much-loved community destination and home to beautiful views across Swansea, a thriving community centre, wonderful dog walks and tennis courts.
Now its children’s play area is the latest to benefit from the city-wide £7m play upgrade programme which was officially opened by Council Leader Rob Stewart.
It means more than 50 neighbourhoods around the city have now benefited from the play areas renewal project, that typically include facilities for disabled youngsters such as flush roundabouts, wide slides, basket swings and communication boards.
At Parc Llewelyn youngsters are enjoying new adventures in the summer sunshine on a castle-style multi-play unit, swings, a roundabout, trampoline and much more.
Cllr Andrew Stevens, Cabinet Member for Environment and Infrastructure, said: “It’s great news that these communities can enjoy free family time together and just in time for the school summer holidays too.
“Most children in Swansea are now never far from a local refurbished play area and there are more to come in the months ahead.”
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration and Tourism, said: “We want to support as many accessible play opportunities as possible in local communities.
“Our play area renewal programme is the largest of its kind in Wales. We made our play areas pledge a council policy commitment because we saw just how important they were to young families and children as a free place to go during the cost of living crisis.
“Our views are backed up by play charities and other organisations who say it’s critically important for children’s mental as well as physical health that they have access to safe, quality places to play and socialise with friends and family.
“It also means that while young people are playing safely, their parents and carers get the chance to have a chat and share news in the fresh air, which is good for their wellbeing too.”
Since the start of the play areas programme communities across Swansea which have seen investment include Mayhill, West Cross, Garnswllt, Bonymaen, Mawr, Grovesend, Penclawdd and Birchgrove.
