A feast of free family entertainment is set to thrill people of all ages at Carrickfergus' newest play park this weekend. The Miracles and Wonder Weekend event will be held at Marine
Gardens in Carrickfergus on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th August 2013
from 11am to 4pm each day. This is not only a great opportunity to enjoy
the new play area at Marine Gardens; we also have a number of
children's activities to enjoy including bouncy castles, face painting,
balloonmodelling, a DJ, giant lawn games, storytelling, Punch and Judy
and much more. We also have an artist on site that will beorganising a
number of arts and craft workshops.
The weekend's purpose is to celebrate the miracle and wonder of
play. The two day event is part of the Green Kids in Outer Space
initiative which has been supported by the European Union's PEACE III
Programme which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body and
delivered locally through the CAN PEACE III Partnership.
Green
Kids in Outer Space has given children and young people from across the
Borough an opportunity to tell Carrickfergus Borough Council what stops
them from being able to play and what would make play easier and better
for them and their friends. Their views have been recorded and used to
write a play strategy for the Borough of Carrickfergus. This is a
document that acts like a map charting what we as a Council need to do
over the next four years to improve play opportunities in our area. The
strategy document will be launched in September.
The Play Park is
part of an overall investment at Marine Gardens of £1.3 million, the
play park is segmented into sections for toddlers, juniors and seniors,
ensuring that there is good quality outdoor fun for all to enjoy. The
impressive centre piece is a galleon ship reaching a height of over 30
feet and which can be found in the senior nautical adventure area. The
galleon called Result, is named after the very last ship to have been
built in Carrickfergus in 1893.
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