Keddie Gardens Play Park
Keddie Gardens Play Park
Play area improvements to increase the use of local parks
ELGT in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council upgraded the play area at Keddie Gardens in Leith.
The project, which is being partially funded by a £38,984 grant from FCC Communities Foundation to provide an inclusive trampoline and a lighthouse play unit.
ELGT worked to transform and change the local perception of the play park by improving the equipment and accessibility which will in return increase the use of the local facility and improve the health and wellbeing of the local community. The physical works carried out on the playpark included the removal of some of the existing play equipment and the playing surface. It was replaced with a carpet safer surface and 8 new pieces of play equipment for both toddler and junior aged children.
Before After
Official Opening by Council Convener
We are delighted to have worked with the City Council and Edinburgh & Lothians Greenspace Trust to make this project a reality for the local community, and it’s great to see it now open and available for use. Thank you to everyone who has worked so hard on this project Cheryl Raynor, FCC Communities Foundation Grant Manager
Funded by: City of Edinburgh Council, FCC Communities Fund
Outputs:
- 8 new pieces of play equipment including a play unit for toddlers and an assault course for older children.
- A new safer surface
Outcomes:
- Increased use of outdoor play
- Improved appearance of the local greenspace
- Less antisocial behaviour