A councillor has raised concerns after City Hall data showed the majority of the Shankill’s play parks are at the bottom end of city scoring standards - but all have missed out on council funding this year.
DUP representative for Court Nicola Verner voiced “concern” to Belfast City Council about the proportion of play parks in the area with lower standards when compared to other parts of the city.
At the recent meeting of the council’s People and Communities Committee, Councillor Verner said: “I was looking at the list of the play parks and how they scored, and I was a bit concerned that in the bottom 20 percent, that almost a quarter of them are within Greater Shankill, and yet they miss out on any improvements because they are not in the bottom three. I just feel it is a high percentage, and I am wondering if there is anything else that can be done.”
