30 March 2017
Wellington Playcentre Association Media Release & Event Invitation
For immediate release
Creative new outdoor play space for Miramar Playcentre
Miramar Playcentre are celebrating the completion of construction work on their new outdoor play space on Saturday. The
Playcentre will celebrate with a community BBQ from 12.30 this Saturday 1 April, following a morning working bee where
Playcentre families will finish painting and start the planting phase. Planting is an essential element that will round
off the major landscaping work and provide new sensory and nature play.
"It's great to finish off on a centre like Miramar that is really creative and completely transforms the area," said Rob
Seymour, of Seymour Construction.
This milestone at Miramar Playcentre also marks the completion of all outdoor construction work at 19 Playcentres across
the region by Seymour Construction, as part of a Wellington Playcentre Association major project upgrading the outdoor
environments at all centres.
Wellington Playcentre Association is fundraising on Givealittle to ensure the final sensory and native planting can be
completed at all Playcentres.
The Wellington Playcentre Association provided funding for the outdoor play space designs and some of the installation
work to be done at 19 centres. The final stage is to complete specified planting - however funding the final planting is
a struggle for some of the parent-run Playcentres.
"The Playcentres who have been able to complete the planting specified - a core part of the design - they have really
seen the benefits of sensory nature play on their sessions," observed Chris Montgomerie, Outdoor Upgrade Project Manager
at Wellington Playcentre Association. “It would be great if we could see all our Playcentres complete their planting!”
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