PLANS to create an indoor area at Meriden Adventure Playground have been given the green light. Solihull Council has approved placing two converted shipping containers at the Chelmsley Wood site. Submitting its application earlier this year, the playground said that it lacked any indoor facilities which meant that visitor numbers tailed off during the winter months.
The “much-needed” changes, approved last month, will provide a space for the children and will also be available as an office and for storage.
While the Meriden Adventure Playground Association (MAPA) now needs to secure funding to install the structures, it is hoped that they will also be offered to other community groups.
Providing grants are in place, the plan is to install the containers in time for this winter.
Coun Chris Williams (Green, Chelmsley Wood) had supported the application, arguing it would have “significant” benefits locally.
The scheme is one of several improvements in the pipeline for the facility, which just a couple of years ago feared it may have to close following the council's decision to withdraw funding.
Last year, Other Side of Solihull had reported that successful bids meant the site now had enough cash to cover staffing costs up until 2021.
With this taken care of, the team are now looking at a number of ways to bolster the facilities themselves.
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