Work has been completed on Pershore’s new water play park, just in time for the sunny weather this weekend.
The water park has been themed around the history of famous local horse racing derby Land O’Plums Steeplechase and features a racecourse section for youngsters to compete against their friends to be the ‘centaur of attention’.
The ‘mane’ events are the various water sprays to leap over and even a winner’s podium. Other parts of the splash pad include a reed shower, raining daffodil and The Tree Tipper, which has been inspired by the local Pershore Plum tree. There’s also a water spraying Freddy Frog and a ponded zone with weir gate dams to create flooded areas to splash around in.
Wychavon has invested more than £327,000 in creating the new splash pad as part of an ongoing improvement programme to the district’s water play areas, which have reached the end of their natural life and are increasingly expensive to maintain.
Evesham water park will be open from midday, Saturday 11 May, and Droitwich Spa Lido will be open from Saturday 25 May after being shut during the colder months. All opening times are 10am - 6pm, seven days a week once open.
Cllr Emma Stokes, Executive Board Member for Resident and Customer Service on Wychavon District Council, said: “This is an amazing addition to Pershore’s Abbey Park, and I am pleased with the overall look and feel of it. It was wonderful to see and hear children splashing around in the water park and enjoying the sunshine. This is just another example of how Wychavon continues to invest in our award-winning parks and open spaces.”
Jon Hulbert, Senior Parks & Greenspace Officer, at Wychavon, said: “We’re continually looking at keeping our parks up to date with the current needs of our residents. Thanks to Splash for helping us to design this wonderful park with a nod to Pershore’s heritage and for completing the work on time.”
