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The playgrounds will close for safety reasons as they lack an updated operating permit, following a decision of the City Council. Most of the playgrounds had been operating without their licence renewed, with the responsibility and knowledge of the previous municipal administration. The playgrounds will receive extensive renovation before they reopen.
Two play structures at another one of Lake Michigan’s parks are being removed because of safety concerns. The playgrounds must be removed due to potential head and neck entrapments, the same risks as two other play structures removed in 2022. New equipment will be installed this spring.
Council is renovating 22 new playgrounds across the borough, making them more enjoyable for children to use and get active. The renovations, worth over £2 million, will improve the quality of the play areas with features including new equipment, balance trails, surfacing works and drainage.
A nine-year-old child suffered serious life altering injuries after being bitten and dragged by a dog in a waterfront playground. The dog was off -leash and charged towards the child through an open gate, in which it then bit and dragged them to the ground. Police are still investigating.
A mini climbing frame in the shape of a train was left unrecognisable after being set ablaze in broad daylight. The park was refurbished in 2021 for £50,000, and damage costs estimate to be £25,000.
A highly venomous snake has been pictured lurking near a playground in Richmond. Snake catcher Stewart Gatt commented, “weather plays a role, but it wasn’t surprising to see a snake in the inner city of Melbourne,” He says, “urban growth is one of the reasons they are more prevalent in suburbs.”
Authorities warned locals after officers found used needles and drug paraphernalia at playground. The incident has raised concerns about public safety, and community members are reminded that used needles can be safely dropped off at their local Syringe Access Program, which provides a place where individuals can dispose of needles responsibly.
NYC Parks Commissioner Sue Donoghue, alongside Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella, commemorated two significant capital projects aimed at enhancing amenities within Staten Island parks. At Lopez Playground, located on Targee Street, a ribbon-cutting ceremony unveiled a novel public restroom building, part of a pilot program utilizing modular construction for fully accessible and vandal-resistant facilities.
The former surfacing, mulch will be brought back after new concerns for young students were raised. The playground had wood chips on the surface until three years ago when school officials noticed problems. Being at the bottom of a hill and the lack of sun was causing the mulch to get mouldy.
A suspected case of arson that destroyed the parks playground back in August 2023, decimating what officials estimated to be hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of equipment. The council decision will cost $300,000 in total and install a completely new equipment set in the park.
A playground in Hindmarsh Park has finally been removed and new upgrades are on route. Features include new landscaping, picnic furniture, pathways, as well as play equipment such as toddler play springs, balance bull rushes, towers with bridges, an inclusive trampoline, and a sensory trail.
The lawsuit for Dallin Cunningham, who fell 7 metres to his death from a corkscrew slide, now notes safety standards including the slide being too steep, lacking guardrail-type devices at the entrance and highlighted the lack of maintenance to the playground surfacing, claiming there was only 1 inch of wood chips covering a frozen solid surface, not enough to cushion the boys fall.
After a 10 month wait due to delays in the manufacturing and shipping of many goods nationwide, the city announced that several playgrounds will be seeing new equipment installed, removing those that are antiquated or damaged. Upgrades include water fountains with dog bowls, new fencing, skate park ramps, shade structures, and safety surfacing.
President and executive director say debris from shop demolition has drifted over to the local playground. They were made aware of this situation and were advised by the county Department of Health to keep their students away from the playground.
“I am a walking miracle’ the now 21-year-old said. Chase Makin was 9 when he fell from a 15-foot slide, suffering a traumatic brain injury, costing him years of rehabilitation and re-learning crawling, walking, sitting up and even eating solid foods. Certified playground safety inspector Dr. Suzanne Rodriguez explains guidelines all parks must follow to keep play areas safe.
Dylan Cunningham was playing on a Corkscrew style slide at his elementary school playground on February 6 last eyar when he fell 7 feet and suffered fatal blunt force trauma to the head. His parents are suing the County School District for $90,000 dollars and other undisclosed damages for failing to properly supervise and allowing unsafe playground conditions.
The 10-year-old Toddler playground surface is designed with wet-pour rubber in a decorative pattern. Considering the different colours expand and contract at different rates, gaps have appeared overtime and are becoming very noticeable and are tripping hazards.
The playground spans 1500 square metres and is crafted from high-density polyethylene material incorporating a double layer netting system. A tourist site constructed the playground in the sky which features a large net suspended between two cliffs at a height of 200 metres.
45-year-old wooden border at SWAPA playground is falling, and a like-for-like replacement is expected to cost upwards of £300k. For nearly half a century, the play space has provided a free, safe space for children aged 6-16 to experience outdoor play. Community members aim to raise funds for the much-needed fencing upgrade, which features parkour, graffiti paradise, sensory tunnels and more.
A 3D subsurface laser scan and high-definition calculation estimated the hole to be 35 metres (115 feet) deep. The playground has been closed to the public since the hole appeared last May and was the second to appear in Sappers Field since 2020.
Chantelle Court Park was completed in 2017 and the council estimates it will cost about $52,300 to replace the playground equipment. The fire started early in the afternoon and police are urging witnesses to come forward.
The recent discovery of contaminated mulch in sites around Sydney has triggered A broader examination of how asbestos and other toxic substances are being moved around NSW without adequate oversight, estimating that 350,000 tonnes of material from the building and demolition industry would be sent to landfill if testings were correctly identifying contaminated soils.
The national organisation issued new recommendations on Thursday that encourages kids to engage in unstructured outdoor play, risky play in particular. While it can be scary for parents to allow risk into their kids lives, the paediatric group say that this sort of play is crucial for children’s mental, social and physical development.
The 18,000 square foot playground code joya is equipped with interactive glowing parts that allow kids supply during the day and is designed to come alive at night the playground features a 27 foot futuristic sphere where children can climb inside and enjoy the zip line, spin zone, glow seating, swings, and an obstacle course.
Adults will now be able to play like a kid again with ‘Play Playground’, an immersive attraction debuting at the Luxor in Las Vegas. In order to enter the space, guests will head down a slide, just as kids do on a playground. It will be open daily for all ages including children, but nights are reserved for people aged 21 and older.
During cold and long winter months being stuck inside with kids of any age can feel like a never-ending nightmare for parents. Free indoor play spaces are hard to come by and now there is a debate on whether play spaces should be included in libraries. It’s an idea that recognizes a struggle many parents face, but the discourse took off as librarians weighed in to say why that was not a good idea.
A single mom has been left with horrific like injuries after freak accident on a South Australian playground. The mother was at a new playground in mount Barker when the limb of a gum tree ,without warning’ fell 8 metres on to her narrowly missing her daughter. She was left with a badly broken leg and was taken to a royal Adelaide hospital.
The new red and white playground includes a multi slide play feature a tractor rocker, spinner, accessible swing set, new sign, bench, and fresh mulch. The playground was purchased in April but due to manufacturing delays, the city did not receive the equipment until late October.
There were at least a dozen incidents from graffiti, damage to springs and arson fires that have destroyed the zip line over years. The repair bill has been estimated to have costed over €8000 so far and council has now decided not to repair it and have it removed instead to avoid further repair costs. This decision, however, will be kept under review to consider alternative opportunities to enhance the existing play offer in the future.
The Conservation Commission voiced reservations about runoff into the nearby Fort River of chemicals from synthetic poured in place rubber (PIP) playground surface. There is a stormwater drain from the playgrounds that empties into riverfront and into bordering land subject to flooding and this type of material is known to have contaminants that aren’t good for people or ecology.
The dragon themed playground has been inspired by Singapore’s local HDB playgrounds and all around are cut-outs of the Zodiac animals. This is a special installation for the upcoming year of the dragon.
A new park above the roselle interchange in Sydney’s Southwest has been closed after asbestos was found in some of the mulch near the children’s playground. Traces of the fibres were discovered in samples of garden mulch near the playground, which only opened 3 weeks ago.
The City of Stockton is planning to reinstall a playground at a park that was the site of a deadly shooting in 2020. The city’s goal is that the new playground will attract people from all over to bring a different crowd back to Sandman Park.
A playground was vandalised by a group of teens, and it was all caught on camera. The patch ripped up may seem small, but the city said it may not be possible to replace the section alone instead they would have to replace the turf all around the playground which could cost around $25,000USD.
A fun day out for one family turned horrific in an instant after hearing the toddler out in pain when she tripped and fell onto a hot metal plate, causing significant in excruciating burns to most of her little body. The two-year-old tripped on the elevated edge of the metal plate, sending her toppling forward onto it ‘for only two seconds’.
Two families have ended the year in unimaginable heartbreak after their children drowned in the swan river near Burswood on Saturday. The boy and girl both aged 6 from different families were known to each other and were found unresponsive in the river just after 5:00 PM.
There are calls for the government to review funding for playgrounds, with some areas left without any public facilities for children. some of these funded projects will include the installation of an accessible mini basketball court.
Community services manager Brad Ward said a fire was lit in the middle of the swings, rubbish was thrown around, plants were pulled out and stuffed into toilets and hand basins and an attempt was made to burn the water fountain.
A brand new nature play playground in the hills of Adelaide has divided parents some saying it’s too dangerous for young children while others saying it’s fantastic.
A piece of equipment on the newly installed playground located at Macauley Heritage Park has been temporarily removed. The spring toy play feature was intentionally damaged, and the equipment will be reinstalled when replacement parts are available.
At 3AM on Wednesday morning, officers and firefighters responded to a fire at the Dream Playground at Erickson Park. When they arrived, the playground was fully engulfed, with flames nearing 60 feet high.
The council addressed risks associated with the Thompson Water Gardens and Regional Playspace and voted to close and relocate the play space and investigate options for alternative locations. The gardens were the site of two separate drowning incidents in 2021.
Parents and grandparents interviewed were overall very positive in their comments. However, there were common concerns about the lack of any form of shade covering to provide protection from the sun on what was a hot day.
Residents have been left with the “depressing” sight of an unfinished playground on their doorstep. The developer said it has not been finished yet due to some outstanding technicalities with the groundworks on site.
The boys brother said in evidence that he ‘looked like a shark with his teeth coming up’ after the windsurfer had struck him in the mouth. The judge found that in this case, the equipment was defective after finding that it had a missing bolt.
A student recently found two small vials that contained a white powder at Evergreen heights elementary, the student then tasted the powder which Police later confirmed to be cocaine.
A mum says her four-year-old daughter have suffered permanent eye damage or been forced to have her finger amputated after a playground incident she warns could happen to anyone.
Parents have been warned to be alert after thumbtacks were found scattered around two children’s playgrounds in Somerville. Victoria police said neither incident resulted in injuries and have not been reported to them, so they won’t be investigating further.
The Proposal to build a new children’s play area at a beach park known as an unofficial nude hangout has been cancelled after facing major backlash from people who viewed the plan as discriminatory and unfair, clashing against the rights of nude beachgoers.
The playground near homes at Queens bridge S sits in disrepair behind a locked fence, deemed unsafe after mats began sloping into a sinkhole. Parents say they’ve been waiting more than three years for the repair.
The crash happened just often noon when a car hit a utility pole in the 200 block of monks OD Ave and continued through a chain link fence before ending up on the playground of an elementary school. No one was injured.
Plans are underway to bring a sensory playground to Albany, but some City Council members are concerned with the PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substance materials proposed in the construction, which contains harmful chemicals used in wide varieties of household products.
Some schools around New Zealand have moved on to ban Crocs and their charms due to several issues including ‘confusion, trading/selling charms and occasional disputes over ownership’.
The “Cozy Cocoon” structure is designed for children who need a cosy space to escape too when over stimulated. The spinning motion and interior tactile experiences assist children in relaxing.
The officials of GCC who inspected the site last week rejected the demand of the youths, owing it to the presence of a private trade that collects plastic waste in the area, utilised for the dumping of waste and collection of plastic waste for transportation for the cement industry.
A couple were shocked to find nails and screws protruding from two child swing seats in a play park. Photos were posted online of the vandalised swings, and many believe someone had intended to hurt children.
The sound of children’s laughter is hard to avoid at suburban playgrounds, but it seems that the joyous sounds of happiness is no longer allowed at a park in Brisbane. A sign erected in the playground says to consider noise levels and disruption while using the player equipment.
The pre-K kindergartener was severely injured just after school finished over the weekend, with many students seeing the accident and watching emergency responders worked to save the girl. Similar trees were removed from the school property as a precaution to this incident.
At first glance, the metal trellis adorning a public bathroom in a playground in Riverside Park may have appeared innocent, besides the monkey statues being predominantly black and shackled by the wrists.
Locals are reportedly fed up and demanding CCTV cameras be installed after their playground was set ablaze… again. This is the 6th time this playground has been targeted in just under six months.
Is it an art installation? Some prison yard exercise equipment? Or, perhaps, A multimillion dollar playground upgrade? To some disappointed parents in inner city Melbourne, it appears to be all three.
More than 20 emergency service personnel swung by a playground earlier this month to cut a young girl free from the equipment after she became stuck. The 12-year-old became stuck in an infant swing for 45 minutes before she was set free.
Dunedin City Council group manager, Scott McLean, said his council heard from 1600 people who wanted the city to invest in three parks with the most common request involving water play, fountains and splash pads.
police say a set of swings were intentionally set on fire at a playground early Saturday morning. That, in addition to the fact that the vandalism happened on the Sabbath, led to concerns that the incident may have been an act of antisemitism.
A school Oval in the northern goldfields could be confused for a pristine beach after the wrong delivery of sand was transported. Students at the local school celebrated the installation of a nature playground following weeks of construction.
Doctor Kathleen Bagot is a Melbourne based environmental psychologist and her research has shown a link between greener and more natural play areas and a stronger academic result among students, when compared to others whose school playgrounds were predominantly concrete and asphalt.
Investigators say the dog escaped the backyard of a home that was across the street from a school. The dog crawled under a fence before chasing and biting several children. Three children were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and the dog was euthanized.
The major Bush fire broke out in piara waters in the late afternoon in what has been a massive day for bushfires across the Perth and Peel region. The fire prompted residents to flee the area by an issued warning from the department of fire and emergency services.
“The inspection found it had deteriorated to the point it could not be repaired and presented a safety risk to those who might use it.” The council city life director claims.
More than 1000 people including hundreds of children voted on the design proposed for Carrie Blake community park. A Sasquatch, a kaleidoscope and a classic board game were some of the top themes chosen for a potential playground redesign.
This organisation, dedicated to creating more opportunities and spaces for children to play, issued a warning after conducting its own survey; that playground boards are ageing and there is a shortage of volunteers. Rising costs, partly due to lack of subsidies is also a concern.
A decades old playground meant for kids is now literally chopped into pieces. According to the property owners, the vandalism is out of control in One North Columbus community.
A child left unattended has fallen 5 metres from a school playground. The mother of the boy says that what happened was pure negligence and 100% avoidable. She still awaits the districts response to this incident.
an elementary school district has asked police for extra patrols after a swastika was found carved into a piece of playground equipment. The swastika serves as the most notorious symbol of hate and hate crimes like these are being taken seriously.
A beloved piece of playground equipment is turning 100 years old. The history of the jungle gym and monkey bars is full of weird and delightful twists, spanning from Japan to suburban Chicago.
Inspired by the legend of Thanh Giong, the recently launched playground helps spread Vietnamese patriotic spirit among local children and helps international visitors to Hanoi understand the country's history.
a witness told how he saw the driver of the Volvo lose control of the vehicle in the car park and ended up smashing into the fence of a children’s playground nearby. No one was injured as the playground was empty when it happened around 7:00 PM.
In Phoenix on Thursday, 100+ volunteers from Morgan Stanley, an investment banking company, teamed up with non-profit KABOOM to put their hearts and muscles to work on a very special project.
According to social media posts, the bottle fire department in Washington state rescued a boy who got stuck between two poles at his elementary school’s playground. Fire crews arrived at the scene in the city and used the jaws of life to extricate the boy from the poles.
After taking his daughter to a school playground and finding needles scattered amongst the playground area, a debate now rages about the province plan to restrict drug use in more public spaces.
An all-new custom playground an four new picnic shelters have been added an already popular hunting, boating, camping and fishing hotspot. Delivered in time for the school holidays, the playground will provide an extra element of fun and adventure to visitors.
A child was left injured when a car crashed into the playground of a day-care centre on Monday morning. Emergency services rushed the child to nearby hospital, while another also took the driver of the car to the hospital with injuries.
Admiralty residents celebrating the mid-autumn festival at a playground on Friday night got a shock when a tree fell near them.
Families who frequented a popular playground located at 1 Windward Ave near a police substation were distressed recently to find the location taped off by the city of LA department of recreation and parks. The playground is slated for demolition due to deterioration.
The mayor’s office of climate and environmental justice joined forces with trust for public land to improve green spaces at schools across the city. A student committee helped design the green roof gazebo, permeable pavement and artificial turn that captures storm water.
Play space inequity and KABOOM!, a national non-profit, is working to end systemic racism that is denying areas with children of colour to have safe play spaces. To achieve these goals KABOOM! has taken a data informed approach to help drive resources to those communities most in need.
Police end Urbandale firefighters were dispatched around 1:00 AM to Stonegate park and found one of the playground ‘s largest structures engulfed in flames. The structure which is the playgrounds main feature that includes slides and climbers was severely damaged and can cost approximately $100,000 to replace.
Since its soft launch in September, the water playground has received rave reviews from both local children and parents for its inclusive features, making accessible to fun loving locals and visitors of all abilities.
Searches for playgrounds have been climbing steadily on Pinterest over the last year. Designers and studios in this roundup have aimed to create unique spaces for children that encourage them to explore and discover. We round up 10 unconventional playgrounds from our Pinterest.
Open green space next to cameras technology park will soon be transformed into a large district-level playground. Construction is slated to start next year, with draught design plans released to receive community feedback.
A new $3 million accessible playground is now open near downtown Lansing. The new playground is adjacent to the riverfront park, and it is designed to be accessible for people with physical, sensory and developmental disabilities. The structure is barrier-free and includes ramps so that all kids can access every level of the playground.
This massive multi-level playground in King spark has equipment for kids of all ages. There is plenty of space to spread out a picnic rug, or you can head to the Koorak Cafe (formally known as sticky beaks), which has lovely outdoor tables that look out over the play equipment.
The shade sails are an addition to trees being planted around old playgrounds in the local government area as part of council strategy to increase shade for all local playgrounds.
The Oxford Road Park parents have launched a campaign for investment from their council to improve the 3.9-acre park. Oxford road park currently includes a playground, basketball court and sports field. Parents say the Equipment, seating and the facilities sports equipment is falling apart.
Looking for new ways to spruce up your playground equipment? You’ve come to the right place! Below, we look at 27 pieces of play equipment that are essential for various grade levels of children.
A piece of apparatus on a park that is currently being developed by royal park Rd in the hired park area of the city was set on fire this afternoon as well as the tarmac around the wheel like contraption.
When we turn 30, we start to lose muscles. That’s exactly the age when most people become parents and stop exercising, instead they watch their children have fun while simply sitting on a bench. Helan, Health Insurance and Famous Grey have introduced an adult friendly feature to children’s playgrounds, a series of unique benches that require users to engage in light strength exercises.
Kids world was initially constructed in 1993 by hundreds of community volunteers in just one week. The 8000 square foot wooden playground is popular, well-loved and was built by the community, so keeping it in good condition is very important to the locals. The unique all wood structure requires a special maintenance regimen to ensure it can hold up against the elements year after year.
She was 11 at the time and remembers stepping off onto the platform, her tights snagging onto an exposed bolt as it ripped her leg open. After a moderately successful scar reduction surgery, the family sued Washington farms for failing to maintain the playground equipment.
Playground time is supposed to be fun, but it sometimes leads to injury. Many of those injuries that occur on playgrounds can be avoided with precautionary measures. Lack of supervision, investigating, misjudgement, coordination, and risky choices are among the many ways common playground injuries occur.
The slide/climbing tower at a new sports hub is being used as a public toilet, it has been claimed. A woman living in the town says that people are defecating and urinating on the tower and slide and had seen urine and faeces on the equipment when she brought her two children to the playground.
Despite being 4,000 kilometres apart, tackling playground waste was the main drawcard for senior division winners, Heathcote Sydney, and junior division winners, Kent Street Perth, with both schools designing a mountable payload that could identify and collect rubbish through artificial learning and specially designed robotic arms.
Western Australian five year was playing on a merry go round at a park in Geraldton when his pinkie toe on his right foot was caught in the gap before the equipment rotated, ultimately causing his ligaments to stretch out before his toe was brutally pulled from his foot.
A playground turned into a raging inferno in spring. The county fires office is investigating I and believe someone may have set fire to the grass and equipment. The fire apartment responded quickly to the scene, but the playground was at a total loss.
The sole playground for children was an abandoned land used as a garbage dump. Rain would form pools amid garbage creating an unhygienic setting beyond its unsuitability for play, the land posed substantial health risks, however a non-governmental development organisation has converted the place into a child friendly playground.
Built over the summer with donated funds, the playground gives children more room to play at a time where policies like the city curfew, restrictions on unaccompanied minors and gun violence are at an all time high. Advocates have made the case that quality playtime is vital to children’s physical and emotional health and the lack of playgrounds in less wealthy areas has become part of a bigger debate about the need for fair educational equity.
The playground is striking for its simplicity and use of colour. Built in 1976, the one acre modernist playground designed by a prominent sculptor and landscape architect Is still one of Atlanta’s most widely used and creative works of public art.
police and firefighters were dispatched around 1:51 AM to a park and found one of the playgrounds ‘s largest structures engulfed in flames. The playgrounds main feature that included slides and climbers was severely damaged and could cost more than $150,000 to replace.
An expensive playground has left some users questioning the limited parking spaces available. Featuring a 12.8-metre-high play tower two flying fox is row play equipment a wave and pump track and additional basketball half court, it is the tallest playground tower in New Zealand. However, sometimes it takes over half an hour to find parking.
Spray paint was found on the bike trail and on the play equipment at a nearby park. Police have inquired to the public for help identifying the culprits.
The highlight of the Polonia Reserve is its playground which boasts of five-way swing, accessible spinner, trampoline, rockers, and a custom play Dome, providing A diverse range of play experiences for children of all abilities. Nature play elements and a learn to ride track encourages youngsters to connect with nature and embrace outdoor activities.
The only glow-in-the-dark playground in Texas is now under construction and is scheduled to be open in November Deputy city manager who is helping to make the Parker reality explains where the idea came from.
A video has gone viral of a American cop trying out a children’s slide before skidding face down across the playgrounds turf. it is not the first time an adult has experienced a rough descent of the side; in November a city councillor member lost his shoe while coming down and similarly ended up face down.
Dublin city parks has been monitoring the issue and is reassuring regular users of the park that the playground will be sorted soon. This comes after several people complained about the rats since the start of the summer.
Safety concerns have been raised after a small child was hurt by a spiked object while at a playground. The toddler was stabbed by the spiked object hidden in the sand at the Sindone Family Park in Varsity Lakes on the Gold Coast.
Education Queensland has admitted to destroying trees planted in memory of deceased teachers to build a $16,000 retractable umbrella, as part of an infrastructure blitz at a school that rarely has more than 50 students on campus.
A Dallas suburb broke ground Monday on the country’s first glow-in-the-dark playground. Construction started Monday on the 18,000 square foot nplayground, including a 27-foot climbing sphere, slides, swings, an obstacle course and zip lines, a toddler playground, and signature LED lights throughout.
Boston police are investigating after baggies of white powder, a needle, and a glove were discovered at a South Boston playground. According to a WBZ news report, a woman caring for a 15-month-old child spotted the suspicious items on the ground which was labelled “Vitamin C ascorbic acid powder.”
The new Chutes and Ladders playground is based on the popular boardgame. A walking path weaves through the hillside with plenty of chances for kids to climb up ladders and slide down slides.
Village Board members acknowledged at a recent board meeting that the equipment is old and the village’s insurance carrier expressed concerns about the equipment’s condition. They will determine if some of the playground equipment will be relocated at Gulf Street Park, or perhaps another park. The village may also declare some of the equipment surplus if it is deemed in too rough of shape.
Michele Hazel cried “happy tears” as she watched her six-year-old daughter Ella, who has a rare chromosomal disorder, use a slippery slide at her local school for the first time by herself. It was made possible by a new interactive and accessible playground at Port Macquarie Public School.
The playground will include state-of-the art features, including rubber and turf surfacing, a pavilion, a sand area, zip lines, music and art elements, and ADA accessibility.
A fence was installed around a public playground and some neighbours claim they have lost access to a community asset, whilst parents of school children who use the playground during school times say the fence is for their children’s protection.
The city is partnering with Project Playground, a Houston-based business that takes playground equipment that’s being retired or demolished and refurbishes it before relocating it to new homes overseas.
Police and firefighters are investigating after two children suffered burn-like injuries on playground as it is discovered muriatic acid, a pool chemical, was poured on the slides.
The Town of Rotterdam has released images of vandalism at a local park/playground. Thanks to the town’s Park and Recreation Crew, the vandalism has been cleaned up.
City leaders said the Pearl Park is an active construction site with signs that say, “Do not enter.” They said people are not abiding by the warnings, and crews have seen significant vandalism to the playground, therefore the city has installed cameras to monitor the park.
Wisbech Adventure Playground will be shut for several weeks for “damaged play equipment to be repaired”, said Cambridgeshire County Council, which owns. The damage was of the wear-and-tear variety and was not being attributed to vandalism.
The department is urging parents to stay cautious and aware of the equipment that their children are playing on. Newsline 9 went out to measure the temperature of playground equipment, and some clocked in around 140 degrees. The Wausau Fire Department says that 140 degrees can cause second or third-degree burns within minutes.
Upon further investigation, it was determined that the slide structure had become obsolete and unreplaceable, and that the safety surface heaving was also largely unrepairable due to significant penetration of roots both under the safety surface and intertwined into the foundations.
In Zahorianivka, two children were injured by an explosion of an unknown object. A 13-year-old child has shrapnel wounds to his limbs. The younger one, a 10-year-old, sustained an abdominal wound. The tragedy happened on a playground where the boys were playing.
Advanced tree planting is currently underway at 100 playgrounds across Wagga Wagga and its surrounding villages to help increase the amount of shade available in the future.
Locals question why playground was set to be demolished and replaced rather than donated to a neighbourhood with over 100 children who have nothing. Volunteers are now requesting help to relocate the playground.
Melted slides, twisted metal poles and charred awnings. This was what was left of a toddler’s playground after an arson last year in July, until it’s reopening a year later.
The formal dedication of the new Douglass Community Centerplayground Wednesday celebrated a community gathering point that will serve as a reminder for the struggles and accomplishments of Black Americans through history.
In many ways, this playground is a community success story. Many of the children involved in the original design and construction phase, more than 20 years ago, are now themselves parents with children. Since then, there have been several major renewal efforts to the Playground on the Pecos, but its upkeep remains an ongoing challenge.
The Duncan Fire Department and North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP responded to the fire at 2:40 a.m. Friday to find a play structure at Centennial Park on First Street completely engulfed in flames.
As we know, building large, high-quality and attractive parks and playgrounds is a key strategy to bring families to your development and create a community feel that adds real value. But there’s another aspect to a tailor-made playground that takes it to a whole new level that you may be missing.
The mid-20th century was a period of intense activity around play provision in western and northern Europe. Aldo van Eyck put children and play at the centre of his humanist approach to modernism.
The 50 year-old wooden structure has been replaced by modern, poly-vinyl slides and swings. It features a racehorse theme, in a nod to the nearby Pimlico Race Course. Mayor Brandon Scott did more than cut the ribbon on one new playground in Pikesville. It was the start to his promised parks and recreation revitalization
The Vale Elementary School in Cashmere was temporarily on lockdown after someone drove through the school playground Friday afternoon. At 2:22 p.m., a blue Volkswagen Jetta drove through two sets of gates, crashing into the play area and exiting onto Pioneer street at high speeds.
Swings once again targeted at Millennium Park, on Acorn Way in Grimethorpe. This playground was identified as one of the worst-hit areas in Barnsley and had almost £30,000 lavished on it five years ago when yobs set fire to its equipment.
Mayor Lee Namey memorial park in Wilkes-Barre has been the cause of concern for parents as sharp edges of previously removed equipment are exposed where children could injure themselves. Stumps of previously removed equipment remain with sharp edges exposed. Some Parents in the area say that is a danger to local children and pets that visit the park daily.
A recently opened playground was vandalised over the weekend, with the additional features posing a horrific danger to children. Tyre marks were branded onto the grass and upside down nails were glued onto the play equipment in two different areas at Waikato Parks on New Zealand’s north island, with one unsuspecting local catching sight of the mess during a walk.
The man, who wished to remain anonymous, said he also saw a handful of needle caps around the park. “It is totally unacceptable that Joondalup, a city renowned for the speed and efficiency of meter maids, cannot ensure basic public safety.”
The 16-year local councillor took to Facebook after a story appeared about a newly painted Mongrel Mob addition to the fence of a Maraenui property that borders Fitzgerald Place. “I’m confident the newly-painted fence will not stop regular users from coming to the park, or intimidate anyone away from the area. It is a safe place for local children to play,” she said.
Lunchtime is usually a highlight during the day for students, and a new sensory playground at Paul B. Stephens ESE Center helps meet the needs of students. The new playground at the center in Pinellas County allows all students to be independent while using touch, sound and movement. It’s Pinellas County Schools’ first sensory-therapeutic, wheelchair-accessible playground.
Recently, one of the so-called “cocaine-hippos” burst into a school yard in which both pupils and parents present. “The mothers get scared when they see an animal of that size,” teacher Dunia Arango told AFP. This time, the uninvited guest chomped at some fruit trees before moving off into the adjacent fields. But a bloat of hippos set up a home in a lake just 20 yards from the school.
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) inspectors who were called to the scene believed that the cats head was placed in that location on purpose, but because the body had not yet been found, it was unclear if the cat had been deliberately killed.
For Madelyn Diluigi, a senior at Independence High School, helping people with special needs is something she is passionate about. So when she learned last year about a school playground in another county that had a wheelchair accessible swing she wanted to learn more and find out if Loudoun schools had anything like it.
A rattlesnake wanted to come out and play at a playground in East County. Rattlesnake wranglers said with the rain gone, more snakes are slithering out looking for food.
Construction has commenced on a $3.8 million all-ages, nature-based playground in a milestone for Perth Zoo’s Master Plan 2040. The project is designed to be accessible to children of all abilities, with expected completion by Spring this year.
Four years after moving into their home, parents say youngsters are still unable to use the equipment they were promised to play on. Some families who moved into the area claim that the new playground was part of the reason they moved, but four years on, their children are now too old.
Everyone likes to play on the playground, whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart! Watch and laugh at these design fails, people missing monkey bars, big kids riding spring animals and getting a little too adventurous in the playground!
NSW Minister for Health Ryan Park said the brand-new sensory playground encourages children and young people who are staying or receiving treatments to explore their imagination in fun and engaging ways while providing an inviting space for the whole family to seek respite outdoors.
A mother has shared gruesome pictures of the injury her four-year-old daughter suffered after she went down a slide at newly built ANZAC playground. She explained that the slide appeared to have a very sharp underside and urged parents to watch their kids while playing at the park.
A 25-year-old man will appear in court after allegedly crashing into a school in Adelaide’s eastern suburbs, coming to a stop in the playground.
Police on Thursday responded to a hazard call in the area of College and Lippincott Streets. There officers found 15 used construction nails throughout the playground at Kensington Community School.
Twenty-seven new children’s playgrounds will be created, four upgraded, 10 relocated and 20 consolidated under sweeping changes being considered by Sutherland Shire Council.
In May 2022, Little Steps and the Chamber had a ribbon-cutting for the new playground for 1- and 2-year-olds that the state grant Build Learn Grow helped fund. Tami Beery, Little Steps director, said the equipment for the 3- to 5-year-olds was ordered at the same time as the 1- to 2-year-olds equipment but it arrived about nine months late.
A huge family adventure playground that cost £3.6million to build has now opened to the public. ‘The Lost Garden’ adventure play area at the iconic Blenheim Palace features unique wooden structures, interactive water features, play trails and winding walkways.
Playgrounds today are becoming more varied, more accessible, and more customized, according to playground experts. Some, surprisingly, may even be getting slightly more dangerous, at least within the limits of U.S. safety standards, giving American children more opportunity to take risks and push limits.
When the family returned to their home in Exmoor, Devon, Bethany spotted a tick on his neck under his ear and another in his hair. Bethany realised the playground was next to open fields ‘’which would be rife with deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease.”
Pohe Island Aventure Playground opened in December last year, and just months prior to opening, borer was found in some of the timber. Whangārei District Council project engineer for the playground, Fiona Pratt, said “as soon as the borer was identified, the worst-affected areas were immediately replaced and all poles were sand-blasted to remove paint, before being fumigated and repainted.”
Swings at a playground in County Durham were set on fire by a group of youths at the weekend. Dalton-le-Dale Park, near Seaham, has become a breeding ground for anti-social behaviour.
Racial slurs were graffitied on a playground and sign in Beveridge, Melbourne last week. Police are now investigating the graffiti on a playground in Burnett Drive Reserve and the Mandalay estate sale sign.
Rainbow R Technology, a start-up company that specializes in software for indoor playgrounds, has announced a new AI-based indoor playground Rainbow R Adventures. A single-mom tech entrepreneur, said, “The AI can recognize specific situations, such as crying, cussing, fighting, and coughing, and alert staff to take appropriate action immediately, ensuring the safety of children and preventing potential incidents from escalating.
A six-year-old girl sustained serious head injuries when she fell from a bird’s nest-style swing at a playground in February. While the circumstances and findings of this incident are not finalised, this alert serves as a prompt to those responsible for playgrounds to ensure adequate risk assessments are conducted.
Families living near a burnt-out playground named the saddest in London have called on the local council to fix it. The adventure play area at Leyton Square Park in Peckham has been sealed off behind metal fencing since a fire in the summer of last year. Families have called for the playground to be fixed after children were sneaking through the fence to use the slide.
Child and mother sue public limited company as a result of his fall off monkey bars on a playground, causing a fractured elbow which now leaves a 6-inch medical scar. It was claimed there was an alleged failure to provide an adequate and safe ground surface at the playground.
Inspired by research into parents’ views on how children play and the role of technology in children’s development, The Connected Playground combines traditional play with elements with lights, sound and interactive equipment powered entirely by its gigabit broadband and 5G mobile networks.
The Friends of Glenbow Education Society has a lofty goal of raising half a million dollars by 2025. So, what could be so expensive? It seems that is what it will cost to replace Glenbow School’s 25-year-old playground.
Fire investigators say it appears the fire was set by homeless people for warmth and got out of control. Such fires have become common in recent years, though a spokesman says there have been fewer of them this year.
Smoking and vaping is prohibited in Hamilton City Council owned parks, but there are no “no smoking” signs to be seen at this large playground.
The new playground called Joya – meaning jewel in Spanish – will be the “crown jewel” of playgrounds in the suburb. Joya will be an inclusive glow playground that, while fun in the daytime, will come alive at night with interactive features that glow, allowing for day and evening play,” the city said in the release.
A popular playground with the disabled community disability swing has been stolen along with a number of native trees. Christchurch’s mayor has stepped in to replace the swing for the community.
“While we have many treasured playgrounds, we don’t have many of this size and scale that cater for older children. With so many schools nearby, I’m sure this playground will be well used and much-loved for years to come.”
Youngsters from across the region were left disappointed last week after the basket swing was stolen from the Harcourt Play Space in Stanley Park North. The council has ordered a new basket swing and aims to install the new swing as soon as possible.
Built in 1992, the nature play structure has brought joy and entertainment to many children, but is showing very obvious wear and tear and needs to be brought up to current national safety standards.
The invention of our beloved and popular monkey bars isn’t just play equipment for children, many developmental psychologists have recently confirmed that the equipment is essential for children’s growth and development in risk taking, regulating their fears and responding effectively to real life danger.
A primary school In Alabama has become the first of many to apply a full sunshade to their playground after students parent diagnosed with melanoma questioned their sun safety efforts
Somerset Park is soon to open its disability inclusive anzac themed playground, a 2.55-million-dollar project which has been in construction since 2018
Popular adventure playground in Belfast confirms they will replace the original slide taken from the playground after families were left unhappy with the decision to remove it rather than replace it.
Community seeks fundraising efforts for the full replacement of their Wizard of Oz themed playground built in April 2000. A further report conducted in July 2021 concluded that the playground needed a 55K update or 360K complete replacement of the out of date wooded-material structure.
Mixed opinions from the public on new playscape littered with huge boulders, perched slides on wheeled dollies and steal ladders and hard surfacing. The playground is the latest creation of Mike Hewson, an artist-engineer from New Zealand who is renowned for designing extremely perilous-looking play spaces for kids.
Uganda parents declare new playground ‘rainbow’ design represents and reflects certain acts that go against the norms of their people and have since had it removed. Mayor of Entebbe claims the climbing frame had been painted as part of a bid to refurbish the children’s park.
Large eucalyptus tree snaps over playground in Subiaco at 9am on Saturday morning. No one is believed to be injured and Subiaco council has not commented on the incident
Children help cut red ribbon to officially open an all-access playground at the imperial valley centre for exceptional children. Swings designed for children with limited accessibility, stand up swing chairs and appropriate rubber surfacing were some of the many new upgrades made to the old playground.
Work to remove the soft fall surface material at a popular playground in Bargara has renewed concerns about the safety of the recycled rubber material used nationwide. Although using recycled landfill tires for sustainability, environmental groups say the plan has backfired spectacularly.
Architects and designers around the world are looking to make cities spongier using nature-based solutions to better absorb water. In dense cities like New York, where open space is scarce, officials are rethinking a neighbourhood mainstay; the school playground.
The slide was completely melted, and the metal steps and benches appear to also have been torched. Most if not all of the playground and structures will have to be replaced due to the damage.
The new $7 million Ruth Park Play Space in Coombs is a hit with the kids, but one Canberra mother won’t likely return until there are toilets and a dedicated car park.
The Mukanthi Nature Play Space opened in 2017 and rapidly attracted big crowds, putting pressure on the 35-space car park, causing visitors to park on neighbouring streets. With the new triple capacity lot, families are now finding it much easier to access the park.
All-inclusive and toddler friendly, this playground provides music play, splash pads, wheelchair accessibility and is themed to the popular children’s movie ‘a bugs life’.
The new playground at Albany’s Henderson Park is more elaborate than the one it replaced. It also comes with a warning that falling from the equipment on hard ground could result in death.
Melted metal plates, flags and poles are all that remains of a plastic pirate ship at a park which was renovated only a few years ago. Police believe some sort of accelerant was used to start the fire.
Parents were left horrified and demanding answers after children at a childcare facility were exposed to a stash of ‘narcotic paraphernalia’ needles that had been hidden on one of the gated and locked playgrounds behind the building.
School playground near intersection is ploughed by speeding car, children were not present at the time. Principal tells how this is not the first time a car has caused an incident in the school playground.
Praise from the community for new playground that opens the opportunity for children with physical, cognitive, sensory and neurodiverse disabilities to play. Most equipment is wheelchair accessible and has blind children in mind, designing artwork with carved grooves at wheelchair height.
“Who’d want to steal swings from kids and the community?” It is a question Robin Grieve doesn’t really expect to be answered, but he’s hoping community help will see swings stolen from the playground returned.
Some experts say the design of many playgrounds is sexist, as much more space is devoted to boys, who tend to play sports more than girls, at the expense of space for children who may prefer climbing, socialising and imaginative play.
In attempt to discourage bad behaviour such as crime and drug use from happening in these spaces.
10-month old survives fentanyl overdose after accidental ingestion at a popular park in San Francisco
Plans to build the city’s largest playground at Foreshore Park are in full swing where people of all ages and abilities can come together, have some fun and enjoy everything Newcastle has to offer.
The herbicide glyphosate will continue to be used to control weeds in the Town of Bassendean after the council was told alternative strategies would be too expensive and ineffective.
More than 20 students and teachers were hurt after a pair of dogs got onto an unfenced school playground, injuries obtained from bites, scratches and chaos that followed.
$330K project to remove organic wood chips from the city’s CBD playground and replace with wetpour in a bid to reduce maintenance [SUBSCRIPTION READ ONLY].
In a public service announcement Thursday afternoon, the territory said the order it sent to child-care operators last week was actually just a recommendation, despite originally telling operators it was a requirement.
A letter from the director of early learning and child care, told operators to “refrain from using playground equipment for the duration of the winter season.” “The evidence is overwhelming that the ability to play and take risks is essential for a child’s development. For ECE, the licensing body, to not take that into account is disconcerting.
Trio of teens noticed that younger kids around them were not spending much time in the city’s playgrounds. After speaking to play experts, they explored the possibilities of creative play, and conducted a social experiment by building a playground designed for kids, by kids.
Some suggest the play element is where bodies are buried, others suggested random things like this are there for creative play.
First aid group CPR kids issued the fresh warning over hot surfaces and playground equipment which can burn young feet as the change of season approaches. “…I really wish councils would invest in shade cloth over parks,” one mum said.
One of the first WA metropolitan councils to install a communications board at one of its playgrounds for children with communication difficulties.
Spotted by morning walkers early in the day, the discovery triggered panic among local residents as children play there regularly
Despite its intimidating appearance, the playground is replete with safety features, including soft-fall foam flooring that only looks like Melbourne’s classic bluestone. Is it worth giving kids a robust play space if it comes with increased risk, no matter how relatively small that risk may be?
Both women sued over ankle injuries sustained, on different occasions, as they got out of a bird’s nest basket swing in the Newcastle community playground which had been built after members of the local community raised funds.
Liverpool City Council has agreed to adopt a public space protection order (PSPO) tightening rules over dog fouling and inappropriate behaviour.
The three-year order will ban dogs from 70+ playgrounds, sports pitches and cemeteries.
Rats have taken over a popular Dublin playground, placing the health and safety of children in the area at risk. Dublin City Council have been dealing with the issue for months by removing overgrowth, surveying the drains, filling a number of holes identified in planters, clearing patio and inside units in the area.
The panel appears to be part of an augmented reality (AR) game, which allows players to view a virtual world on their device as they walk through the park. It’s billed as a way to “get the kids off the couch and active outside” but some parents are not at all impressed by the concept.
Communication board designed and installed a earlier this year to make playground more inclusive space for non-verbal and semi-verbal kids. To use the board, kids point to pictures to express their thoughts and feelings.
Go visit any successful gym franchise on the planet. Notice how there are always five rows of treadmills? That’s because people use them. The same logic should apply to swings. You could ask any parent at their local playground – it’s easy to find their children, they’ll be at the swings – and the feedback would be the same… This is a missed opportunity.
Standards Australia, which develops but does not enforce or regulate safety requirements, will hold a forum in November to examine standards associated with playground equipment.
basketball being played at Park has affected the quality of life and wellbeing of some residents and will be permanently removed as they could not be modified to bring it within acceptable noise levels.
After interviewing Indigenous elders and people from the community, playground designed around an inclusive path, which branches out into nine separate areas representing local animals.
Schools provide many ways for kids to learn and develop their cognitive skills, including the playground. Here are the reasons schools should have a playground.
Fire fighter rescue crew, a spray can of cheese and 30 minutes later freed from entrapment.
After complaining to the school board about the musical instruments installed at a playground near their home in Orland Park, Illinois, some homeowners took matters into their own hands and blasted explicit music while children were playing.
In a bid to create an inclusive environment, communication boards have been installed at two local playgrounds, colourfully helping individuals with speech difficulties express their feelings.
A group of school kids decided to conduct an experiment by measuring the surface temperature of the school’s blacktop parking lot then compared the temperature of a lot coated with an innovative reflective paint, resulting in courts being repainted and encouraged kids to get out and play.
Opened for 7 months, arsonists destroy playground block climbing unit and surrounding play equipment.
Most millennials have fond memories of those playgrounds attached to many a McDonalds or Burger King. Well, hold on to that nostalgia because they’re slowly disappearing. As fun as these play areas were, their hidden dangers are causing their downfall.
Featuring four large bird like structures this playground also offers opportunity for conservation and sustainability with passive irrigation, biodiverse planting and low volume water play elements incorporated into the design.
Concerned neighbours wrap caution tape around playground with worries it was not sanitary for kids due to the playgrounds proximity to the homeless encampments.
As the region (Los Angeles) faces the worst heat wave of the year, parents and environmental advocates are renewing their plea for shade and cool water fountains with a sense of urgency.
Keeping track of kids on the playground can be a difficult task, so use this parents checklist as a tool to keep your children protected.
University of Alberta researcher, Jennifer Leo is working to ensure kids of all abilities have access to meaningful, quality physical activity experiences on and off and the playground.
Unlike 20 percent of the schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District, this playground actually has trees to offer some relief — just not enough. A new plan in place establishes a districtwide minimum of 30 percent green space on each campus.
Choosing to purchase Australian goods can promote the Australian economy and workers and has other benefits such as high quality items, cheaper and faster delivery, environmentally friendly and more.
Frustrated parents have taken aim at a set of swings in a Melbourne playground because of one questionable feature. The swing back support chain “makes it so hard” to get their child in and out of the swing that they use when all the baby swings are taken.
A daughter playing in a pre-school area next to a school captured on video mistaking a condom for a balloon.
Deerbush Park recently opened by Fairfield City Council to the public as the first all abilities playground in West Sydney.
Coroner has reported supernova playground equipment incident (New Zealand 2020) accidental.
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The playgrounds will close for safety reasons as they lack an updated operating permit, following a decision of the City Council. Most of the playgrounds had been operating without their licence renewed, with the responsibility and knowledge of the previous municipal administration. The playgrounds will receive extensive renovation before they reopen.
Two play structures at another one of Lake Michigan’s parks are being removed because of safety concerns. The playgrounds must be removed due to potential head and neck entrapments, the same risks as two other play structures removed in 2022. New equipment will be installed this spring.
Council is renovating 22 new playgrounds across the borough, making them more enjoyable for children to use and get active. The renovations, worth over £2 million, will improve the quality of the play areas with features including new equipment, balance trails, surfacing works and drainage.
A nine-year-old child suffered serious life altering injuries after being bitten and dragged by a dog in a waterfront playground. The dog was off -leash and charged towards the child through an open gate, in which it then bit and dragged them to the ground. Police are still investigating.
A mini climbing frame in the shape of a train was left unrecognisable after being set ablaze in broad daylight. The park was refurbished in 2021 for £50,000, and damage costs estimate to be £25,000.
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