CHESHIRE East Council has celebrated the unveiling of refurbishments at one of its flagship parks in Crewe.

A ceremony at Queens Park took place to unveil new play area improvements, which was attended by local dignitaries including, MP Kieran Mullan, the Mayor of Cheshire East Council, Cllr Sarah Pochin, the Mayor of Crewe Town Council, Cllr Tom Dunlop and children from Edleston Primary School,

The refurbishments at the park include a zip wire, a heritage train feature, a new wheelchair-friendly roundabout and an adventure space featuring climbing logs.

Significant improvements have also been made to the seating provision in the play area.

The work was funded by a £100,000 landfill communities fund grant from the FCC Communities Foundation and was carried out by Ansa, Cheshire East Council's environmental services company.

Cllr Mick Warren, chair of Cheshire East Council's environment and communities committee, said: "Queens Park is already a wonderful place to spend time and enjoy the simple pleasures of fresh air and beautiful scenery but the play area had become a little dated since it was installed.

"The improvements that have been made will allow children of all ages to enjoy the space, which is something that came through very strongly when we consulted on what improvements the local community wanted to see."

Richard Smith, senior grant manager for FCC Communities Foundation, said: "It's wonderful to see the new play area at Queens Park open and ready to make such a difference to the users of this very popular park.

"We are always happy to consider grant applications for projects that benefit local communities, and this is a great example of what can be achieved."

Derek Morgan, chairman of Friends of Queens Park, said: "It's a very proud moment to see the ideas that we put forward for works, come to fruition.

"It has taken a lot of hard work from many very committed volunteers to get to this point, so I would like to say thank you to all those whose dedication has made this possible. The most important thing now of course is for people to start using it."