Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Director of Place Management. 

The report provide detail on the ‘On The Way Play SK’ pilot project, which will pilot two active travel trails 'Portable Play Time' and 'A Child’s Eye View' next year in Edgeley and surrounding areas as part of the Stockport Town of Culture programme of events. 

The Area Committee is requested to recommend that the Cabinet Members for Parks, Highways & Transport Service and Climate Change & Environment approve the pilot project 'On The Way Play SK'. 

Officer contact: Liz Atherton | liz.atherton@stockport.gov.uk 

A representative of the Director of Place Management submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) providing detail on the ‘On The Way Play SK’ pilot project, which would pilot two active travel trails 'Portable Play Time' and 'A Child’s Eye View' next year in Edgeley and surrounding areas as part of the Stockport Town of Culture programme of events.

The following comments were made/issues raised:

• The pilot project, based in Edgeley and funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, was expected to be delivered in spring 2024.
• It was noted that some of the equipment had been relocated from outside the public house towards the electronics shop.
• It was reported that the equipment could potentially be viable for non-pedestrianised locations.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Members for Parks, Highways & Transport Services and Climate Change & Environment be recommended to approve the pilot project ‘On The Way Play SK’.