A campaign by two local young people to secure investment in the playground in Flimby has enlisted the help of local MP Josh MacAlister.
The campaign started by Flimby residents Kaelan and Ethan, 13, of Netherhall High School, is calling for play equipment to be cleaned and upgraded and for new equipment to be installed. Kaelan and Ethan went door to door and collected 571 signatures for their petition to improve the playground.
The playground is currently in a very poor state, with swings missing, equipment broken and rusted and lots of graffiti.
Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister met with Kaelan and Ethan at the playground to talk about their campaign and hear their ideas for how it could be improved.
Josh said:
“I was really inspired that local young people had taken matters into their own hands and gone door to door right across Flimby to gather support for their campaign and also come up with lots of good ideas for how the playground could be improved.
“I’ve written to the cabinet member and senior officers at Cumberland Council to ask for the prioritisation of funding to make improvements to the park and for the council to work with Kaelan and Ethan so their ideas can be incorporated into any improvement plan.
“The project has my full support and I hope we’re able to secure investment soon.”
Josh MacAlister MP 