Helen Middleton-Stewart
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Play Area Design

Play area design has evolved in recent years with the development of play landscapes and natural play ideas.

Combining landscape features with play ideas can result in exciting environment for children to enjoy and learn from.

Carefully designed play landscapes can be affordable, inclusive places that everyone will enjoy.

I combine my skills and interests as a Landscape Architect, Access Consultant and play area designer to design exciting play landscapes for everyone to enjoy.

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Edwardian Garden Boscombe

Workshops, conferences and seminars attended

  • SMP seminar Dec 2008
  • Designing Natural Play Environments, Sheffield, Sep 2008
  • Bournemouth & poole play strategy Feb 2008
  • Planning & Designing healthy public outdoor space for young people in the 21st century -July 2006, Bristol
  • Coombe Country Park October 2006
  • Places to Play, Play England conference Oct 2006
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Central Gardens Play Area, Bournemouth

Play area projects include:

  • Central Gardens Play Area, Bournemouth. A significant new play landscape designed for Bournemouth Borough Council. Currently under construction.
  • Edwardian Garden, Boscombe. A play feature incorporated into a re-furbished public garden, Designed and constructed whilst employed by Bournemouth Borough Council.
  • Butterfly Garden, Bournemouth Crematorium. Design of a garden in memory of babies who died early in pregancy.
  • Sandbanks play area. Design of boundaries to encourage play and enclose for play area.
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Butterfly Garden, Bournemouth Crematorium

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