The John Arlott Playing Field committee is pleased to announce that it has successfully secured a grant of £6,953 from the Morrissons Foundation, for the purchase of new play equipment. Pictured above are chairwoman Kathy Walker and clerk Lesley Webb collecting the cheque from the Morrisons staff at the Minehead store.

The existing wooden slide structure , which has been patched up several times in the past and has reached the end of its life,  will be removed.

The most popular play equipment chosen by school parents and villagers in the last survey was outdoor gym equipment. The grant money will, therefore, be used to purchase 4 pieces of outdoor gym equipment.

It is hoped that the new equipment will be installed in mid-Jul. The area will be fenced off by the installers whilst the work is undertaken.