Background

In May/June 2025 we asked for feedback from the local communities around Caernarvon Park, Swarbrick Park and Ranfurly Park to understand what they would like to see included at the playgrounds in these parks. This feedback was important to help inform designs for upcoming playground refreshes within our renewal guidelines.

The playground refreshes at Caernarvon Park, Swarbrick Park and Ranfurly Park are part of our ongoing playground renewals programme. The programme aims to ensure we look after the play spaces we have, so they will be in a good condition for the community to enjoy for years to come.

What we heard from the community

During the engagement from 13 May to 3 June 2025, we received the following responses:

This table shows the most popular play options selected by the community. For more information please refer to the submissions insights reports.

Decision made

The feedback is being used to help inform the designs for our refreshed playgrounds. The timeline for the construction of the playground are as follows:

Caernarvon Park - Construction will take place in 2026.

Swarbrick Park - Construction will take place in 2026.

Ranfurly Park - Construction will take place in 2026.

We’re refreshing three neighbourhood park playgrounds and want to know what you’d like to see in these spaces.

Caernarvon Park playground - Swarbrick Park playground - Ranfurly Park playground

We’re interested in the views of the local community who use these parks and want to make sure their voice is factored into the design of the playground within our renewal guidelines.

These projects at Caernarvon Park playground, Swarbrick Park playground and Ranfurly Park playground are part of our ongoing playground renewals programme. The programme aims to ensure we look after the play spaces we have, so they will be in a good condition for the community to enjoy for years to come.

We’re interested in hearing from those who use Caernarvon Park playground (Dinsdale), Swarbrick Park playground (Frankton) and Ranfurly Park playground (Fairfield) so we can ensure your thoughts are considered in the design of the playground within our renewal guidelines.

We know the community cares about playgrounds as much as we do – so we hope you will share your ideas about how we can refresh this space and make it even more special.