Mole Valley council to invest £3.5m to improve play

Mole Valley District Council has committed to investing more than £3.5 million in improving playgrounds under a new Play Area Investment and Refurbishment Programme. The multi-year programme will refurbish and upgrade a number of play areas across the district.

It will deliver improvements across five existing playgrounds in Ashtead, Dorking, Bookham and Leatherhead, create a brand-new destination play area in Leatherhead and deliver additional recreational installations at several other sites.

Following a competitive procurement process – which included site visits and pre-market engagement to help shape the specification – the council appointed Proludic to design and deliver the new and refurbished play spaces.

Proludic will work with the council to design engaging and inclusive play areas, use sustainable materials and long lasting equipment and consult with local communities as designs are developed. As part of that process, the council has opened a public consultation process.