Curiouser and curiouser..............new play park unveiled

31/03/2025

Milton Keynes City Council has unveiled a newly improved park in New Bradwell which has been transformed into an Alice in Wonderland themed play area.

A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday 15 February and officially opened by Interim Cabinet Member for the Public Realm, Cllr Akash Nayee and The Mayor of Milton Keynes, Cllr Marie Bradburn.

Items in the play area are themed around elements of Lewis Carroll’s much loved 1865 children’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland such as the Queen of Hearts, Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, and the Cheshire Cat.

The New Bradwell Park is one of the first play areas to benefit from a £250,000 programme of investment to enhance, improve, and refurbish play parks around the city. A city-wide Play Area Action Plan was approved in December 2024.

Milton Keynes has 466 play areas, which is equivalent to one play area for every 255 children and is one of the highest levels in the country.  In fact, while Milton Keynes is famous for its roundabouts, it actually has almost twice as many children’s play roundabouts than it does roundabouts on roads.

Milton Keynes City Council worked in partnership with New Bradwell Parish Council to deliver the improved play area after feedback from residents. It joint funded the new park with FCC Communities Foundation who awarded a grant of £83,447.36.

Photos provided by the Parish Clerk at New Bradwell Parish Council.