Views on Angus play parks sought as part of government survey
The Scottish Government is seeking opinions on play park improvements in Angus as part of a national consultation.
Following up on the practical aspect of Scotland's Play Park Renewal Programme, the government wants to hear from families across Scotland about their local play spaces.
The survey is about parks that have been renewed through the Scottish Government’s Play Park Renewal funding, which ran from 2021-2026.
The responses provided by local residents will be used to evaluate current practice and inform future policy, so it is an important opportunity to help shape outcomes for further projects.
Developed by Play Scotland, the survey only takes a few minutes to complete and can be found at https://shorturl.at/anSam.
The deadline for submissions is Wednesday, September 16.
In Angus, the Council received funding totalling £1,319,000 over five years up to 2025-26 for the renewal of play parks.
And improvement works are still currently continuing at a number of play parks across the county as a result, with more scheduled to progress from the design stage to implementation during 2027-28.
and to seek out additional funding to help realise their ambitions for the area.
Angus Council reviewed all 96 of its play parks to establish a selection process based on greatest need for improvement.
A spokesperson said: “Many of them contain a mix of play equipment of differing ages, so there was a focus on replacement of individual items rather than a complete renewal. The funding provided to Angus has meant we will be able to carry out works at 28 of our play areas.”
However, on conclusion of Scottish Government funding, Angus Council agreed to an £878,000 fund for play area renewals and improvements in 2027-28 and 2028/29, for which another prioritisation programme will be developed.
Further consultation on play parks in Angus will be carried out with children, young people and adults in August and September.