Inverness play park where child narrowly missed being hit by equipment passed inspections after £500k revamp
An Inverness play park where a child narrowly missed being hit by a piece of equipment had passed numerous inspections following a recent revamp, officials say.
Highland Council officers visited Whin Park today after a parent reported a top rope on a new climbing frame came away and hit him on the arm and narrowly missed his six-year-old child.
The parent said if the bolt had hit a child, it could have caused serious injuries.
The park had only reopened last week following a £500,000 transformation.
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Inverness South councillor Duncan Macpherson took up the issue after being made aware of incident this morning and also alerted council officers and councillors in the Inverness West ward where the park is located.
He has now been informed by the council’s manager of play parks that the site was being visited this morning for checks, inspections and to make it safe.
He was also told the site and equipment passed numerous post-installation inspections prior to opening but the issue would be raised with the supplier, Jupiter Play.
Families gave a resounding thumbs up to the park when it reopened last week after three months of refurbishment work.
The new attractions include an interactive Nessie, Legend Seeker Playship, swings, climbing birds’ nest, and an adventure mound with tube slide, scramble net and interactive arch.
