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Play area gets upgrade
Leicester Mercury
|January 09, 2026
WORK INSTALLING EQUIPMENT STARTS THIS MONTH
A CHILDREN’s play area at a park is set to be improved.
Much of the play area at Queen’s Park, in Loughborough, will be replaced with modern equipment, Charnwood Borough Council said.
The improvements are expected to cost about £500,000. They will include accessible and sensory learning equipment for children.
A total of 24 pieces of equipment are to be installed.
This story is from the January 09, 2026 edition of Leicester Mercury.
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