The council confirmed the reinstatement of play equipment in Springwells, Blantyre, following public concern over its removal. Cllr Mo Razzaq emphasized the importance of this playground for families and thanked those who contributed to the resolution. The community hopes for improved maintenance and revitalization of the park area.
The next opportunity for residents of South Lanarkshire to help shape the future of their area is underway. Hopefully the council will listen more than they did last time community consultations and feedback was asked for when they were discussing halls and libraries! Surveys have now been launched about how children like to play, where […]
Following the mindless vandalism which put the brand new Livingstone playpark out of service, Police are appealing for more information. Attempts were made to set the playpark equipment on fire on Friday 21st January and it was only due to the quick thinking of a passer by that the fire was quickly put out. However, […]
Absolutely gutted to be posting this, but some brainless idiot has tried to set fire to the brand new pirate ship and playpark at David Livingstone Birthplace. A fire was discovered inside the ship today and thankfully due to the diligence of a local dog walker, it was bravely put out before spreading. However, it’s […]
South Lanarkshire Council has been allocated £298,000 for year one of a likely allocation of £3.5m (over the period 2021 to 2026) to renew playparks in the area. The refurbishment of a play area can cost between £30,000 and £350,000 depending on size so the potential fund will not be sufficient to transform all of […]
Work begins this week (26 April) on the much anticipated and long awaited ‘Ma Robert’ playpark at the David Livingstone Birthplace. The playpark, which has been greatly missed during the Birthplace’s £9.1m refurbishment, will reopen at the start of June. Central to the play space’s redesign will be a large multi-play structure based on David […]
Our six month fundraiser for a fantastic new Playpark at the Village ended yesterday with a whopping sum raised! Since May, we’ve been raising money on our Just Giving page to help buy equipment for a new Playpark at the Livingstone Birthplace. The total is now in and we’re delighted to announce Blantyre residents and […]
Our six month fundraiser to raise money towards Blantyre’s new playpark is coming to an end. There’s just 11 days left if you would still like to contribute towards the new playpark for the Village in Blantyre. To be located at the David Livingstone Birthplace, the project is being managed by David Livingstone Trust and […]