Local children, parents and MP of North Swindon, Justin Tomlinson, have officially opened Orbital’s new aviation-themed play area, inspired by Swindon’s engineering heritage.
Located in the main customer area, the playground is free to use and open daily. It features a climbing frame designed as a plane, with a ‘control tower’, rope bridge and slide.
The project is part of a multi-million pound investment at Orbital by its owner, British Land, which has resulted in a host of upgrades to its customer facilities including customer toilets with full disabled and parent and child facilities. Retailers Nando’s and EE are also set to open later this year.
Jamie Turner, centre manager of Orbital, said: “The playground is a great addition to Orbital and our community. It’s brilliant to see the children enjoying themselves and we hope the playground will provide local families with a space to spend quality time together.”
Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, said: “This will be a fantastic and very popular new facility for local parents, and I am thrilled that the design reflects Swindon’s proud heritage. A big thanks to British Land for their continued investment in Orbital.”
