The playground at Higginson Park in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, is to undergo a £200,000 redevelopment.

Hags Play – the Dorset-based UK arm of Hags Aneby AB, an international specialist in playgrounds and street furniture – designed the play area and will also manage the construction.

The equipment is designed to be used by toddlers to 14-year-olds, and will include a bespoke Marlow bridge, two riverboats, including one large ship which will be the first of its design in the UK, a climbing net and a range of swings, slides and playhouses.

Funding will come from Wycombe District Council and work is scheduled to begin in September.The project is expected to take 12 weeks to complete. Details: www.wycombe.gov.uk