The new Jubilee Green play park is on course to re-open at the weekend after passing a safety inspection on Friday.

The £150,000 park closed just days after the opening ceremony to allow contractors to complete the site.

The RSPOA green light paves the way for an opening which the Examiner understands could come as soon as Saturday afternoon.

All of the planned equipment is now in place with the exception of a swing, which will be installed after concrete is left to set at the weekend.

Councillor Rob Jones said that the team completing the work have been “unlucky with the weather”.

He added there would still be some “temporary fencing around some of the grass areas”.

Workmen will still be on site until early next week.

Footnote: The park reopened successfully on Saturday.

Work is continuing in a bid to complete the Jubilee Green play park which has closed just days after its opening ceremony.

Pouring rain on Wednesday did not stop contractors hurrying to finish the work at the lottery-funded park.

The heavy rain, though, had turned some of the area surrounding the park into a muddy quagmire.

Councillor Rob Jones said on Tuesday: “Due to the recent wet weather the contractor experienced delays during the building process and was unable to install all the equipment in time for the opening ceremony.”

He added that the town council hoped the park would be open once again by the weekend.

The Jubilee Green play park in Bradley Stoke is to close temporarily while contractors complete work at the site.

The closure was revealed by councillor Rob Jones who posted a message on this website on Tuesday.

He said: “Due to the recent wet weather the contractor experienced delays during the building process and was unable to install all the equipment in time for the opening ceremony.

“However as a lot of hard work, mainly on the part of the Friends Group, had already gone in to organising and publicising the opening ceremony it was decided that it was better to go ahead with the celebrations as planned.

“The town council is very pleased with the large turnout on the day and positive feedback received so far and it is hoped that the site will be completed and reopened in time for the weekend.”

Cllr Jones added the council apologised for “any inconvenience this may cause”.

The new Jubilee Green play park opening in Bradley Stoke on Friday – check out photos of mayor Mark Forsyth cutting the ribbon.

The new Jubilee Green play park in Bradley Stoke will open this Friday with a grand opening officiated by mayor Mark Forsyth.

The flagship scheme was funded in partnership by the National Lottery, Bradley Stoke Town Council and South Gloucestershire Council.

Contractors have been working on the scheme – which id described as a “modern play park for young and old” – since May.

At the opening, which gets under way from 4.30pm, chainsaw artist Peter Leadbeater will be carving some of the sleepers to form bollards for the park.

The artist will also running a competition for people to guess how long it will take to carve one of the bollard with the prize of a carved wooden mushroom on offer.

Meanwhile, a new website from the Friends of Jubilee Green has been launched with information about how to get involved in the park.

→ On the web: Friends of Jubilee Green

Work on the £150,000 Jubilee Green play area in Bradley Stoke will get under way this week.

The flagship scheme was funded in partnership by the National Lottery, Bradley Stoke Town Council and South Gloucestershire Council.

The play park, which was previously hoped to be open in time for the Bradley Stoke Festival, has been more than twelves months in planning.

Contractors will arrive on site on Tuesday, 19 May 2009 with construction expected to last up to six weeks.

The scheme has been pencilled in for opening on Friday, 24 July 2009 – a few weeks after the festival is due to take place.

A town council spokesman said: “We are delighted the hard work of both councils and their partners are now coming to fruition.”

“We will be announcing plans for events to coincide with the park’s opening in due course.”

A consultation evening over a £55,000 Beacon Park scheme at Jubilee Green in Bradley Stoke is to take place on Wednesday.

South Gloucestershire Council and Bradley Stoke Town Council will host the evening to exhibit the current plans and listen to feedback.

A draft outline of what could feature in the new park was unveiled at a Safer, Stronger South Gloucestershire meeting in September 2008.

The consultation leaflet says: “We want adults and children to get involved with designing and building parts of the playground, and helping to plant trees and bulbs to make the whole space a lovely park.”

The evening runs from 7.30pm until 9pm. Further information can be found here.