Playground consultation goes live

It's on Wealden’s community engagement platform

Younger residents of Wealden are being asked to complete surveys about a new playground park which will be located at the new sports hub in the north of Hailsham, near Hellingly.

Work is underway at the Community Sports Hub which, when complete, will feature and a new playground park.

Wealden District Council – which is providing the sports hub – has launched two different surveys on its community engagement platform, Let’s Talk Wealden - one for under 12s and primary school children and one for teenagers.  

The council wants to know what play equipment, games, and activities younger residents would like in the new playground area of the sports park, and for teenagers to give their views on what would make them use and spend time at the park.  

The surveys will take around five to 10 minutes and are available to fill out until Christmas. Please use the links below to fill out the surveys.  

Primary school and under 12s can visit We want your ideas for a new play park! | Let's Talk Wealden and teenagers can access the survey at Park Life for Teens | Let's Talk Wealden  

Councillor Rachel Millward, Alliance for Wealden (Green Party), lead councillor for Community, Culture and Communications and leader of the council said, “Playparks are a great way for children to exercise, develop independence and confidence and bring communities closer together by creating a space to connect. There’s no point investing in something the kids don’t like. As a council, we are interested in the views of our younger residents so that we can build a playpark which is right for them. We hope that schools and parents will support children to fill out the survey and help us to design the best possible playparks for their future fun.”

Residents can keep up to date with the new sports hub and other projects by following

Wealden Community Sports Hub | Let's Talk Wealden