Play Parks Refurbishment

Moot Lane Play Park – Grand Opening

Tuesday 26th March 2024 at 4 to 5 pm

Downton Parish Council invites you to the Grand Opening of the newly refurbished Moot Lane Play Park, which will take place on Tuesday 26th March 2024 at 4 to 5 pm

After the cutting of the ribbon by special guest Malcolm Dean, children will be able to try out the new equipment which includes:

              • Teqball
              • Double Zip Wire
              • Time Trial Trail
              • Fitness Station
              • New Football Goals
              • … and more

Also during the Grand Opening event:

              • Teqball On Tour will provide a demonstration of Teqball the world’s fastest growing sport
              • Downton Leisure Centre will demonstrate how to use the new
              • Fitness StationFat Sam’s Ice Cream Van
              • Tanya Renner Face & Body Art will be providing Free Face Painting

Be prepared for muddy ground it has been very wet !

 

Memorial Gardens and Charlton All Saints Play Parks

The Memorial Gardens and Charlton All Saints Play Parks were sucessfully refurbished in October 2023. 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.”