Children are celebrating after the big reveal of new village play equipment

THE much-loved children’s playground in Walnut Road, Mere, has been revamped and now boasts new equipment.

Libby Raynes, a Year 5 pupil at Mere Primary School, and children’s author and illustrator Katheryn Lamb officially reopened the park (pictured above). Libby won a competition to design a new sign for the park and Kathryn chose the winning design.

The opening ceremony was followed by a tea party thanks to the Walnut Tree Hotel.

The improvements made by Mere Town Council were made possible in part through a grant from The Hills Group Ltd and made available through the Landfill Communities Fund administered for Hills by Community First, the Rural Community Council for Wiltshire.