Construction work on a new children’s play area built on the Queen’s Market site has started this week.
The play area at Queen’s Market will be situated close to the side entrances, adjacent to the Queen Street Car Park, and will take roughly 3 weeks to complete.
After completion, commissioning and testing will commence, before fully opening to the public.
The inclusive play area will include more than 20 play features, and will be able to accommodate over 40 users at any given time. The play area is designed for the ages of 0-10+, and will feature interactive, sensory and tactile play boards also.
Built with the Queen’s Market in mind, the theme of the play area will be food and drink, with a ‘café’ and ‘ice cream’ theme incorporated into some of the play equipment.
Chief Executive of Denbighshire County Council, Graham Boase said:
“This play space is a great example of collaboration, which ensures that there is another great and inclusive place in Rhyl for children to play all year round, this time at the iconic Queen’s Market venue.
We expect the construction to take roughly three weeks to complete, before testing and commissioning can commence. I look forward to seeing another brilliant addition to this location open in the near future.”
A spokesperson for KOMPAN UK said:
“KOMPAN UK worked with Queen’s Market to develop a Play Area that perfectly complements the Market function, with a fun and playful twist.
Children are able to use their imaginations and role play skills to act out serving or being a customer at their very own Caffi/Cafe!
This Play Area is designed with children that have all different levels of ability in mind, ensuring that there are play activities that don’t all require physical strength, but also the option to develop fine and gross motor skills through climbing, crawling and exploring the play features. Playing here develops cognitive skills too with fun games and creative play boards.
We’re super pleased to be able to design and install this Play Area at Queen’s Market and look forward to installing more exciting outdoor play and fitness in Rhyl in the coming months! Let’s Play!”
