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There's an awesome new play equipment installation in the local park that has had the Heras fencing removed this morning so is now available for kids to play on!!!
The local council have done a great job and I'm jealous I'm 40+years too old for it........
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But I'm a cynic and I'm not sure if Danish play equipment manufacturers fully understand the UK market? Reason being this swing is made from coconut rope (I googled it) - great for sustainability but I'm sure our Monster swilling Surron darlings are going to test it's flammability rating.
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Should we have a sweepstake to how long it lasts?
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I'm not sure if Danish play equipment manufacturers fully understand the UK market?
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Surely that is the job of the person in the council speccing it? You could install that in some parts of the UK without issue.
You are never too old for a play in a play park - you may not fit the equipment, but old isn't a factor.
Hopefully it lasts a long time. They installed one in the park in Redcar a fair few years ago (about I years or so) and it's still there. My kids loved it but are now too 'cool' to be seen in a play park.
Everyone loves that swing and it's great to see the awkward, boystrous teenagers that mainly communicate in four letter words slowing it down to let 3 year olds on for a go.
Fingers crossed fun wins out in your part of the world as well.
PS I can confirm that parents also like a swing on that one.
The last time some yobs set fire to one of the local playparks, some bigger yobs explained the error of their ways. There was a bit of social media fuss but that part of town has a feral element that look after their own.
Yes we've a few of those about in playgrounds around here (Crystal palace, south London) and have seen them on playgrounds when visiting MIL in Liverpool.  Been installed a few years and thankfully no damage yetÂ
The rope might be treated with flame retardant of course - I'd imagine it would only really smoulder rather than burst into flames anyway so with a bit of treatment would be self-extinguishing. I think any of the plastics and rubbers usually used in playground equipment would be more satisfying for arsonists once you got them going.
Theres a persistent myth that amongst the youth that the fumes from burning wheelie bins etc will get them high, I think they'll see coconut fibre as being a bit too straight-edge for their tastes
A few "summer" weeks in the valley and it'll be too damp to ever burn🙂
weve got one at a park here in Milton Keynes its been there for ages and is really popular, if anyone has tried to burn it down its survived!
Isn't it equally likely to just rot away in the rain? (Danes might know a bit about that too, tbf)
I can confirm that parents also like a swing on that one.
Careful, you'll end up on the register doing that in a kids playground