Cooler summers at Jubilee Park
Horowhenua summers are going to be cooler with a new splash pad being built at Jubilee Park, Levin (aectionately known as ‘the Donald Duck Park’). Work on the new splash pad and amenity block began on Wednesday 21 September. It will be complete within two months, weather permitting.
A popular water play feature across Aotearoa, splash pads are ‘zero depth’ fun, which shower, spray, mist and shoot streams of water at users. Designed on a hard, flat surface, as the water splashes onto this surface it is collected, filtered, sanitised and recirculated to keep the water fun flowing in an eco-friendly way.
We consulted with our community in 2020, through the draft Long Term Plan 2021-2041 process, on installing a new aquatic feature as the existing Jubilee Park paddling pool was ageing. This idea was met with great enthusiasm, and funding was allocated in our Long Term Plan 2021-2041 to develop a splash pad and new amenity block for our tamariki and whÃnau to enjoy. We engaged with local rangatahi to work alongside our contractors for the final splash pad design.
A new amenity block will be established alongside the splash pad, featuring two family changing rooms with baby changing tables, two fully accessible unisex toilets and a plant room for the operation of the splash pad.
The amenity block will replace the existing toilet block, which is no longer up to standard and has reached the end of its life.
Mindful of park users and neighbours, we want to keep disruptions to a minimum so have chosen prefabricated units to allow for a short construction time. Our contractors will be onsite from 7.30am to 5pm on weekdays.