Cassiobury Park's playground will undergo a £200,000 facelift to allow children to climb, slide and spin in safety for years to come.

The new playground will include a range of play equipment for toddlers and juniors, as well as safety surfacing, footpaths, fencing, litter bins, seats and a grassed area.

The playground will also be Disability Discrimination Act accessible, with play features that all children can enjoy, including special swing seats, a sand pit and dish roundabout.

Watford Borough Council has appointed Sutcliffe Play Ltd to carry out the work, which it is hoped will be completed by the end of June, in time for the summer months.

Mayor Dorothy Thornhill said: “Residents have told me that facilities for children are really important to them, so a programme of works is ongoing to improve our playgrounds and play areas so they meet the needs of local children and young people.”

The proposal comes after playgrounds at King George V, Watford Fields and in Cassiobury Park, near the tea pavilion, were all redeveloped in the last year or so.