Woodbridge: Plans for Jetty Lane play area revealed soon

The new ‘playscape’ will be built at Jetty Lane’s site in Kingston Road in Woodbridge in 2024, funding dependent. 

Last year, the organisation was one of 10 charities across Suffolk and Norfolk which readers could collect tokens for, available in the East Anglian Daily Times and Ipswich Star.

These tokens allowed it to win a share of £16,000 from the charitable arm of Newsquest Media Group’s parent company, the Gannett Foundation, which owns the EADT and Ipswich Star.   

Jetty Lane’s trustee Cordelia Richman said that the £1,138.29 which readers collected for the charity had made a huge difference to the project. 

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Now, eight months on, the final design for the playscape is set to be revealed later this month on August 23. 

Cordelia Richman (centre) is the project manager at Jetty Lane. Image: Charlotte Bond (Image: Charlotte Bond)

The Playscape is currently being designed by a specialist architect, Nicole Larke. It is hoped that the playscape will offer space for young and neurodivergent children. 

The project has involved consulting with 217 children and 179 adults during artist-led play sessions held in May and October last year. 

Unlike traditional playgrounds, the playscape is designed to fit in with the natural environment, constructed from hardwood in abstract shapes, perfect for sensory stimulation. 

Footpaths will be wheelchair accessible, and the playscape will be enclosed to keep children safe. 

It will also be open every day, free of charge. 

Jetty Lane was created in 2016, following the demolition of Woodbridge’s youth centre. Its mission is to provide spaces and creative opportunities to inspire, unite and engage young people in the Suffolk Coastal area.