Play Parks Refurbishment

Downton Parish Council
invites you to a

Summer Celebration
MOOT LANE PLAY PARK
Saturday 20th July 2024
2-4pm
FREE

Start the summer holidays with a go on the
new equipment. We are hoping for dry weather!

TeqBall
Double Zip Wire
Time Trial Trail
Fitness Station
new Football Goals
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www.teqballontour.co.uk

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Demonstration of world’s fastest growing sport! Have a go!

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FREE Ice Creams
FREE Face Painting
Tanya Renner Face & Body Art

 

Moot Lane, Memorial Gardens and Charlton All Saints Play Parks

The Memorial Gardens and Charlton All Saints Play Parks were sucessfully refurbished in October 2023, followed by the Moot Lane Play Park in March 2024. Please visit the parks to see all the new play equipment!

Grand Opening of the Memorial Gardens Play Park

The Grand Opening of the newly refurbished playground in Downton Memorial Gardens took place on Friday 13th October at 3.30pm.

Special guest Lloyd Wallace, ably assisted by Elsie Smith, the winner of the Parish Council’s poster competition, cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony. Lloyd is a two time winter Olympian (2018 and 2022) who competes for Team GB in the Freestyle Aerials and he proved very popular with the children, who were excited to meet him.

Elsie, poster competition first prize winner   Lloyd Wallace with Elsie, poster competition first prize winner   Lloyd Wallace signing autographs

The new equipment was well and truly put to the test and received the thumbs up from all the children who attended.

Parish Council chair, Jane Brentor, thanked all the children who entered the poster competition (197 of them!) and congratulated both Elsie and the runners up: Effie, Lacey, Sienna, Toby and Trixie.

Downton Primary School association provided refreshments.

Parish Councillor Stephanie Jalland said: “Thank you to everyone who came, who braved the wet weather and the mud. Thanks to Lloyd for inspiring a sense of adventure – and also to the volunteer First Aiders, and to Tanya Renner who painted so many faces. It’s autumn, it’s wet – think how wonderful it will be in the sunshine with the grass grown… if you haven’t seen it yet, pop in.”

Grand Opening of the Moot Lane Play Park

The Grand Opening of the newly refurbished playground in Moot Lane took place on on Tuesday 26th March 2024 at 4 to 5 pm. It was lovely to see so many children enjoying the new playing equipment and despite the heavy rain!