Children from Greenmeadow Primary School gave a huge cheer and released balloons to celebrate the opening of their new outdoor play equipment by Swindon Mayor Eric Shaw.
At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Cllr Shaw was full of praise for the youngsters who gathered for the event on Friday afternoon.
“I really like the equipment that has been chosen, it’s nice to see that it has been made using natural wood rather than plastic, it really is wonderful for the children and a great resource for the school.”
The £20,000 play equipment, which also includes soft rubber flooring, was chosen after a careful tendering process led by youngsters in the school council.
School council member and year 6 student Rhys Marshall said: “We were told by the teachers that there was £20,000 available to spend. A couple of people on the school council suggested that we should get some more play equipment and a lot of us agreed with that so then we had to think hard about how to do that.”
Under the guidance of their teachers, the youngsters narrowed down their search to three potential companies who sent representatives to the school.
School council chair, Brianna Dix explained: “We are really pleased with the result, it’s great to have some new play equipment. We all worked together well to make this happen.”
Head teacher Diana Pritchard said: “I’m delighted with the result and I’m impressed with the choices that the children made since the wooden equipment fits well with the landscape of the ground.”
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