We're still collecting donations
On the 29th July 2023 we'd raised £5,881 with 199 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
+ est. £1267.75
We need to raise £257,000 to save this loved play area in St George Park. We've raised nearly £130, 000 so far, we really need your help!
by Play in St George Park in Bristol, Bristol City, United Kingdom
On the 29th July 2023 we'd raised £5,881 with 199 supporters in 28 days. But as every pound matters, we're continuing to collect donations from supporters.
The John Deasy Play Area in St George Park is aged and worn, with equipment already removed that could not be repaired any longer. This much-loved facility is used routinely by the community of BS5, but the few items available to play on means lots of families often need to queue to use them, especially the slide and swings! There’s currently no equipment for children aged 7 -14yrs and so the area stops being used by those families as your child grows past the age of 6yrs. There’s also poor surfacing and poor accessible equipment, further restricting its use.
Bristol City Council maintain the play area but are not able to replace play equipment that are deemed to be ‘end-of-life’ such as these. The investment needed to pay for all the work must be fundraised by the local community!
We have raised nearly £130,000 so far and are close to achieving the first work on the ground, which will happen when we get there!
The Big Plan
In total we need to raise £257,000 to renew the existing equipment and surfacing and add additional equipment to accommodate all abilities and ages at the John Deasy Play Area in St George Park. To do this we have broken this down into two parts to make it easier to achieve.
Part One: £130,000 of funding to renew the area, hopefully achieved by 2023 with work commencing from 2024.
Part Two: £127,000 of additional funding to finish the area, achieved by 2024/2025.
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