Playground delayed to next year

A playground to be built at Lucy Moore Park, as a joint effort between Warkworth Lions and the Rodney Local Board, will not be completed until early next year.

The project was originally set to be finished in June, but Warkworth Lions president David Little says an extensive consultation process has caused the big delay.

“We’ve done everything from on-site open days to speaking with college students to make sure we have a facility the community is really going to enjoy,” David says.

As it stands, Lions is waiting for Auckland Council to accept its landowner consent application, submitted a fortnight ago, before it proceeds.

The park’s design features climbing platforms, in-ground trampolines, flying foxes and a high swing – all aimed at children aged from 11 to 14.

However, only the two flying foxes and trampolines will be ready for use early next year.

“We don’t have any funding past the $100,000 grant given by the local board. We will have to see what funding is available next year to complete the whole design.

“After all of the hard work we’ve put in we’re looking to forward to opening this facility for the public to use.”