Investing in improving Medway’s play areas
Priority Play is a capital-funded project to upgrade play areas in Medway. The aim of the project is to update and renew a number of our play areas to improve the playing experience for Medway’s children, with new more engaging and exciting equipment.
In addition to the improvements made during 2021 to 2022, we secured £250,000 for 2022 to 2023 to update 6 other play areas at:
- Ballens Road Play Area, Lordswood
- Perry Street Play Area, Chatham
- Princes Avenue Play Area, Walderslade
- Laburnum Recreation Ground, Strood
- replace an old unit at Kings Frith Play Area, Wigmore
- improve the safety surfacing and replace old swing at Balmoral Gardens Play Area, Gillingham.
We consulted about the proposed designs in autumn 2022. We reviewed the feedback and amended some of the designs to take on board the main points raised.
All 6 play areas have now been improved and are open to the public.
Ballens Road Play Area, Lordswood
Perry Street Play Area, Chatham
Princes Avenue Play Area, Walderslade
Laburnum Recreation Ground, Strood
Kings Frith Play Area, Wigmore
Balmoral Gardens Play Area, Gillingham
Improvements made for Priority Play 2021 to 2022
In 2021 to 2022, we upgraded 5 play areas:
- Crestway play area, Luton and Wayfield
- Low Meadow play area, Halling
- Lamplighters Close, Hempstead
- Whimbrel Walk, Lordswood
- Iona Close, Lordswood
- Hamilton Road, Gillingham (new slide unit only)
- Borstal Recreation Ground, Borstal (new multi-unit only).
For more information about the work we do at play areas or general enquiries, email yournew@medway.gov.uk.