A new play park has opened in Chippenham this week, offering a fun and exciting space for children to play and explore.
The new bespoke play area, made almost entirely from wood, has opened adjacent to The Arc climbing centre, skatepark and café. The Arc Park includes a wildwood tree house, hollow log, play hut, sand tower with pulley, two slides and many other fun features.
Funding for the £190,000 play area has come from Chippenham Borough Lands Charity (CBLC), a local grant-making charity, that awards grants to individuals and organisations for welfare, education, recreation, arts, and community projects.
CBLC CEO, Phil Tansley, said, “Improving the welfare and wellbeing of our community is the main goal of our charity. Our trustees wanted to use some of our resources to provide a destination where the entire family could go to be active and have fun together.
“The amazing new play area is a wonderful addition to The Arc’s facilities and offers a great space for local children to explore, engage with one another and have fun in a natural environment.”
There will be a celebration of the opening of the play area taking place at 11am on Tuesday 14th February when the ribbon will be cut and there will be some free and discounted refreshments on offer at The Arc Cafe (whilst stocks last).
The Arc climbing centre is run by The Climbing Academy and includes a cafe with a large outdoor decked seating area which overlooks the new park area. The Arc Cafe is open to the public seven days a week. Children can also access the enclosed park from within the outdoor cafe area at The Arc by a bridge that crosses over to the Wildwood Tree House.
Bristol-based natural outdoor play equipment specialist, Touchwood Play, designed, and built The Arc Park. The play equipment has been crafted from locally sourced durable wood such as Larch, Chestnut and Oak.