Postby Mrs Contractor Mum » Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:08 pm
My prediction - 5 years time Battersea Park will be entrance fee only, similar to Kew Gardens. It's being readied for the new Nine Elms regeneration which will bring in a lot of money and a maintained pay entry garden next to the river will serve the new arrivals well.
The line being that Clapham Common will be close enough for free play space etc for those that don't want to pay.
I am sure Go Ape will be a tremendous success - there is plenty of money in London that will be attracted by it especially those that don't have the Park as their only play area on their doorstep.
However, I do think its a shame they closed down a free adventure play facility that was available to all, replaced it with a sanitised playground that doesn't really challenge children over the age of 9 and have replaced the challenge aspect with a commercial proposition that instead of making it available to all makes it available to all that can afford it.
Still, the makeup of Wandsworth has changed significantly over the last 40 years and I guess the concern for making things available to all isn't considered relevant to Wandsworth or the majority of its residents anymore.
