Sutcliffe Play is Part of World Cup Legacy

Equipment supplied by playground experts Sutcliffe Play is being enjoyed by children as part of a new ecological park in Cape Town, created as a legacy project of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

The equipment is situated in Green Point Urban Park, a new sustainability-driven public park built beside Cape Town Stadium. Designed by landscape architects OvP Associates, the park features cycle and running paths, indigenous landscaping and a Biodiversity Showcase Garden as well as a toddlers’ play area and adventure play park.

The play park features inclusive equipment from Sutcliffe Play including a nest swing, ramp, net, dish roundabout and boat seats. The company was also chosen to provide the seats for all the play park’s swings due to its reputation for well researched design and durability.

Sutcliffe Play equipment in Cape Town

“Two important principles for the design of Green Point Park were accessibility and inclusivity,” says Sarah Chang of OvP Associates. “It was important to ensure the park provided for people of all physical abilities.”

“We do not have expertise in the design and manufacture of inclusive play equipment in South Africa and therefore believed it was important to invest in equipment that has been properly researched and tested. Sutcliffe Play met these criteria.”

Sutcliffe Play’s equipment is also featured in a tree house, where Sutcliffe Play drag ramps enable children with limited mobility to pull themselves up with ropes and rubber grips. This allows the tree house to be used by each child according to his or her own abilities.

“The play park has already been received with excitement,” adds Sarah. “Before it was opened, children would stand beside the construction fence, watching the machinery, or point at certain items and chat excitedly. Many people stopped by to ask when it would be open.”

“It’s wonderful to see the children running around and enjoying themselves. The Sutcliffe Play equipment plays a major role in this.”

Learn more about Sutcliffe Play visit: www.sutcliffeplay.co.uk

Date: 30th Janaury 2012