{"id":77702,"date":"2023-04-04T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77702"},"modified":"2023-04-04T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T09:43:20","slug":"flooded-playground-watery-makeover-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/04\/04\/flooded-playground-watery-makeover-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Flooded playground gets watery makeover in time for summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The playground closed prior to the pandemic due to flooding, but is now getting a new lease of life<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A CARDIFF playground is getting a water-themed <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/06\/childrens-playground-set-to-reopen-its-gates-after-being-left-to-rot-for-nearly-three-years\/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=childrens-playground-set-to-reopen-its-gates-after-being-left-to-rot-for-nearly-three-years\">refurbishment<\/a> over three years after flooding problems forced it to close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The park on Drovers Way in Radyr has not been open since before the pandemic, with <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/02\/07\/cardiff-parents-abandoned-park-refurbished\/\">Cardiff Council struggling to secure the funds and resources to repair the drainage.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Flooded park gets a watery makeover in time for summer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ahBaqWr6GM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Flooded park gets a watery makeover in time for summer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9ahBaqWr6GM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Cardiffian<\/em> spoke to parents and councillors about the new park.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am delighted &#8211; it\u2019s nice to see something actually happening,\u201d said Dr Radha Nair-Jones, 46, a mother of two who lives near the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another local mother, Helene Hughes, 40, said: \u201cWe are very excited for the new park. 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