Project Overview
The Hingham Centre Play Area sits on a parcel of land wedged between School Street and the Hingham Centre Cemetery.
During the spring of 2017, the Town of Hingham closed the play area indefinitely due to safety and accessibility concerns. With no budget or plan to reopen the play area, a number of private citizens came together to form a volunteer committee aimed at ensuring that the play area will once again be enjoyed by families and children for generations to come. |
More specifically, the project goals are as follows:
- Meet modern safety standards
- Be accessible to children of all abilities
- Serve children ages 2-5, but be dynamic enough to be enjoyed by older children too
- Keep to three pieces of equipment
- Maintain a similar size and scale to the existing play area
- Use earth tones to blend with the adjacent cemetery and natural surroundings as much as possible
- Choose durable, high-quality equipment that will last a long time