The Connected Playground at Ingle Park features equipment for children of all ability levels. The playground’s grand opening is Friday, June 29, 2018. (W.C. Mann for The Tribune)
CULLMAN – Cullman Parks, Recreation, & Sports Tourism (CPRST) will officially open the long-awaited Connected Playground at Ingle Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, June 29 from 4-6 p.m. According to CPRST, the event will feature giveaways, pickleball, basketball, food, live music and more.
Four years in the making, the Connected Playground is a fully-accessible, ADA- compliant park for people of all ability levels. The playground features equipment that can be used by the entire family.
CPRST Executive Director Nathan Anderson told The Tribune earlier this month, ““When you approach this playground–and we’re calling it the Connected Playground because we’re connecting kids of all abilities through play–you’re going to see play features that fit the person, whoever’s looking at it. A kid who has no physical restrictions is going to be challenged and love this playground, and you will have a child that rolls up in a wheelchair and will have items on the same play features that they can play on. And that was by design; we wanted it to be something that siblings of different physical abilities could play together on the same playground at the same time, both being challenged and enjoying it the same.”
In addition to the Connected Playground, the newly renovated Ingle Park now features:
- Four courts for pickleball, a fast-growing small-court sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis
- Two foursquare courts
- Full-size basketball court with professional grade dunkable rims
- Butterfly garden with a bench in the middle for visitors “looking for more of a serene space,” according to Anderson
- Concrete sidewalks designed and built to flow with the terrain of the park
- Dog park in a shaded area along the stream that runs through the park
- Shaded pavilion with restrooms and a large fan to create air circulation in the sitting/picnic area
- Plenty of open green spaces
For more information, contact CPRST at 256-734-9157 or visit www.CullmanRecreation.org.
Background: www.cullmantribune.com/articles/2018/06/02/new-ingle-park-something-everyone
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