MEDIA INVITATION/RELEASE
9 FEBRUARY 2012


Children from the Tenterden Place of Safety will paint three concrete pipes that have been added to the play equipment at the Maynardville Park play area, during a special event at the park on Friday 10 February 2012. The pipes were formerly used by the City of Cape Town for storing maintenance equipment.

The children will be treated to a picnic organised by City Parks, the Maynardville Park Action Committee and Councillor Elizabeth Brunette, Ward Councillor for Ward 26.

Date: Friday 10 February 2012

Time: 14:00 for 14:30

Venue: Maynardville Park, c/o Wolfe and Piers Streets, Wynberg

All media are welcome to attend. It will be an excellent photo opportunity.

The Maynardville Park is known for hosting Shakespearean plays, birthday parties and charity events like the Toy Run and the Community Chest Carnival. City Parks have embarked on a project that will transform the old concrete pipes into usable play equipment for the benefit of the many children who use the park every day.

“This event showcases the Maynardville Park as a community facility where people can play, walk or sit and enjoy their natural surroundings, while also accommodating major events and local and international film shoots. It attracts people from all spheres of life, business and the community. World-class facilities such as this allow us to fight social ills like crime, drugs and vagrancy by providing a space for the community,” said the City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, Councillor Tandeka Gqada.

Councillor Brunette said she was thrilled at the outcome of the project, which has seen a great deal of community involvement since it was first proposed by City Parks.

“We took the lessons learned from the very popular Urban Park that the City built in Green Point, and re-used old equipment to enhance the play area in Maynardville Park. The community has contributed generously to the project and children love climbing on and walking through the pipes. The City recently spent R6 million upgrading the park into a quality public open space with a paved boulevard surrounded by an avenue of trees, a landscaped kick-about, a parking area for large events, new fencing and gates, and an improved play park with a special mosaic wall. The pipes will bring joy to the many children from all over the city who love to come and play here. The fun for a good cause starts when everyone gets their hands dirty,” said Councillor Brunette.

Councillor Gqada says that this project is an example of a public-private partnership in action. Party packs have been generously donated by the newly opened Pick n Pay in Wynberg.

“This event is supported by the Wynberg Improvement District and we want to continue to encourage partnerships like this one so that we can all achieve so much more for our residents,” said Councillor Gqada. 


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CITY OF CAPE TOWN
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