This is when the new children's playground at Roundhay Park will officially open

The opening date for the highly-anticipated new children's playground at Roundhay Park has been revealed.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Dec 2018, 05:42 BST
Updated 17th Dec 2018, 05:48 BST
GREAT EFFORT: Fundraising mums Sara Dawson, second right, and Petra Smith, right, with Richard Critchley, chairman of FoRP, centre, pictured with mums using the park, left. PIC: Simon HulmeGREAT EFFORT: Fundraising mums Sara Dawson, second right, and Petra Smith, right, with Richard Critchley, chairman of FoRP, centre, pictured with mums using the park, left. PIC: Simon Hulme
GREAT EFFORT: Fundraising mums Sara Dawson, second right, and Petra Smith, right, with Richard Critchley, chairman of FoRP, centre, pictured with mums using the park, left. PIC: Simon Hulme

The Friends of Roundhay Park Facebook page said that the adventure playground will be open to the public this Saturday (December 22) at 9.15am.

The playground is currently receiving its final safety checks before it signed off and opened.

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A group of five local mums formed a committee tasked with raising money to replace the worn-out play equipment in the under-sevens area.They managed to collect £159,000 in donations from supporters and local businesses, which vastly exceeded their original target figure of £100,000.Some of the dilapidated equipment was 14 years old.

The playground closed on Bonfire Night and there have since been regular updates on the refurbishment work on the Friends' Facebook page.

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