The Sports, Arts and Culture Department handed over a community park gym and play park in Shalimar Ridge to Lesedi Local Municipality on October 12.
Dignitaries who attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony included the deputy director of Sport, Art and Culture Selloane Mosia, ward committee member for sport, arts and culture Nellie Dube, LLM speaker Phindi Mpemvu and Ward 8 Clr Yvonne Combrinck.
Mosia said, “There was a process to identify the correct venue for the gym. A big concern was the safety of the children in the community.
“Another concern was vandalism and that the venue must be fenced off.
“The safety of the community using the equipment’ is a concern for us.”
Dube said, “Exercising and the health factor to everyone using the equipment is becoming the norm everyone wants to do, and this park is what the community needs.”
“We thank the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture for this donation to the community,” Phindi Mpemvu said in her speech.
“The community will make good use of the equipment. Living a healthy lifestyle is of utmost importance. The donation of the gym equipment is highly appreciated,” Combrinck said, closing the speeches.
The gym project started three years ago with planning and then building and constructing the park gym.
Special attention in the construction of the gym is the accessibility to people with disabilities.
While the handover took place, various community members were already waiting to start to use the equipment.
