New and Improved Drift Park play area opens on Rhyl’s Prom
The Drift Park Play Area, located on Rhyl’s Prom, opened its gates to the public on Friday (September 19th) with an official opening scheduled for later in the month.
Drift Park, Rhyl
The park is now reinstated with a new community-chosen 'Nautical' design, informed by public consultation sessions and over 200 feedback responses through online forms which helped shape the design of the new Drift Park Play Area.
Built with accessibility and inclusivity in mind, engagement sessions were held at local schools, in Ysgol Tir Morfa and Christchurch School, where pupils provided feedback which helped shape the designs of equipment, and shared their views and suggestions.
After considering the feedback, more swings were added to the design, including a double swing. The feedback also asked for more sensory boards to be added and additional seating. Also added due to feedback was another Cone Twister and a Zip line type piece of equipment called a ‘track rider’.
The new park features over 55 play features and can accommodate 170 users. The play area features an inclusive wheelchair roundabout, a range of nautical themed inclusive play panels, ocean themed seesaw, and large pirate ship themed slide with DDA stairs.
New park from above
Outdoor gym and exercise equipment for adults have also been installed, next to the park, which have been built as part of the larger Sea Defence work project, along with the new Drift Park Play Area.
Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said:
“I am over the moon to see that the new and improved Drift Park Play Area is now open to the public.
This new community-chosen design will provide countless hours of fun and accessible play to the local community, which now includes better and more inclusive play features.
I’d like to thank the community for their engagement on this project, who’s feedback helped shape the new park design and layout that now sits on the prom.”