Park opens with new £60,000 refurbishment

Acorn Park in Bury St Edmunds has opened after a £60,000 refurbishment by West Suffolk Council.

The park, in Daisy Avenue, Moreton Hall was closed for the necessary work and the installation of the new equipment.

West Suffolk Council has worked with children from Abbots Green and Sebert Wood Community Primary Schools to select equipment for the new look play area.

This includes equipment for a range of ages, such as:

Junior Multiplay – double tower with overhead ladder, banister bars and slide;

Junior swings;

Twin ring sky carousel;

Basket swing;

Supernova roundabout;

Triple turning bars;

Four way seesaw;

Toddler Multiplay double tower with wild slide;

Toddler swings with you and me seat; and

Tick-Tock panel

West Suffolk Councillor Jo Rayner, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Community Hubs, said: “Refurbishing our play areas is important, not only to make sure the equipment is maintained, but to help attract people to use them. They play a vital role in being a free fun activity while keeping children fit and healthy as well as an opportunity for parents, family and carers to spend time with them. West Suffolk has a number of award-winning open areas and country parks that we invest in and we would encourage everybody to use them.”

The park opened on Friday, September 20.

Pictured above is Bury St Edmunds Town Mayor Peter Thompson and West Suffolk Councillor Jo Rayner, Cabinet Member for Leisure, Culture and Community Hubs, join families at Acorn Park for its opening.