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ToddlerParkPlans.pdfCRAG has now raised enough funds to move ahead with the brand-new Toddler Park at the Rec and the Parish Council has approved the contract with KOMPAN at the meeting on 2nd December.
Martin Pearcy Chair of the Parish Council said: "We are thrilled that the community has rallied behind this project. The new Toddler Park will provide a safe, modern and imaginative space for our children, and it marks an exciting step forward in our wider plans to regenerate the rec!”
The park equipment was selected by children at the Coaley school and includes a toddler swing, springers, seesaw, tractor climbing frame with slide, carousel, spider swing seat, interactive panel and new safety surfacing.
We hope the construction will begin early in the
new year and the park be ready in the spring! The scheme does not include fencing at this stage. CRAG will be exploring better-value fencing options with local suppliers and bring recommendations forward early next year. A huge thank-you to everyone who has donated, fundraised and supported the campaign, this really is a community achievement.
We still have more to do and so will continue fundraising, grant writing and gathering all the facts and figures we need to complete the planting and sensory garden, secure play equipment for juniors, facilities for teenagers and a trim trail.
2025 Progress
2025 Progress
As we cash up from the last of our nature mornings of 2025 we are reflecting on the events over the year and the great community spirit and fun had by all those who took part. We would like to say a huge thanks to Tom from We Are Hedgy who sponsored our 2025 nature series enabling us to offer the sessions FREE to the Coaley community.
CRAG is raising funds to build the new toddler park and we are nearly there! We have raised £36k and with your help we aim to reach the target by Christmas and build the park in the new year.
Our Mission
Our Mission
The long-term mission for the recreation-ground regeneration is to:
Create and maintain a rich natural environment where everyone, especially children and young people, can enjoy the outdoors, play freely and creatively with their peers and follow their interests.
Develop an inclusive, child-friendly, free, adventurous play space in the heart of Coaley where people of all ages and abilities can come and explore, create, build friendships and generally hang out.
The overall aim is to improve the well-being of residents of Coaley, especially children and young people, by developing and maintaining a safe, free, adventurous play environment by:
Developing a plan for playing field regeneration
Obtaining funding for the agreed improvements
Implementing the specified work under the authorization of Coaley Parish Council
CRAG Values
CRAG Values
Well-being
Well-being
We believe play and recreation are crucial to well-being. We aim to create an accessible and
varied play and recreational space, which will enhance the natural environment and benefit
the whole community to support the physical and mental health of all.
Every child has the right to play and rest
Every child has the right to play and rest
In aiming to create an intergenerational space with opportunities for all we recognise that, the
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child places particular emphasis on the rights of children
and states “every child has the right to play and rest” (article 31).
Freedom and Independence
Freedom and Independence
Here in Coaley we recognize the impacts of modern society may restrict children’s opportunity
to play freely outdoors. We therefore aim to recognize this right and ensure children have
opportunities, as enjoyed by previous generations, to have the freedom and independence to
decide when, where, who they play with. It is essential for children’s all-round development
and promotes positive well-being that can carry over into later life.
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