A £190,400 scheme to expand and improve a playground at Cottingley Hall estate is set to get under way later this month according to a report published on Friday (15 November 2024).
According to the report:
“The improvements will consist of a new trim trail, new play equipment, footpath works, planting and an artist and community led mural. The additional tree and wildflower planting will increase ambience and biodiversity within the greenspace. It will also provide ecological benefits that are sustainable in the long term.”
The works are budegetted at £190,400 with funding coming from the Morley Town Deal, funded by central government and the Veolia Environmental Trust. Leeds City Council will contribute £7,500. The project is one of eight schemes to improve greenspace areas within the Morley Town Deal area.
The detailed proposals were developed from public consultation which took place in May this year and the project is expected to be completed by March 2025.
Councillor Andrew Scopes (Labour, Beeston & Holbeck) told South Leeds Life:
“It’s really good to see a well-used play space get improvements! This playground is relatively new, only officially opened in October 2018, but given how much it has been used I’m delighted that it will be expanded.”
You can read the full report here.
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