Watford Community Housing Trust revamps five play facilities


Watford Community Housing Trust has worked with Sutcliffe Play, an expert in playground design, to revitalise five play facilities for children across the town.

Five bespoke playgrounds have been built using Better Communities Funds following consultation with local residents and school children to ensure the playgrounds reflected the needs of the community.

Local children were involved in every aspect of the project. They submitted drawings of what they would like from their playground, they helped select equipment and even swapped the classroom for a day on site as they helped draw out one of their new community playgrounds.



Jessie Bruce, head teacher of Cherry Tree School, said: “I think the children have all really enjoyed the project. They have helped from the very beginning and I think because of all the work that has been put in they will be proud of the playground.”

Sutcliffe Play designed the playground to meet Watford Community Housing Trust’s needs; the equipment installed was tailor made to match the customers’ requirements in The Trust’s corporate colours of claret and blue, and the five playgrounds were delivered in a short space of time, ensuring they were ready for the school holidays.

Tina Barnard, Chief Executive of Watford Community Housing Trust, said: “The Trust is an organisation dedicated to community improvements. Our partnership with Sutcliffe Play has allowed us to produce high quality facilities that truly reflect the needs of our residents. The new facilities have been warmly welcomed by our residents and especially local children, who enjoyed getting involved in designing and laying out the new play areas.”


The playgrounds have an exciting range of equipment suitable for children of all ages, including a bespoke train unit that encourages imaginative and social play for toddler. With a cylindrical tunnel, cab with wheels and carriages to the rear many children can play together.

A Playzone unit caters for older children with different sections including a slide, fireman’s pole, a vertical net and a pole climb.

Dish roundabouts have also been installed and provide exciting and fast dynamic play and allow children of all ages and abilities to play together.

Vince Perry at Sutcliffe Play concludes: “It’s important that children have safe and fun places to play and we were delighted to work with Watford Community Housing Trust to provide local children and families with these facilities.”

Budget £100,000


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