Deepdale Play Area, Boston Spa, Leeds City Council

Landscaped-led Design within the heart of an historic town

Deepdale Play Area, situated in the heart of the historic town of Boston Spa has now been completely revamped after innovative Play and Sports equipment manufacturer Record RSS installed a 129k play space on behalf of Leeds City Council.

Deepdale Play Area is a large open green space accommodating a skate park, football fields, community buildings and a large play area. The existing play area was totally fenced off with old equipment and redundant surfacing. Initial proposals to refurbish the play area were submitted in September 2009 with the creative Record RSS design being successfully chosen.

Working in partnership with Leeds City Council, Record RSS were able to use the results of a public consultation to design a play space to offer the following:

The consultation also highlighted that the community wanted to retain the existing wooden aerial runway and add a seating area central to the play area, which was incorporated into the final design.

The scheme took eight weeks to install and was officially completed in February 2010. This landscape-led play space now caters for all ages and abilities. It includes the imposing Typhoon which provides an exhilarating motion ride. For toddlers there are swings, an Exigo unit, a Playhouse, a Seesaw, plus a Sand area. Seating areas, and natural features such as grass mounds and a willow tunnel are also provided.

Debbie Chambers, Area Manager for Record RSS commented “Leeds City Council have been a valuable partner in this scheme and allowed us the freedom to design and develop this landscape-led play space. It has been great to be part of such a large and exciting project.”

The scheme was funded through Playbuilder, Capital funds and Community Spaces.