Yate - Kingsgate Play Area Presentation

Kingsgate Play Area Yate Town Council

Brief

Understanding your requirements YateTownCouncil,wishes to refurbish theplayareaat KingsgatePark (KGP), to install newplayequipment and to replace equipment beyond its life cycle. KGP has exceptionally high visitor numbers. It is a much-loved play area - the most popular in Yate parish, it also attracts visitors from outside the local area, making it a key facility for community health and wellbeing. Phase 1 of the KGP re-development will involve the refurbishment of the existing play area, while phase 2 will provide a new replacement play area for toddlers and juniors up to the age of 11. This brief considers phase 2.

Phase 2 works aim to:

Install additional play equipment and to replace equipment beyond its life cycle

Relocate existing popular equipment to more suitable locations within KGP;

Improve accessibility and access to play for those with varying abilities and confidence levels;

Improve the design for a changing climate.

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“Foster creativity, curiosity and encourage children to develop their skills”

Our Aim - Iain Etridge

We are pleased to present the design for your new playground at Kingsgate Play Area. Our approach to play provision aims to provide high quality play experiences for children of all abilities. To us this means offering physical, sensory and social play value with our equipment and overall design. The elements within your new playground allow children to play in many different ways, exploring their own ideas and actions, and interacting with the environment around them. We create playgrounds in accordance with the ten Principles for Designing Successful Play Spaces set out in Design for Play: A Guide to Creating Successful Play Spaces (Play England 2008), which states that successful play spaces: • Are “bespoke”. • Are well located. • Make use of natural elements. • Provide a wide range of play experiences. • Are accessible to both disabled and non-disabled children. • Meet community needs. • Allow children of different ages to play together. • Build in opportunities to experience risk and challenge. • Are sustainable and appropriately maintained. • Allow for change and evolution. In line with the above principles, your new design offers inclusive and accessible play opportunities. Wheelchair accessible and inclusive elements included across the play area are: • Integration Carousel • Integration Seesaw • Sandro Sand Play Unit with accessible ramp • Interactive Play Panels • Nest swing

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Tango toddler/adult swing

Carousel The junior area, situated in the bark mulch pit, includes the accessible Janny unit, providing climbing, balancing and sliding play. Next to this is our Mallard Duck themed play unit, which provides a natural synergy with the Kingsgate Park duck lake and nature theme. This unit features great play value plus a high throughput of users, including climbing challenges, net climbing and a banister slide. Within the duck at floor levels there are also interactive games and further climbing net challenges, accessible to lesser able children. The Erin balance trail has been positioned here also to provide a natural looking trim tail featuring a range of balancing challenges leading to the Grilli Grasshopper which provides further balance and climbing for all ages. We have also relocated the popular, existing spinning units to various areas around the play area, and relocated the flat swings from the toddler area to the rear of the play area to provide a safer area for older children to enjoy swinging play. Provision of this range of equipment allows children who use the playground to progress to more challenging play throughout their childhood and allows access to as much learning and physical activity as possible. Elements of both the toddler and junior equipment have been selected to appeal to children of all abilities with the intention of giving every child the opportunity to enjoy themselves The equipment proposed is made from Robinia hardwood, from FSC certified sources and in keeping with the natural look of the park and the existing equipment and will provide long lasting play with minimal maintenance requirements, for many years to come. Overall, our design for your Kingsgate Play Area intends to meet the needs of the community and provide users of the play area with exciting, accessible and inclusive opportunities to play, featuring a huge number of play values and challenges to be enjoyed for many years to come

• Low level accessible play within the Duck Play Unit • Play house • Wetpour surfacing connecting play areas

We are adding the following accessible and inclusive physical play opportunities to your existing play area include spinning, sliding, rocking and climbing. Our design replaces the existing spinning disk with a wheelchair accessible carousel so children of any ability can take part in spinning play. The seesaw provides rocking that exercise children’s awareness of their physical capabilities and their environment and is wheelchair accessible. These are popular features with high enjoyment and excitement value featuring in most play areas. The Sandro play unit provides interactive sand play allowing social and cooperative play between users of all abilities. Wetpour areas have been linked to allow easy access across the play area, providing wheelchair access to all activities, including the nest swing and Tango toddler swing which allows interaction between parent and child. Sensory play experiences within your new design provide tactile and visual stimulation in the form of interactive play panels and surfacing with coloured nature shapes. The separate play house provides opportunities for imaginative play and can also be used as a quiet area. Further to this, the Duck themed play unit also allows low level access to the interactive play. We have positioned the Agneta play unit centrally within the toddler area to provide a challenging range of play values including sliding, climbing and balancing. Alongside this will be two Squirrel themed spring rockers to provide rocking play. Carousel The junior area, situated in the bark mulch pit, includes the accessible Janny unit, providing climbing, balancing and sliding play. Next to this is our Mallard Duck themed play unit, which provides a natural synergy with the Kingsgate Park duck lake and nature theme. This unit features great play value plus a high throughput of users, including climbing challenges, net climbing and a banister slide. Within the duck at floor levels there are also interactive games and further climbing net challenges, accessible to lesser able children. The Erin balance trail has been positioned here also to provide a natural looking trim tail featuring a range of balancing challenges leading to the Grilli Grasshopper which provides further balance and climbing for all ages.

We are of course always aware that changes to the design may be required, and we are happy to consider changes to the proposed equipment/design, if required.

Iain Etridge Play Consultant

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Kingsgate Park Sundridge Park, Yate, Bristol, BS37 4EP Location

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TODDLER CLIMBING UNIT

AGE RANGE 3 - 14

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RE-USED EXISTING NEST SWING BASKET

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ACCESSIBLE SAND UNIT

NATURE THEMED WETPOUR

SOCIAL PLAY

INCORPORATES A PULLEY SYSTEM TO LIFT THE SAND !

INCLUSIVE PLAY

SPINNING PLAY

SLIDING PLAY

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CLIMBING PLAY

BALANCE

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BANISTER SLIDE

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CRAWLING PLAY

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QUIET AREA

NATURE THEMED PLAY PANEL

PROBLEM SOLVING

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Auto CAD Main Play Area Scaled Technical Layout A Full technical construction Layout will be created in AutoCAD 2021, PDF and DWG files will be made available in hard and soft copies. A1 and A2 sizes will be provided for ease of viewing and printing. All surface areas can be scaled and safety zones can be checked for conformity

CHECK DRAWING SCALE

Nups Ladybird 54515605330

FOUNDATION NOTE: It is important the correct foundation level is used when ordering. FL1: 400mm Standard Leg Use this for standard installation, grass surface, inclined ground, loosefill FL2: 30~110mm Short Leg For Synthetic Surface, installed onto pad

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This is NOT a construction drawing 2. Images shown are for layout purposes only and may differ from actual product supplied. 3. All installation measurments should be taken from the supplied installation instructions 4. Any discrepancy found between information shown and measurments taken from site should be reported to eibe immediatley 5. Full area measurments are to be checked before installation can proceed 6. Check foundation level requirements for each item GENERAL NOTES If not indicated on this plan, north point must be confirmed prior to installation to ensure that slides do not face due south. Exact positions & orientation of new items may be subject to a final site survey and setting out plan. Any inconsistencies on site should be verified with eibe before commencement of work. eibe recommend that existing trees are risk-assessed by the client to ensure the integrity of accessible branches, that overhanging limbs do not conflict with new play equipment or vehicle access and that the canopy will not produce excessive leaf drop which could cause a hazard within the play area. This design layout conforms to the relevant EN Safety Standard. GRASS & GRASS MAT SURFACING Where equipment is installed directly into grass and the free height of fall is between 0.6m and 1.5m it is the responsibility of the playground operator to ensure that the grass sward is maintained in good order. Where equipment is installed with grass mat surfacing it is the responsibility of the playground operator to ensure that the grass is maintained in good order. When laid directly onto existing grass this surface will follow the natural contours of the ground. RUBBER MULCH SURFACING eibe recommend the use of a 50mm stone base when installing rubber mulch. If installed without the finished surface will be a reflection of the ground beneath it, following any undulations, & will not be a completely flat surface. Rubber mulch will not cure any existing drainage problems & will require foundations and/or some kind of drainage system prior to installation.

Ball Maze Play Panel 7001121

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Per Play House 54533906300

Squirrel Spring Rocker 54535405300

Pond Explorer Play Panel 7001162

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Agneta Play Unit 54532305306

Toddler Seat 5632030

Parent and Child Seat 7000123

Integration Carousel 5640090

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Quadruple Swing Frame 54599902669

Mole sand digger 5592710

Existing Nest Swing Basket

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Sandro Sand Unit 54599901995

Mila Toddler Swing 54511306300

Existing Spinner

Integration seesaw 5640080

Erin Play Unit 54527606300

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Janny Play Unit 54533106300

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Grilli Grasshopper 54515406300

Duck Play Unit 54599902892

Drawing Signed Off By:

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27/02/2023 Date MO Kingsgate Play Area Yate Town Council

1:100 Drawing Scale

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Yanna Double Swing 54500206300

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Materials & Warranties Equipment Guide

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Duck Play Unit

Playboards

Climbing Grips

Tunnel Access

Net Ascents

Banister Slide

54599902892 - Play Duck Unit

• Providing for more challenging play for the older age group • Including climbing, imaginative play and the more challenging banister slide • Encourages discovery and social interaction • A fun, innovative unit that provides a WOW factor • Includes lots of play opportunities Specification

Specification

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Balance Beam

Sliding Play

Firemans Pole

Climb The Wonky Ladder!

Janny Play Unit

Product Number : 54533106300 Materials: Natural Robinia Hardwood Minimum Space : 1162x1022x417 cm

Safety Surface Area : 62 m² Free falling height : 195 cm Foundations : 18x CF

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Nature Themed

Balance

Toddler Play

Swinging Play

Grilli Grasshopper

Toddler Swing

Product Number : 54515406300 Materials: Natural Robinia Hardwood Minimum Space : 550x450x280 cm

Product Number : 54511306300 Materials: Natural Robinia Hardwood Minimum Space : 300x660x280 cm

Safety Surface Area : 23 m² Free falling height : 100 cm Foundations : 5x CF

Safety Surface Area : 12.0 m² Free falling height : 93 cm Foundations : 2x CF

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Shaded Play

Agneta Play House

Sliding Play

Product Number : 54532306300 Materials: Natural Robinia Hardwood Minimum Space : 701 x 689 x 365 cm

Balance Beam

Safety Surface Area : 26.0 m² Free falling height : 95 cm Foundations : 8x CF

Climb The Wonky Ladder!

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Flat Swing

Inclusive Nest Swing

Social Play

Parent & Toddler Swings

Swinging Play

Parent Swing with Nest Swing

Yanna Flat Swing

Product Number : 54512706300 Materials: Natural Robinia Minimum Space : 800 x 755 x 271 cm

Product Number : 54500206300 Materials : Natural Robinia Minimum Space : 785x400x271 cm

Safety Surface Area : 57.0 m² Free falling height : 150cm Foundations : 6x CF

Safety Surface Area : 22 m² Free falling height : 139 cm Foundations : 4x CF

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Social Play

Inclusive Play

Rocking Play

Nature Role Play

Rocking Play

Squirrel Rocker

Integration Seesaw

Product Number : 54535405300 Materials: Natural Robinia, Spring Steel Minimum Space : 320 x 250 x 84 cm

Product Number : 5640080 Materials : Powder coated steel, HDPE Minimum Space : 556x406x237 cm

Safety Surface Area : 7,5 m² Free falling height : 64 cm Foundations : 1x 5632280 + 1x CF

Safety Surface Area : 21,0 m² Free falling height : 57 cm Foundations : 1x CF

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Role Play

Quiet Play

Balance Play Spinning l

Inclusive Play

Inclusive Roundabout

Per Play House

PProduct Number : 5640090 Materials: HPL, HDPE, Aluminium Minimum Space : Ø 574x240 cm Safety Surface Area : 25,5m² Free falling height : 60cm Foundations : 1 x CF

Product Number : 54533906300 Materials : Natural Robinia Minimum Space : 420x425x190 cm

Safety Surface Area : Free falling height : Foundations : 4x CF

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Fine Motor Skill

Rotating Maze

Problem Solving

Nature Themed

Sensory

Nature Themed

Ladybird

Ball Maze and Explorer Play Panel

Product Number : 7001121 Materials : HPDE Panel, Recycled Plastic Posts Minimum space : 680 x 341x252 cm

Product Number : 7001162 Materials : HPDE Panel, Recycled Plastic Posts Minimum space : 680 x 341x252 cm

Product Number : 54515605330 Materials : Natrual Robinia Minimum Space : 360x340x210 cm

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Safety Surface Area : 0 m² Free falling height : 0 cm Foundations : 1 x CF •

Safety Surface Area : 10,0 m² Free falling height : 30 cm Foundations : 1x CF

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Sand Buckets

Sand Play

Multi Play

Construction Play

Inclusive Ramp

Sand Sieve

Mole Sand Digger

Sandro Play Unit

Product Number : 54508506300 Materials : Natural Robinia Minimum Space : 650x650x239 cm

Product Number : 5592710 Materials : Stainless Steel, HDPE Minimum Space : Ø 400x180 cm

Safety Surface Area : 35 m² Free falling height : 51 cm Foundations : 13x CF

Safety Surface Area : - m² Free falling height : 44 cm Foundations : 1x CF

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ID Task Name

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Provisional Time Line We have created a Preliminary Tender Programme to illustrate the timeline associated with the project. All phases are shown as a black line with the constituent sub items below in orange. They are arranged in the order that they will occur and are shown with their start and finish dates. Tender Program

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Yate - Kingsgate (Provisional)

124 days? Thu 02/02/23 Tue 25/07/23 42 days? Thu 02/02/23 Fri 31/03/23 1 day? Thu 02/02/23 Thu 02/02/23 1 day? Mon 06/02/23 Mon 06/02/23 17 days Fri 03/02/23 Mon 27/02/23 1 day? Tue 28/02/23 Tue 28/02/23 17 days Wed 01/03/23 Thu 23/03/23 1 day? Fri 24/03/23 Fri 24/03/23 1 day? Fri 31/03/23 Fri 31/03/23 55 days Mon 03/04/23 Fri 16/06/23 51 days Thu 06/04/23 Thu 15/06/23 55 days Mon 03/04/23 Fri 16/06/23 26 days Tue 20/06/23 Tue 25/07/23 28 days Mon 19/06/23 Wed 26/07/23 3 days Mon 19/06/23 Wed 21/06/23 1 day Mon 19/06/23 Mon 19/06/23 2 days Tue 20/06/23 Wed 21/06/23 25 days Mon 19/06/23 Fri 21/07/23 1 day Mon 19/06/23 Mon 19/06/23 15 days Thu 22/06/23 Wed 12/07/23 1 day Thu 13/07/23 Thu 13/07/23 6 days Fri 14/07/23 Fri 21/07/23 3 days Mon 24/07/23 Wed 26/07/23 1 day Mon 24/07/23 Mon 24/07/23 1 day Tue 25/07/23 Tue 25/07/23 1 day Wed 26/07/23 Wed 26/07/23 0 days Wed 26/07/23 Wed 26/07/23

Tender Phase

02/02

Issue tender documents

Site Visit

Tender Response Development

28/02

Tender Submission

Evaluation of submissions Assumed Contract Award Assumed Contract start

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Planning

Prestart Meetings

Manufacture of Equipment Weekly Progress Meetings

Construction Phase

Site setup

Site Setup - Fencing and compound area

Removal & site preparation

Play Area Installation

Delivery of equipment Installation of Equipment Installation of Gates Installation of Surfacing

Commissioning and Handover

Commissioning

Independent Play Inspection

Snagging

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Task Split

Inactive Milestone Inactive Summary

Finish-only External Tasks External Milestone

Milestone Summary Project Summary External Tasks External Milestone

Manual Task Duration-only Manual Summary Rollup Manual Summary Start-only

Project: Gantt 1 Date: Mon 27/02/23

Progress Deadline

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Case Studies

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Case Study Hinchingbrooke Play Area

Client:

Value:

Huntingdonshire DC 24th March 2022

£150,000

Start Date Contact:

Completion Date: 16th June 2022

Jacqueline Cadogan-Poole Title

Projects Support Officer

email

Phone

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The play panels can be used by all abilities and provide a fun play point that offers puzzle solving and discovery. Alongside these, we have included musical elements such as musical chimes and a rain wheel to add to the sensory aspect of this play zone. Alongside this are a climbing cricket and snail, another great sensory and role play element within

this play space. Around a two-minute walk from the Sensory Play Zone, you will come across Grasslands, the second play zone within the park. This fantastic play zone offers climbing for children aged five and over, with various challenging crossings and ascents onto the multiple towers. This play feature has been designed to look like natural grassland and also contains natural carved grassland features to add to the theming. This fantastic climbing unit has been installed onto a natural-looking bonded mulch surface. Take a ten-minute walk, and you will stumble across our third play zone, Wetlands. This play zone includes our

brand new Robina Play Duck. A fantastic feature that offers climbing, role play and discovery. Flanked by two play panels, this item is a must-have for any country park! The last area within the play park is our Squirrels Dray toddler zone. This play zone has been designed for children up to five years old and is an introduction to climbing and swinging, promoting essential development skills at a young age, such as balancing and upper body strength. With the added theming elements of our carved wooden squirrels on top of the posts and also the squirrel spring rockers, this offers a fantastic play offering to the younger visitors of the park. A successful installation period led us to open these play zones in time for the start of the summer Kingsgate Park - Yate Town Council / 46

holidays in 2022, and as the first stage was so successful, the council have designed to add further items to each play zone with work to start in mid-Aug 2022.

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Case Study Canal Fields

Client:

Value:

Dacorum Borough Council

£150,000

Start Date:

Completion Date:

25th May 2022 Rob Cassidy

4th July 2022 Parks Officer 0144 2228853

Contact:

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email:

Phone:

Robert.Cassidy@dacorum.gov.uk

The Borough of Dacorum is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England, that includes the towns of Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring, and Kings Langley. The district, formed in 1974, had a population of 137,799 in 2001.[1] Its name was taken from the old hundred of Dacorum, which covered approximately the same area. It is the westernmost of Hertfordshire’s districts, bordered to the west by the Chiltern and Aylesbury Vale districts of Buckinghamshire. In early 2022 eibe Play was invited to tender for the refurbishment of Canal Fields Play Area, situated in the beautiful town of Berkhamsted. The previous play area had come to the end of its life, and the council wanted to create a play space that the whole town council could be proud of. Berkhamsted has a proud, rich history, so there were plenty of elements that eibe Play could tap into to add theming within our new play space. From the remains of Berkhamsted Castle, located close to the play space, The Grand Union Canal that runs right next to the play area, and the coal deliveries that used to be loaded onto the trains leaving Berkhamsted being transported across the country.

The local area’s history was essential to us when designing the new play space. We need to educate the local children about the town’s history while providing a fun-packed play space.

The play area has been designed for children between 2-12 years old, focusing on how we could also cater to children of all abilities. When creating any play space, you must include a variety of fun play values that promote risk and challenge.

Choosing items from our fantastic Paradiso Robinia range of equipment, we chose a range of play equipment that can offer various play opportunities for children of all ages. Such as our large Isa multi-play unit within a bark pit. This item blends into the surroundings and provides children with three main towers connected by challenging crossings, including a lovely green tunnel slide. This item will make the children feel like they are amongst the tree tops. Surrounding this multi-play units are a Junior Swing Frame and an Inclusive Floor Roundabout. The roundabout allows children of all abilities, including wheelchairs, to play together, and as it has been installed onto an artificial surface, it can be accessed all year round. Opposite the Play Unit Isa, we have included a large sand pit, which will add enormous play value to an already packed play area. The sand pit includes construction chains and buckets, whilst the local children will have great fun finding the dinosaur fossils. Further along from the sand pit, we have included our toddler play unit, which offers a variety of play values such as climbing and sliding, promoting critical development skills for children of a young age. Our Coal Train and tunnel is located next to it, designed to resemble the trains leaving Berkhamsted Station, transporting coal across the country.

Another fantastic point of this play space is that all the play equipment can be accessed via an all-weather path leading throughout the play space. This is an excellent addition as it allows access to all the play equipment all year round.

In the middle of the play space is our Play Mound, with sleeping theming to resemble the remains of Berkhamsted Castle. Kids will have great fun climbing the castle remains to the Stainless Steel Broad Slide, which provides a fun route back down again.

Around the mound, we have refurbished several existing play items, giving them a new lease of life. Our Climbing Tree Ema, Duck Spring Rockers, and Four Seater Seesaw are added. All of which will be a great hit with the children using the park and the local community. eibe Play opened the play area in early August 2022, opening it up to be used and loved by the children eagerly waiting patiently outside. We are very proud of this play space and look forward to working alongside Dacorum Borough Council to ensure this play space remains a hit for years to come.

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Case Study Holly Hill, Fareham

Client:

Value:

Fareham Borough Council

£265,000

Start Date Contact:

Completion Date: 07/07/2017

17/05/2017 Emma Watts

Title

Parks Officer 01323449415

email

Phone

ewatts@fareham.gov.uk

Two schools got jolly lucky and had first use of the brand new adventure playspace at Holly Hill Leisure Centre recently.

Officially opened by the local mayor on Friday July 21st, children from Sarisbury Infant & Junior Schools and Park Gate Infant School were thrilled to be invited to try out the new equipment at the £265,000 park, courtesy of eibe Play and Fareham Borough Council.

Working in conjunction with Emma Watts, Leisure & Community Manager, eibe won a competitive tender process earlier in the year. The project then centred round a host of great robinia equipment. The traditionally metal playground has been transformed into a more natural wonderland with plenty of wooden play products. The centrepiece is our Spirit of the Wood unit, which unsurprisingly was what the youngsters all sprinted towards, as witnessed on the accompanying video on eibe’s Flickr page. eibe’s creative director David Hibberd, who lives just a stone’s throw from the new park, oversaw the final completion, spending

several days installing and making everything perfect for the big opening.

“It is always rewarding when you see so many kids enjoying themselves,” said David, “I think Holly Hill will be busy every day this summer.”

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Materials & Warranties

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Available in the following Brands Material Robina, hardwood Heart Wood Soft Grain Natural Touch Stainless Steel Bespoke

The wood is extremely hard, being one of the hardest woods available. It is very resistant to rot, and durable, making it prized for play, furniture, flooring, panelling, fence posts, and small water craft. robinia is one of the most rot-resistant local trees, Flavonoids in the heartwood allow the wood to last over 100 years in soil. As a young man, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time splitting rails and fence posts from black locust logs.

A Key Point Summary • Wood is natural and smooth. Unlike metal, it is warm to touch

• Easy to climb, play on, and environmentally friendly • You’ll be buying from a reliable and sustainable source • Protected from infestations and rot • Use of natural oil glases to protect wood and are saliva and sweat resistant • After usage, the timber is 100% recyclable • Cannot be easily damaged • Minimal risk of cracking and splintering • Very high strength and durability, a natural life span of up to 50 years • Graffiti is sanded down. Aesthetically more appealing than metal • 20 year guarantee on hard wood timbers.

80mm ~ 200mm Hand Carved Posts

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Steel Play Equipment

Play units must withstand high usage and stress. Metal materials are ideal in this situation to construct highly durable, easy to clean and safe play areas. With our metal products, eibe presents imaginative metal worlds that look sturdy, yet are extremely attractive. With their timeless design, the basic units are a perfect match for all types of terrains.

A Key Point Summary

• Interesting colour designs intrigue children

• Metal materials are highly durable, easy to clean and safe to play areas

• Stainless steel, galvanised steel and powder-coated options available

• Low cost of ownership thanks to easy-care concept

• Can withstand high usage and stress

• Large variety of individual component parts to design a play world

• Extremely attractive

• 100% recyclable after product lifecycle

High-quality joinery is a key characteristic of all eibe play equipment

Our many years’ experience in building play equipment is evident from the quality of the joinery and the detailed, sophisticated design.

Stainless Steel

Galvanised Steel

Powder Coated

Materials Overview

Stainless Steel: V2A stainless steel (1.4301) Corrosion resistant, temperature resillient, conductive, weldable, hygienic, lowmaintenance, long life, long guarantee

Steel: (S235JR)

All parts are carefully processed, deburred and surface treated depending on requirement

Small parts are galvanically zinc plated Larger parts are hot dip galvanised and powder coated if required

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HDPE

High Density Polyethylene

HDPE

• UV stabilized for fade resistant outdoor use • Will not rot, delaminate, splinter or crack • Stain and graffiti resistant for easy cleaning

• Durable orange peel textured finish • Moisture and chemical resistant • High impact resistant • 100% recyclable and non toxic • Easily machined and engraved • No heavy metals • No phthalates

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) sheets are extruded and co-extruded thermoplastic materials that are used worldwide in the manufacture of panels and components for the Playground, Sport, Leisure and Recreation Industries. The versatile properties of this material, including UV stability, make it resistant to fading, moisture, weather, stain and graffiti. The perfect choice for outdoor environments. HDPE is easily routed or engraved using current CNC technology, in the case of 2-colour sheet options, you can remove the outer colour and revealing the colour inside to create almost unlimited design capabilities. Increasingly used across a wide range of industries and applications, HDPE panels are being used to replace timber and composite panel components. Whilst the initial cost of these materials may be lower, the long-termmaintenance requirements and shorter life expectancy make their choice a false economy. HDPE also offered as softer, warmer and more play friendly feel to it. In addition to all the product and user benefits, HDPE is 100% recyclable

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Surfacing

Wetpour Safer Surface

Tested and compliant with EN1177 (certificate available upon request) EPDM wetpour is: • Highly slip resistant • Fire Retardant • Impact Absorbing • Porous • Highly Durable • Versatile • Colour Use of this safety surfacing through the majority of the newly proposed play area will allow for a significant decrease in the maintenance burden which is likely on the current site. Edges with Pre- Cast Concrete edging and set upon a compacted MOT Type 1 base this surfacing will provide a low maintenance, highly durable safety surface solution for the high volume of footfall the site is likely to see. In addition, the opportunity to introduce colour and vibrancy will enhance the play proposals and offer extended opportunities for creative play. It will also provide opportunities for those with visual impairments to engage within the play environment through visual stimulation, and allow for users of all abilities access onto and throughout the proposed play environment. • Highly UV- and weather stable (When using Aliphatic Binder) • Dust free granules • No colour bleeding • Colour consistency • No batch to batch variation between bags • Granules have been shaped to optimise slip resistance, spread rate and surface strength Maintenance: Wetpour is a low maintenance product. However, it should undergo routine inspection and maintenance to keep it in optimum condition. The extremely high quality is guaranteed throughout:

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Play Sand Surfacing

Sand is one of the most popular choices of safety surfacing. Not only is a cost-effective solution for large play areas, it provides a fantastic sensory experience for the children. It engages the senses and allows for fine-tuning physical movements which aid child development. It provides the opportunity for creative, constructive and imaginative play and we have even got to the play equipment yet! Due to the existing Tarmac area, we will created a raised sand pit which will be 300mm deep. The sand will be retained using untreated, oak sleepers which will be bolted to the tarmac. This will also provides an additional seating option for children. EN1177 state that a minimum 200mm depth is required for loose-fill materials such as sand or bark mulch to be used as a playground safety surface. However we will provide a 300mm depth as standard.

The benifits of using Play Sand: • Development of fine motor skills • Hand-Eye Co-ordination • Promotes Creativity and imagination • Sensory Development through touch - moulding the sand • Promotes Physical Development through muscle skills - dig, pour, sift, scoop etc • Encourages Social skills

Maintenance: • We recommend racking the sand pit every day/week, along with a visual inspection to check for any unwanted objects hidden within the sand.

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Surfacing Bark Mulch

As with most Playbarks and Play Woodchips available, they are manufactured from natural, organic bark and wood type materials. Therefore they provide an attractive but very safe impact-absorbing surface if used within our guidelines. Utilising nature’s own products as such, determines these products may contain a small quantity of splinters which ultimately knit together to assist in providing the impact-absorbing surface. Play Chip is wood sourced from the inner most part of the tree - it’s chipped, and treated. It’s lighter in colour than Play Bark and creates a natural, rustic look. Play Chip is generally the harder wearing of the two materials and will therefore last longer. We recommend it for play areas that receive very heavy foot traffic and require substantial durability. Such surfaces are usually commonplace in public play areas in parks and school playgrounds, along with more expensive options such as the rubber surface layer you sometimes see beneath the larger climbing frames. They can also be employed in private play areas in gardens to make the ground less dangerous to fall on.

• Products are clean, safe and 100% natural. • They are cost-effective alternatives to synthetic surfaces • Very easy to install and maintain. • Our safety surfacing materials are FSC sourced.

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Grass Matting Surfacing

An environmentally friendly, non slip impact absorbing safety and foot way surface.

The Rubber Grass Mat is our most versatile product with a multitude of uses in commercial environments. Rubber Grass Mats are designed to protect the ground and grass from becoming churned up and muddy; the ring-hole form allows grass to grow back through the mat, preserving the green and fresh look of your lawn! They are extremely easy to install using our pegs and cable ties; just fix into the ground using the pegs and attach each mat using the cable ties. Our Rubber Grass Mats are manufactured to the highest quality and standards using recycled rubber. We inspect each item before shipping to ensure that you receive only the best, and most effective, ground protection products. • Moulded non-slip cellular structure with excellent durability and comfort • No costly base works (as required for conventional tiles for wet pour) • Ideal for green eld sites, disappears from view once turf has re-grown • Can be used on at or contoured landscapes • Suitable for all weather, extreme temperatures and resists wind uplift • Tested to BS EN 1177:1998 3 Metre Critical Fall Height Wheelchair and pushchair accessible • 25mm holes in Rubber grass mats allow efficient drainage • Maintenance free • Can be laid on flat or contoured surfaces • Manufactured from recycled rubber • Wheelchair Friendly Maintenance: • The Matting solution is maintenance-free, keeps grassed areas looking neat and allows the grass to be cut with a conventional mower • Absorbs Shock and noise • Critical fall height of 3 meters, tested by RAPRA • Protects oor and equipment, Added protection for grass

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Construction Method Statement

Access to the site will be from Elmwood Road (off Sundridge Park). We intend to use delivery vehicles which are suited to the site access constraints, such as using ridged 7.5 ton vehicles rather than an articulated lorry. We will minimise the number of vehicles on site to ensure that the path remains open to allow public access. We propose to use the area adjacent to the play area to locate our compound and the details will be agreed prior to commencement on site. The site security etc are detailed below. These are our provisional plans and will be confirmed with you prior to commencement on site. eibe is a member of the Association of Play Industries (API) and is committed to work with you to deliver your playground project in the timescales proposed and to the required high-quality standard. We confirm that we have visited the sites, reviewed and analysed your requirements so that we have a detailed understanding of the scope of these requirements. Stakeholder Liaison. We encourage regular communication with our clients/stakeholders to ensure that current information is available to all who require it. This keeps everyone informed and ensures that any issues such as Health and Safety are addressed and resolved before they become significant. During the lifecycle of a project, regular external and internal project meetings are held including the weekly meetings with you. The agendas will include; progress, programme, H&S, quality, variations, KPIs and any issues or complaints. In addition, the internal meetings will also include the financial reporting and planning aspects. All eibe contracts are organised and overseen by our projects team in accordance with our ISO 9001 accredited quality management system, and operates in accordance with the Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2015. They are responsible for the logistics and organisation of all contractual elements and areas related to works programming, method statements/risk assessment, supplier and on-site management, on-site meetings and all other aspects of operational works to ensure the successful delivery to the high level of construction quality required. We maintain a close and professional working relationship with customers throughout the project and we will provide weekly reports and review the proposed schedule of works and major milestones through to completion. The project manager contacts the site foreman daily to ensure that he is aware of the current status and gaining prior knowledge of potential delays or H&S issues and updates regarding the progress of the installation. Our office teammaintains regular contact with the client, installation teams, suppliers and service providers ensuring a smooth project delivery. Daily contact with our installation teams means we can spot potential problems and resolve them before they become tangible issues. Their progress is documented by uploading photographs of the work accomplished during the day. The projects manager will visit the sites during the installation phase and the Projects team holds a daily meeting to discuss each project. On completion of the installation, an independent inspection by an accredited RPII body will be undertaken as a prerequisite to your acceptance of the site.

Health and Safety – Our Projects team is trained to and are operating in accordance with the 2015 CDMC Regulations. We will create a CDM Phase Plan and Risk Assessment and Method Statement (RAMS) which will be agreed prior to commencement on site All goods supplied or work carried out will conform to the relevant EN1176 and EN1177 standards where applicable, as detailed in your specification. We are registered under the SSIP approved CHAS scheme and are members of Constructionline (No 72499) • Proposals phasing and safe working zones during construction. We intend to use a local installation team to ensure the site is completed on time. Our team has many years of experience installing similar sites for eibe. Site Management - A site-based Foreman is responsible for the management and supervision of all on-site operations and personnel, overseen by eibe’s SMSTS qualified Projects manager supported by Office based staff and the Regional Play Consultant. Our site foreman is SSSTS qualified. All personnel will undergo a site induction prior to gaining access to the site. Security, Storage and Site Establishment - Heras fencing (double-locked) will be erected for the duration of works. All equipment will be stored within the site boundary. Smaller items and tools are stored in vehicles. Site Access and Deliveries - We plan for all equipment and goods being delivered on vehicles where it can be offloaded using suitable plant and transported to an appropriate location within the working site/compound area. Appropriate site rules will be adopted for the movement of equipment on and off Lorries, and the movement of equipment to and from the installation site location. We plan to undertake these activities during quiet periods of the day, wherever possible, using at least one banksman and appropriate signage erected. Signage - Required HSE signage will be used; - Health and Safety, Access, Speed Limits, Danger Construction Site, etc.

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