Keeping fit is child’s play for pupils at Lilliput Infant School thanks to new play equipment

The playground at Lilliput Infant School in Poole has been given a new lease of life thanks to a £10,000 donation awarded by Talbot Village Trust, a grant-giving charity that supports worthy causes across southeast Dorset.

Together with funds raised by the school’s PTA, the Trust’s donation has helped to revitalise the crucial outdoor space by replacing irreparable wooden play equipment. Up to 350 school children, aged four to seven, are now enjoying the colourful and dynamic new outdoor equipment which is designed to meet their physical, social and well-being needs.

Christine Chambers, head teacher at Lilliput Infant School, said: “We are grateful to Talbot Village Trust for their assistance with this project. The children absolutely love the new play structures. Importantly to us, the new area is in memory of a Lilliput pupil who continues to inspire us and whose motto in life had been “Be kind, be brave and never give up.” He always enjoyed playtimes.

“Without this generous donation, the children would have seen the deteriorated wooden play equipment dismantled for safety reasons, and we would have been unable to replace it for a good number of years.

The play equipment is not only there for our current children but also for future generations to come.

For more information about The Talbot Village Trust, visit www.talbotvillagetrust.org