Workers are on site on land in the shadow of the National Waterfront Museum to replace grass damaged during the Waterfront Winterland event.
Swansea Council’s parks section is taking advantage of the recent thaw and is currently undertaking the reinstatement works on site. Similar work takes place each year when the event moves out of the area.
The likelihood of short-term damage to the grass is taken into account by Swansea Council when planning for Waterfront Winterland and reinstatement costs are built into the contract on an annual basis.
This year’s event was bigger and better than ever and highlights included the ice-rink and the Big Wheel alongside Rocky’s Rink- the only children’s ice-rink in Wales.
An undercover area for spectators and a new Chair-o-Plane ride for children were some of other fun features.
A Swansea Council spokesperson said: “With any event of this scale and size on land such as this, there’s always the risk that there may be some short-term damage to the grass. However, factors such as this are taken into consideration at the planning stage and reinstatement costs are built into the contract.
“This is the first chance that we have had to get repairs underway because of the wintry weather that we have experienced over the last couple of weeks.”
Waterfront Winterland is kindly supported by Admiral, Swansea Council’s Road Safety Team, Swansea Sound and the Wave, The Royal Mail and the National Waterfront Museum.
