Splash pad opens in style with party
Free sausage sizzle at Jubilee Park for event
Jubilee Park has its splash pad, which will be officially opened for business from Saturday. The Splash Pad Opening Party with free sausage sizzle, photo booth, face painting, bouncy castle, as well as coffee and icecream trucks on site runs from 11am until 2pm.
The splash pad will be available for use at 12 noon, following a more formal ceremony including speeches and ribbon cutting by Mayor Bernie Wanden and councillor PiriHira Tukapua who has been a major advocate for the community asset.
“There was a lot of excitement when we announced the construction of the splash pad was to begin. I’m looking forward to seeing wha¯nau enjoying the new community asset, at the opening and for years to come. Having a party to open the splash pad is the appropriate way to match the enthusiasm and excitement we received in response to the project,” Horowhenua Mayor Bernie Wanden said.
Construction of the new community asset began on September 21 and includes a new amenity block.
The block features two new family changing rooms with baby changing tables, two fully accessible unisex toilets and a plant room for the operation of the splash pad, replacing the old toilet block which is no longer up to standard and has reached the end of its life.
Council allocated funding in its Long Term Plan 2021-2041 to develop a splash pad and new amenity block for tamariki and wha¯ nau to enjoy.
Council engaged with local rangatahi to work alongside our contractors for the final splash pad design.
The splash pad and changing rooms will be open each year from Labour weekend through to Easter weekend, from 9am to 7pm, and the toilets will be open from 7am to 8.30pm during daylight savings and 7am to 5.30pm in winter months.
Splash pad users are asked to respect the space by keeping it free of rubbish and refraining from eating or drinking while using the facility. To ensure it is a safe space for everyone, please keep skateboards, bikes, rollerblades and the like off the surface, wear appropriate swimwear, and avoid using the splash pad if you’re unwell or have open wounds.