Built with accessibility and inclusivity in mind, the new Drift Park Play Area features more 55 play features and can accommodate 170 users. The play area features an inclusive wheelchair roundabout, a range of nautical themed inclusive play panels, ocean themed seesaw, and a large pirate ship themed slide with DDA stairs. Outdoor gym and exercise equipment for adults have also been installed, next to the park, which have been built as part of the larger Sea Defence work project, along with the new Drift Park Play Area. Councillor Barry Mellor, Lead Member for Environment and Transport, said: “I am over the moon to see that the new and improved Drift Park Play Area is now open to the public. Drift Park play area, on West Parade, was closed and then demolished in 2023 while work was undertaken to improve the town’s coastal defences.