In the Autumn, in partnership with Balfour Beatty, two public information sessions were held at Rhyl Youth Centre by the Council to provide the public with the opportunity to inform the design of the Drift Park Play Area in Rhyl, which will be reinstated in 2025. The sessions welcomed over 50 local participants, who, along with over 200 feedback responses through online forms, have helped inform the design of the new Drift Park Play Area.
Further engagement sessions were held at local schools, in Ysgol Tir Morfa and Christchurch School, where pupils were incredibly enthusiastic and helpful, and helped shape the designs of equipment, and shared their views and suggestions, which have now been considered in the revised proposals.
After considering the feedback, this latest design proposal includes a number of equipment and design changes, which have now been implemented.
The feedback favoured the Ocean Themed Park, and thanks to feedback about entryways, the park will include two entrances.
After consulting the feedback, more swings have been added to the design, including a double swing. The feedback also asked for more sensory boards to be added and additional seating (these will include 2 picnic benches and 2 standard benches inside the play area, and also four more picnic benches will be added outside the play area).
Added due to feedback will also be another Cone Twister and a Zip line type piece of equipment called a ‘track rider’.
Towards the end of December, the equipment for the play area will be procured and in the new year, the site will be prepared and installation will begin.
Councillor Barry Mellor Lead Member for Environment and Transport said:
“As the Sea Defence scheme progresses, so too does the installation of this new play area.
“I would like to thank all that have given their honest feedback about the initial designs, and those who made the trip to come along to the information sessions. Your feedback was really insightful and useful, and has now been used to inform this latest design.
“I am looking forward to seeing this park as it begins to be installed, and can’t wait for it to be open once more.”
