In the summer, Mendip District Council published a Play Strategy that identified a number of little playgrounds around the district as ‘low use’ playgrounds, including at the bottom of Acacia Drive.

This means that they should be redesigned as open spaces, with play equipment removed. Mendip agreed to work with local residents to see what people want, before any play equipment is removed. As little has happened since then, I would love to hear from you on what you want your council to do: should this area remain as it is, or do you want it changed to make more use of it as a recreation space?

Please let me know what you think!

Mendip’s Play Strategy does also give local residents the chance to apply to close their street to traffic to allow children to play safely, for example on a Sunday afternoon.

Please let me know if you are interested in this.

Please see here for previous article on Mendip’s Play Strategy.