No kidding, it’s a playground to keep over-60s swinging
It’s a contradiction in terms, isn’t it? There can’t possibly be such a thing as a playground for the over-60s, can there?
There comes an inevitable time in life when the arthritic old joints become a bit too creaky for swings and slides.
However, there’s one muscle in the ageing frame that refuses to seize up, especially among ladies of advancing years and it’s called the natter box!
To the brave women who tested Britain’s first older people’s play area in a Manchester suburb the ski walker, the swinger and the see-saw, all bits of equipment designed to provide gentle toning of the hips and legs, were no more than a sideshow.
They all saw the playground as the perfect excuse for a chat.
The new £15,000 playground on the Dam Head Estate in Blackley was set up by a local residents’ association, inspired by a similar project in Germany. It can be found next to the under-fives play area and has six pieces of equipment designed to give older people a gentle workout.
Source: The Times, 31 January, p11
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