Glastonbury residents are being asked to help choose the future of Abbey Park's play area after nine designs were submitted for the £200,000 redevelopment.

The town council has opened the proposals to public feedback, with residents' views making up 30% of the overall evaluation used to assess the competing schemes.

People will also be able to see the designs in person at Glastonbury Town Hall on Wednesday, 30 September, from 10 am to 6 pm.

The council invited playground designers and manufacturers to submit ideas earlier this year, with a budget of up to £200,000 available for the project.

Rather than asking companies to work from a fixed list of equipment, the brief called for original designs created specifically for Abbey Park.

Designers were asked to consider adventurous and imaginative play, accessibility for children of different ages and abilities, natural play and landscaping, biodiversity, seating and areas where families can gather.

The schemes also had to respond to Abbey Park's historic setting and retain its existing mature trees.

Nine design concepts have now been submitted.

Each includes an overall visualisation, a plan showing how the play area would be laid out and the company's full tender submission for those wanting to look at the proposals in more detail.

The town council said it now wants residents to look through the designs and say which ideas they believe would work best for Glastonbury's children, families and visitors.

Public feedback will make up almost a third of the scoring process before a preferred proposal is selected.

Residents can complete the Abbey Park feedback questionnaire after reviewing the designs.

Those wanting to see the proposals in person can attend the Town Hall exhibition on 30 September between 10 am and 6 pm.

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