Serious progress made on construction of local village playground

Another hugely productive week for the Panda Playground construction in Ballymacarbry.

All playground equipment is now assembled and set into place. The soft surface which will form the floor of our playground is being laid this week. After this they will be working on the finishing touches in advance of safety inspections which will be the final step in advance of opening.

The playground perimeter fencing, footpaths, powerwashing and general groundworks have been undertaken by local volunteers for the past number of weeks. They are eternally grateful to these generous people who have done a remarkable job. In the next week or so they plan a general clean up of the community centre grounds ahead of opening the playground. They'll once again be calling on the wonderful local community to give a hand with this clean up so keep an eye on their social media posts.

This week they also unveiled a new surprise addition to the playground which they didn’t publish in their previous plans. Their central climbing net is going to form an amazing centrepiece for this facility which will challenge and thrill all playground users. This impressive feature has already generated huge interest from onlookers and promises to be a star attraction when they open the gates in the coming weeks.

We continue to received great financial support from the community for this playground. Thanks to everyone who has supported us and donated. However, we are still quite a bit short of our required fund of €170,000. If you are in a position to donate, you can still do so. Please contact the Community Centre at 086 032 8467 or view our social media for donation details.