Devauden Playground Appeal
Our playground has brought so much pleasure to hundreds of children over the years but much of the equipment now needs replacing so we're delighted to announce the launch of a campaign to transform the playground into an exciting new play space for children up to 16.
Children’s consultation event
Saturday, November 25, 2023
The recently formed playground action group (PAG) held its second consultation event on Saturday at the hall. (The first consultation was at the village fete on September 2.) The aim of both events was to give children and their parents the opportunity to have their say in the redevelopment of the hall playground.
A bouncy castle, indoor games, nibbles and soft drinks proved a popular draw on Saturday but first the children had some ‘homework’ to do. They could either draw a picture of their favourite pieces of playground equipment or they could use play money to shop for items from a list of real equipment pictured in a consultation leaflet created especially for them. But there was a catch - they weren’t given enough money to buy everything on the list so (with their parents’ help where needed) they were forced to choose just three or four favourite pieces of equipment. This gentle introduction to the harsh realities of finite budgets will help PAG’s planning of the redevelopment when they get to that stage. Before they do, they’ll be fund raising and applying for grants in the new year so please do give them your support. You can join the group or offer your help by emailing: playground@devaudenhall.org
If you weren’t able to attend Saturday’s event you can download a consultation leaflet here (6Mb pdf) and once completed, just pop it into our postbox on the hall gate. There’s plenty of time left for PAG to gather views on what the new playground should look like so they’ll be delighted to hear from you and your little or not so little ones.
And if you’d like to donate to the fundraising appeal simply go to: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/Devaudenplayground
Our plans
We will be publishing our plans for the playground layout and equipment choice, once we have given everyone the chance to contribute their ideas. If you have any suggestions, wish to show us examples of successful playgrounds, or have any ideas for equipment, please email us at
playground@devaudenhall.org
ASKING CHILDREN WHAT THEY WANT
In preparation for the launch of a major fundraising appeal, we asked visitors to our summer fête in September what new equipment they would like to see. We had a great response and you can read the feedback here.
Just four local volunteers make up the action group and they have a big task ahead of them in raising funds and applying for grants so they're going to need a lot of help. We're doing our bit by making a significant financial contribution from hall funds. This will be added to the £2,700 that's already in the coffers thanks to a levy on the builder of The Fallows, the new housing development on Well Lane.
