South Beach Playground Going South?

The big launch MON18OCT18

atest press release from local elections candidate Orla Finn, issued on March 14th 2024…

In March 2016, I joined a team of 11 fantastic parents and Wicklow County Council to deliver the Greystones South Beach Playground, one of Ireland’s most inclusive playgrounds.

We wanted to build a modern, inclusive, inspiring and challenging playground for the Greystones community and surrounding areas. We wanted a playground that children of all abilities could enjoy and one that would be a fun environment for all.

Our team worked for two and a half years on this project, fundraising, consulting, designing, and seeing it delivered at a cost of €300,000. This project demonstrated how to best deliver community facilities, through a strong partnership of community and the council working together.

However, 6 years after opening, our playground is in a tired and sorry state. Much of the equipment is badly broken or missing and many of the surfaces have been worn down.

One of my priorities as an independent candidate in the upcoming local elections is to ensure that all of our playgrounds and amenities are maintained. This is not just an issue for the Greystones area as the playgrounds in Charlesland, Kilcoole and Newcastle also need maintaining and upgrading.

I am arranging for Wicklow County Council to meet with myself and Niamh Egan, former playground committee chairperson, to discuss what can be done to fix our South Beach Playground as soon as possible.

If you have any comments about our local playgrounds, please send them to me on email here.