Play Sites
Worcester City Council currently manages around 60 equipped, unsupervised play areas throughout the city. Below is a brief outline of the work that we do in this area.
Inspection & Maintenance of Play Areas
All play areas are visited twice a week to have a general check and remove all litter.
All play equipment is inspected once a week to make sure that it is safe for continued use.
If we receive reports of broken glass, damaged equipment, etc between the scheduled visites we will arrange for the play area to be visited again, within one working day to resolve the problem.
Yearly Inspection Regime
Yearly inspections are undertaken by independent members of the Association of Play Industries to ensure our play areas continue to meet British and European safety standards
Play Equipment Repairs
Sometimes damaged play equipment can be repaired straight away. If this is not possible then the damaged item will be immobilised until it is possible to for the repair.
If the repair requires the replacement of a standard item that is held in stock, a repair will be carried out within two working days.
Repairs requiring a non-standard item will take longer as parts will usually have to be ordered. In these cases we will try to complete repairs within 8 weeks, but this is dependent on the delivery time from our suppliers.
Occasionally, an item of equipment will be so badly damaged that it will cost more to repair the item than it is reasonably worth. In this case the equipment will be removed.
On the right hand menu you will find pages giving information on the Play Areas in Worcester, you will also find further information on proposed development and refurbishment programmes on specific play sites.
If you need to report an incident within a play area please contact the Customer Service Centre on 01905 722233
Play Strategy
To view a copy of Worcester City Council's Play Strategy please click on the link below:
NEWS:
The new play areas in Cripplegate Park opened on 14th April 2009. Funded by the Big Lottery Project the park now has a teenage zone to include a zip wire; giant matrix and assault course along with additions to the toddler zone.
Play In The West Midlands Apil 08.PDF
Types of Play Areas
There are three different type of play area - L.A.P's, L.E.A.P's and N.E.A.P's -
- L.A.P's or Local Area of Play: these are play areas that have no equipment but at least 10 square metres of land; they are generally a place for children to run around.
- L.E.A.P's or Locally Equipped Area of Play: these are play areas that are at least 100 square metres big with at least five different play components
- N.E.A.P's or Neighbourhood Equipped Area of Play: these are at least 400 square metres and have at least ten different play components
To find out what type of area your local playground is, please click on the ward link on the right hand menu bar.
Map of Play Site Locations in Worcester
For further information please click the markers on the map
