Douglas Borough Council is to install new play equipment in three of its playgrounds: Ballaughton Country Park, Noble’s Park and, following consultation with tenants, at the relocated playground site in Willaston adjacent to St Joseph’s church hall. The equipment will be supplied by UK specialist manufacturer Wicksteed Playscapes and the civil work undertaken by local contractors over an eight-week period beginning mid-January 2011. The project represents an investment of ?250,000 allocated in the Council’s 2010-2011 capital programme and will see the installation of a range of traditional play features for ages four to 12 including swings, roundabouts, slides, cableways and an ‘enchanted maze’, all of which will be installed on British Standard (BS) approved safety surfacing. Leisure Services committee chairman Councillor Stephen Pitts said: ‘Once refurbished and re-equipped these playgrounds will provide challenging, creative and inventive play environments with sensory appeal that will complement their surroundings and prove an asset to the communities at all three sites.’ Ends