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Photos of Lindal Playground Redevelopment

Lindal and Marton Residents' Association secured funds and managed the replacement of the play equipment in Lindal playground. The new equipment comes from the Playdale traditional wooden ranges, and also from the brand new Playdale stainless steel 'City' range. Work on the site started in February 2004. The pupils of Lindal and Marton Primary School attended the opening ceremony held on Friday 23rd April 2004. The oldest and youngest LAMPS pupils and the Mayor of Barrow jointly cut a red ribbon to declare the playground open.
 

This is the original set of wooden playground equipment. Worn, damaged and repaired many times.

The old play equipment is removed as the first stage of preparing the site.

The positions of the new equipment are marked out and turf is cut.

Holes are excavated and filled with hardcore.

The ground is levelled and excess soil loaded into a tractor trailer.

Excavated soil is removed from the site.

Wooden equipment is positioned on site.

The wooden equipment is concreted in, and there's a lot of mud around.

Turf is laid around the new equipment.

The metal frames for the swings are assembled and erected.

Matting is laid around the seating area.

The slides are installed, soft surfaces laid, more turf laid, and swings hung.

The playground is ready to be opened.

Alan Postlethwaite, Secretary of the Lindal and Marton Residents' Association, introduces the opening ceremony.

The playground is formally opened by the Mayor of Barrow and two pupils from Lindal and Marton Primary School.

Tom Weall, Helen Johnston, two LAMPS pupils, the Mayor and Mayoress of Barrow, and the Mayor and Mayoress of Copeland. Tom Weall thanks everyone who has been involved in the project.

I see no ships! The Mayor of Barrow takes in the view from the top of the new slide.

Everything is complete. Now we can play.