PLAYLINE DESIGN NEWS ARCHIVE
Prince Rock Primary School, Plymouth - May / June 2008
The idea behind this now very attractive area was to brighten up the very 'grey Victorian' stone built school's environment. Situated between 2 major roads in and out of Plymouth in South Devon the school's pupils needed something more stimulating and 'green' in their environment; hence Playline Design were asked to design such an area with physical play units as well as imaginative natural looking design and materials together with a 'production stage' and very colourful Pencil Fencing. For the added 'green factor' Playline used NoMow artificial grass safer surface and the result is another creative and attractive natural looking play area.
Loddiswell Primary School, South Devon - June 2008
This primary school which nestles beautifully in the South Hams in south Devon asked Playline to come up with something that could be achieved with an area of sunken 'lost ground' beside the playground. Being a small village school, space (or lack of it!!) was a big issue and so anything that could be done to make use of this was welcome. Stuart from Playline drew up an imaginative linked play unit that was accessible from both the playground which stood about 1.5m higher than the 'dead space' and the ground itself. The result was this very impressive play unit suitable for the schools entire age range that incorporated all manner of physical and co-ordinational activities and looked impressive too! The loose gravel and earth floor was sealed with concrete dust and membrane and a layer of Woodland Play was laid to cover the entire floor and banks of the sunken area to make it useable for almost all of the year.
Scarborough Seafront - June 2008
Playline Design were asked to come up with a trim trail that could be used by the public along the vast beautiful expanse of sea front of Scarborough in North Yorkshire. The criteria was to provide fitness stations along the well kept lawns but that were also in keeping with the green aspect of the area. Scarborough Council commissioned Playline to do this and the results have gone down very well with all concerned.
Goddard Park, Swindon, Wiltshire - December 2007 - January 2008
We were successful in being awarded the contract for supplying and installing a very creative trim trail with some wonderful colourful wet pour rubber safer surfacing (all our own and by us!!) along with a Sunray Pergola and other items. As you can see the finished article is something to be proud of and is now our second of our larger projects in or very near Swindon in Wiltshire.
Butchers Coppice Scout Camp, Bournemouth - February 2008
This large camp run by The Scout Association, requested Playline Design's expertise in bespoke work in designing 2 playground areas for their long established site on the outskirts of Bournemouth.
Playline Design were awarded the £60k contract against 2 other well established professional playground companies due to our bespoke and natural looking design.
The brief was to create as much activity for the cubs, scouts and other children that stay on or use the facilities, to combine it in with the natural environment and create a natural play area.
For this reason our
timber equipment was chosen, along with green components and our ever popular Woodland Play safer surfacing - some 380m² of it!!!
In the near centre of the main area stood an ancient knurly old Oak tree which other companies tried to avoid with their plans - we did just the opposite and designed a whole "village" of play towers with one main tower set around the tree itself.
The result is a fantastically challenging, individual and most importantly accessible for less able and wheelchair users alike.
For this reason
the camp has invited the local special needs schools in to use the activities and to see just for themselves as to what can be done.
The second area consisted of a huge trim trail winding its way through the trees, again to provide challenges for many ages and abilities.
Just look at these pictures in detail as they do tell the story of what a wonderful project that this turned out to be.
Education Show 2008, NEC - February 2008
We would like to thank all of the people who visited our stand at the NEC and all of those who have requested that we visit them to discuss improvements to their sites in the future.
You certainly couldn't miss the stand with its castle frontage and colorful displays.
Nec Education Show - February 2008
Come & see us on our 42m² stand at the Education Show at the NEC in Birmingham in February. Playline decided to more than double the size of its stand after a successful exhibition last year.
This years stand is very much more interactive & displays of the type of work that is possible can be seen in the flesh!!
Meare Parish Council, Somerset - December 2007
Playline Design produced a superb play area in this beautiful setting of the Somerset levels just outside the world famous Glastonbury.
Within this rural setting Playline installed a Zip Wire, Toddlers Kingdom Play Unit, Swings & the Atlantic Challenge junior climbing centre.
All of this was built on cleared & leveled land.
Breage Playing Field, Cornwall - November 2007
After beating another two contractors for the work Playline successfully completed this village playing field development at the tip of Cornwall in some pretty wild weather!!
The brief was to provide a play area that was in keeping with the surroundings of the rural area but also be as attractive as possible for all age ranges of children.
The main junior play unit was the ever popular "St Ives", the younger children's unit was again the ever popular "Toddlers Kingdom" & all linked together with springies, a castle, slide, balancing equipment & saferfall safer surface.
Helitots Childcare (RNAS Culdrose), Cornwall - November 2007
This very appealing & bespoke designed play area was installed in November after years of hard work by the Nursery staff, MOD officials, Hanson Construction & of course US!
Playline were able of course to match the safety standards imposed by the MOD & were also able to manufacture & install something that was completely different to other play areas & was almost a tribute to the fathers & mothers of the children who use the Nursery who in their everyday job risk life & limb helping others.
The wet pour safer surfacing also uplifted the area providing a very vibrant area for the excited young children.
Doubletrees School, Cornwall - October 2007
This highly acclaimed Special Needs school in Cornwall requested Playline Design's expertise in designing 3 further playground areas following on from their initial stage completed by another contractor. The brief was to create activities on a sloped grass area, on a flat wet pour area & in another area of the school.
In the sloped grass area we provided a colourful Selworthy Shelter which is great for lessons & just casually sitting around in, a Crocodile Swing which is our very popular single or multi use rope swing which appeals greatly to special needs schools due to the various ways that it can be used, a set of flat & full support swings for use by all & a slide on an embankment surrounded by activity panels set to provide an area for calming & interactive play. These various items were linked by a very colourful wet pour pathway that flowed (with some head scratching!!) down the slope in an effort to make all areas useable but not creating steep sections.
The flat area which is used by the nursery consisted of another colourful Selworthy shelter, sub terra talking tube phone, musical chime panels, activity panels & a boat sand pit together with our once again very popular pencil fencing & gates. Several meetings & discussions were needed with all concerned to clarify exactly what was needed & where with this project & this culminated in a successful second stage to developments at the school.
John Radcliffe Hospital (ProDrive), Oxfordshire - October 2007
Playline Design were asked by the staff at Oxford Childrens Hospital to help design an area on a roof to provide patients with an alternative & colourful outside creative play area.
The project was sponsored by "ProDrive" the rally car professionals. The result was a 'rally inspired' very creative play area to a very high specification.
The comments of the hospital says it all "You are all doing a fantastic job & we would have no hesitation in recommending your company to friends & colleagues".
Curzon School, Derbyshire - Summer Holidays 2007
The school requested Playline's expertise in designing a complete playground area, suitable for the schools
various age ranges. Playline were very flexible in their approach in designing a trim trail over & around
a sloped area using their Woodland Play rubber safer surface, something for which Playline has become well
known. Over & above this the school required a 'Sunray Pergola' sheltered area with seating, thermoplastic
playground markings & an enclosed play area using pencil fencing for the younger ones. This work was completed
during the summer holidays & ran alongside another construction project so timescales & specification
were very important. The whole project ran very well with no fuss & the reports from the school have been very positive.
Kewstoke School, Weston Super Mare - Summer Holidays 2007
The school had requested that several playground companies visit the school
to look at costing a ‘play area’ on the side of a very steep
bank with very limited & awkward access, not to be phased by this Playline
undertook to design & quote a bespoke castle along the bank @ about
12m long. The situation of the proposed castle was fabulous with views overlooking
the Severn estuary. Rather than quoting for standard items such as play
towers, Playline’s design won due to the fact that it was designed
specifically for the area & fitted in with the schools criteria of providing
a role play piece of equipment, mixed with physical play & the ability
to use the area for outdoor teaching & events. The job entailed a 100m
walk up slopes & steps as well as securing fixings through rock &
the prevention of falls from the high front face & access to the rear
up the steep hillside.
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