It will receive its award at a celebration on October 9 at the Unicorn Theatre near Tower Bridge after winning the London Play Adventure Playground of the Year Award. The runners up were Honor Oak Adventure Playground in Brockley and Slade Gardens Adventure Playground in Stockwell.
Nick Jackson, director of Haringey Play Association which runs the Somerford Grove play facility, expressed his delight at winning the award. But he added: “Unfortunately we are still struggling to obtain the funding we need for the long term sustainability of the adventure playground.
“But this award gives us renewed vigour and affirms our commitment to providing the best play environment possible for the children and young people we work with.”
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