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Canonbie | 2nd May 2024
 

Canonbie Playpark could be in place as soon as July

 
 
Artist's impression of how Canonbie Playpark will look
 

Xcel Project helps team behind the project to secure more funds

Canonbie’s long held dream of a major upgrade for its playpark could become a reality as soon as July.

The idea for the project first emerged back in 2016, the brainchild of local residents Dawn Waugh-Ellwood, Janice Sheppard, Janet Carson and Karen Bell.  Following a survey which established that the vast majority of people were unhappy with the park as it was then, they went on to form the Canonbie Leisure and Recreation Association (CLARA). The group said they wanted to revitalise, improve and extend the range of play and leisure facilities for the benefit of the whole community.

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