Number of playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor fitness areas

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Dear East Dunbartonshire Council,

The Association of Play Industries (API) campaigns for policy recognition of the value of play. Previous years’ FOI requests have revealed an alarming decline in the number of public play spaces. We are lobbying Government for increased funding for public playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor fitness areas. Please can you provide the following information:

How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?

How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?

How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?

How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?

How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?

How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?

Yours faithfully,

Holly Palmer

East Dunbartonshire Council

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Dear Ms Palmer,

Thank you for requesting information under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002. In relation to the questions raised, we can provide
the following response:

Please note the figures below relate only to local authority maintenance
play parks:

How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the financial
year 2019/20?

63 (please note 2 sites contain 2 separate play areas. The data also
excludes 1 play park at Mugdock Country Play Park, which although
maintained by East Dunbartonshire Council via formal agreement, sits partly
within Stirling Council)

How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this financial
year 2020/21?

63 (please note 2 sites contain 2 separate play areas. The data also
excludes 1 play park at Mugdock Country Play Park, which although
maintained by East Dunbartonshire Council via formal agreement, sits partly
within Stirling Council )

How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the
financial year 2021/22?

63 (please note 2 sites contain 2 separate play areas. The data also
excludes 1 play park at Mugdock Country Play Park, which although
maintained by East Dunbartonshire Council via formal agreement, sits partly
within Stirling Council )

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area
during the financial year 2019/20?

7

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area
during this financial year 2020/21?

7

How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your
authority area in the financial year 2021/22?

7

How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during the
financial year 2019/20?

1

How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during this
financial year 2020/21?

1

How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority area
in the financial year 2021/22?

1

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Gillian Telfer
Greenspace & Streetscene Manager
East Dunbartonshire Council
Broomhill Depot, Kilsyth Road
Kirkintilloch G66 1TF

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