Dunblane Community Council secures new play equipment

Children in Dunblane are enjoying the benefits of new play equipment thanks to a
campaign led by the community council.

A new trim trail has been installed at Braemar Park following extensive discussions
with Stirling Council.
Some of the play equipment at the park was more than a quarter of a century old
and had become run down. 
Dunblane Community Council lobbied the local authority for new play equipment,
directly and through the local councillors. 
A meeting was set up last year with staff from the Environment and Place service at
Stirling Council and a commitment was made to replace some equipment.
The council officers also agreed to repair dangerous and dilapidated fencing and
benches, repair a broken seesaw, and provide new mulch to make the park safe. 
In the longer term, the council aims to remove a cattle grid at the entrance and
replace it with a gate, to bring it in line with many other parks in Stirlingshire.
Chair of Dunblane Community Council, Anna Jarchow-MacDonald, said: "We are
delighted to see new play equipment installed at Braemar Park following a campaign
by Dunblane Community Council for improvements, with the support of our local
councillors.
We first raised the issue of dilapidated play equipment with Stirling Council last year
and six months ago the local authority committed funds to upgrade the equipment
and improve the fencing and mulch, as well as repair broken and unsafe seating and
fencing and install a gate.
We carried out a consultation with parents through the local schools and following a
democratic vote it was decided that a new trim trail would be installed.
"We are pleased that this work has now been carried out by the council, and we look
forward to the installation of the gate and further improvements in due course."This is a fantastic result for local children and their parents, and we at Dunblane
Community Council are proud to have played a part.

Photo by  Jim Payne
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