Community Services spokesman, Cllr Stuart Currie said: "The final design for the play park is currently on display in Port Seton Centre Café and in Cockenzie Primary School. A Steering Group, made up of local parent volunteers from the community, the Port Seton Advisory Committee and Cockenzie & Port Seton Community Council were the drivers behind this project and through their consultation process were able to identify and provide many items of play equipment requested by local children."
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Heavy vehicles will be in and around the park over the coming weeks and local people, especially children should be extra careful when entering King George V Park as work is in operation. Safety fencing has been erected around the play park area as this is now closed to the public.
East Lothian Council has allocated £40,000 for the refurbishment of the play park and a successful funding bid by the Steering Group to Viridor has secured a further £30,000. The park will now offer a wide variety of play experiences for children with separate toddler and junior areas for youngsters to swing, climb, balance, slide, jump and have fun with. This will provide a much welcomed early Christmas present.
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