Ticehurst Parish Council

With ambitions to deliver play value to both younger and older children while keeping area footprint to a minimum beside the village hall, Ticehurst Parish Council chose a single Four Tower Play System. This multi-level design layers slides, bridges, and climbing challenges into one compact structure, giving local children the variety of a full play area without the sprawl of multiple units.

Fitting for a village whose name stems from an Old English word for 'wooded hill,' opting for a timber play structure brings a natural sense of heritage to Ticehurst. Installed beside the village hall, it enhances community life for nearly 5,000 residents. To ensure long-term durability, the Parish Council chose to include metal post shoes on the tower legs, giving the structure the advantage of easier part replacements if ever required, and enabling it to serve generations to come.

• Play Equipment: 1 Item - MANY components!
• Surfacing: Rubber mulch safety surfacing of 40mm depth suitable for outdoor play equipment with a freefall height of 1.2 metres
• Play Value: Sustainable equipment encouraging socialising, climbing, balancing, and both fast and slow movement activities
• Thrills: Crawl space and levels of varying heights create a sense of adventure
• Plus: Firefighter's pole!

The bespoke 4-tower system combines variety with choice: one side stands at 0.9 m, the other at 1.2 m, giving children different levels of challenge to match their confidence. There are three entry points - a rope net, a climbing ramp, and traditional stairs - plus two exit routes that keep play flowing - a slide and a firefighter’s pole. This mix of heights and activities lets children decide how much adventure, or ‘risk’ they want to take on, the ideal solution for appealing to children of all ages.