Council seeks public opinion on the new design of Rhyl’s Drift Park
Denbighshire County Council, in partnership with Balfour Beatty, will be holding two public information sessions at Rhyl Youth Centre, which will provide the public with the opportunity to inform the design of the soon to be reinstated Drift Park in Rhyl.
The sessions will be held on the 30th of September and 1st of October and will be open to the public between 1pm and 7pm, allowing for a flexible timeslot for both parents and children to attend.
These sessions are an opportunity for the team to present a proposed design that could be used for the new Drift Park Play Area.
The team will be asking local residents and businesses who attend for their views and suggestions on this design, which will then help inform the final design going forward.
If residents are unable to attend either session, there will be an online form which can be found and filled in on the Central Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme’s webpage.
Once the academic year is back in session, further engagement with local schools will be done regarding the design of the park.
Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport said:
“We are pleased that the Central Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme has now reached the phase where we are looking at the re-installation of the Drift Park, which sits on Rhyl’s promenade.
These sessions with residents and businesses will allow the team to take in feedback and ideas from the local community.
We understand that the essential works on the Central Rhyl Coastal Defence Scheme has had an impact on the availability of play spaces on the promenade, however, these works are vital to ensure that Rhyl’s coastal stretch is fully protected from flooding events. The reinstallation of the park was always the plan, and I am glad to see that this is now on the horizon.
I am looking forward to hearing the public’s views and opinions on the design of the park, which will be informed by the local people who will use it for years to come.”
