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De werken aan het nieuwe speelterrein in de Speltstraat in Wilsele-Dorp zijn klaar en dat vierde de stad Leuven samen met de buurt op vrijdag 12 juni na schooltijd. Tijdens de feestelijke opening trakteerde de stad op een gratis drankje en konden kinderen het terrein naar hartenlust uittesten.

Eind 2023 vroeg de stad Leuven de buurtbewoners van de Speltstraat midden in Wilsele-Dorp naar hun wensen voor een nieuw speelterrein. De buurt gaf duidelijk aan wat ze belangrijk vonden, zoals schommels, een petanquebaan en ruimte om te voetballen. Tijdens de werkzaamheden plaatste de stad tijdelijke speeltoestellen, zodat kinderen ondertussen konden blijven spelen. Sinds begin juni is het nieuwe speelterrein volledig afgewerkt.

Speelplezier voor iedereen
\u200bHet terrein heeft nu een afgebakend trapveldje voor voetbal, balspelen of hockey, een petanquebaan, een draaitoestel en een nestschommel. Ook staat er een speeltoestel met twee glijbanen en verschillende klimmogelijkheden. Dankzij een toegankelijke trap met duidelijke handgrepen kunnen ook kinderen die minder mobiel zijn of evenwichtsproblemen ervaren veilig en comfortabel meespelen.

Leuvens speelweefsel
\u200b“Met deze realisatie geven we de buurt van de Speltstraat een langverwachte speel- en ontmoetingsplek”, zegt schepen van Jeugd Liesbeth Vandermeeren. “Als stad zetten we enorm in op een speelweefsel, een netwerk van speelplekken in ieders buurt, zodat je als kind overal in Leuven speelprikkels tegenkomt. We willen dat kinderen en jongeren binnen dat weefsel de ruimte krijgen om veilig te bewegen, te spelen en zich te verplaatsen. Deze nieuwe plek in Wilsele-Dorp draagt daar een belangrijk steentje aan bij.”

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\n Liesbeth Vandermeeren\n schepen van burgerzaken, jeugd, studentenzaken en toerisme van de stad Leuven\n \n
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\n Katelijne Wouters\n jeugdconsulent, stad Leuven\n \n
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