Vale council invests £350k in eco park and play areas
Mark Coleman, the council's cabinet member for finance, said investing in good quality leisure and sports facilities remained "a top priority".The local authority said the park would have 18 new trees chosen for their sustainability, a wildflower meadow, bug hotels and damp zones for amphibians and mammals. Play equipment will be created from "sustainably sourced hardwood" and "bouncy park" permeable surfaces will be made from "recycled car tyres, and self-binding gravel". The MUGA would cater for sports where a hard court is needed, such as five-a-side football and basketball.The site around the edge of the MUGA would be a mixture of mown grassland, wildflower grassland and a wetland wildflower mix, "both of which will aid with biodiversity and ecological habitat", the council said.Mr Coleman said the new facilities "will provide valuable spaces for play and exercise for years to come"."Investing in good quality leisure and sports facilities across the Vale remains a top priority for the council," he said, adding that would contribute to "the community's health and wellbeing".
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