Elham Playground “an example of the Big Society at its best”


An eagerly awaited Playdale play area has officially opened in Elham, Kent after three years of fundraising.

The £100,000 adventure playground was the result of a community effort, led by three local mothers, which Folkestone and Hythe MP Damian Collins told the BBC represented “An example of the Big Society at its best’”.

To read the whole story, and see a live report from the playground, click here.

 


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