The new play area with treetop towers, friendly sharks and octopus and water splash play has been completed after local residents helped shape the plans.
A celebration event will be held at the park on Tuesday 22 August for the local community.
The event will run from 1pm to 4pm and attractions include a free bouncy castle and face painting, entertainment and refreshments will be available to purchase.
The development of the play area at East Park includes a toddler zone with cradle swings and a trampoline, a junior zone with climbing walls and multi play unit and a teenage area with pendulum swing and giant slides.
Other attractions include roundabouts, seesaws, wetpour tunnels, firefighters pole, rockers, springers and bucket and rope swings.
The play area has been designed to be as inclusive as possible with ramped access for wheelchair users, hand grips and tactile play panels. Swings and spinning areas have been designed to allow children of all abilities and confidence levels to play alongside their friends.
Work has been carried out by City of Wolverhampton Council in partnership with contractors Wicksteed. Designs were based on views from residents who took part in the East Park consultation.
Overall, the council received a total of 259 responses: 44 responses from a household survey, 149 online and 66 from a face to face survey which took place in the park. In addition to this, 15 responses were received from the young persons’ survey.
The consultation was carried out to gather feedback from residents on how £630,000 in available funding could be used to enhance the facilities in the park for young people, families, and residents.
Councillor Craig Collingswood, City of Wolverhampton Council’s cabinet member for environment and climate change, said: “I’d encourage local people to come along to the celebration event and enjoy the incredible new play area.
“When we held the consultation for East Park, we wanted to try and reflect what local people wanted. I hope that residents will find something for everyone in the development.
“Getting out and about in our parks and green spaces is so important for children and young people and can provide so many health and wellbeing benefits.
“The celebration event will help to thank all the residents who took the time to take part in the consultation, the local councillors and our stakeholders and partners. I hope people come along and enjoy this new and inclusive space.”
