Projects planned to help health for all

An accessible children’s play area and Wellbeing Walking Trail are set to come to Lower Denbigh.

Denbighshire County Council’s Streetscene department is breathing life into two new projects for the area after successfully securing grant funding via the Public Recreational Open Space Commuted Sums.

The first project will look to deliver an accessible play area in Lower Park Children’s Play Area, Denbigh.

Its aim is to purchase and install inclusive play and sensory play equipment, introduce accessible, inclusive and sensory children’s play equipment in an established play area, to benefit children of all ages and abilities.

The second project will develop a Wellbeing Walking Trail across Lower Denbigh and into Central Denbigh.

It will see the purchase and installation of friendship seating benches with information plaques in strategic locations to create a wellbeing walking trail in Denbigh, to benefit all members of the public.

Both projects are also designed to improve the visitor experience at a key locations, central to Denbighshire and encourage people to take pride in their green spaces, improve understanding of the biodiversity and conservation value of these areas and deliver accessibility for all ages.

Work is expected to start on the Wellbeing Walking Trail in the next couple of weeks and the Lower Park Play Area Improvement Scheme will commence this September.

Street Scene Area Coordinator Neil Jones said: “We are really pleased to be accepted for this funding as these two projects will really support the communities of Lower Denbigh and help the health and wellbeing of all ages.”

Cllr Barry Mellor, Denbighshire County Council’s Lead Member for Environment and Transport added: “These are two fantastic projects for Denbigh and the surrounding area and are great for supporting the health of residents of all ages alongside highlighting the amazing biodiversity that surrounds the communities.”