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Playpumps at Crealy - Install a Roundabout PlayPump in your Attraction - Crealy Playpump Pics

A unique children’s attraction opened at Crealy Great Adventure Parks in April 2006, as part of a global project to unite children across the world. The attraction is a life-size working replica of the Roundabout PlayPumps installed across Africa. The Roundabout is the first of it’s kind in the UK and is set within Crealy’s new World Play Zones.

Over 700 Roundabout PlayPumps have already been installed, providing clean, free drinking water for up to 2,500 people per Roundabout. Children play on the Roundabout, which pumps water from an underground borehole into a sealed storage tank, ready to be drawn when needed.

Visitors to Crealy can play on the Roundabout, with thewater play system of channels and troughs, designed by Surrey based, Sun Safe Play Ltd, watch a mini movie explaining how the Roundabout PlayPumps work in Africa and learn about the installation of further Roundabout PlayPumps across the developing world.

Angela Wright, MBE, Managing Director of Crealy discovered Roundabout PlayPumps in 2003 and immediately recognised the fund raising potential of linking the organisation with the top visitor attractions around the world. As Managing Director of Crealy, with involvement in both the British Association of Leisure Parks, Piers and Attractions, and the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, Angela is bringing Roundabout PlayPumps to the attention of large theme parks, zoos and attractions worldwide. A number of major attractions in the UK, USA, Australia and South Africa are interested in signing up to the project.

Angela Wright, MBE, Managing Director of Crealy said,

Everyone at Crealy is very excited to be part of this world-changing project for children. As Attractions, weprovide magic every day now children in our Attractions are spreading that magic to other children worldwide who are, in turn, sharing that magic with their communities. We believe in enabling children to realise their own capabilities through adventurous play. How exciting to do that worldwide!”

Over half of the world’s population do not have access to clean water. The United Nations have pledged to change this within the next 10 years during the Water for Life’ decade.

One Water’, the official water of Live8 and Make Poverty History, supports Roundabout PlayPumps as part of its fund raising for water charities, specialising in water and sanitation projects in the developing world.

Duncan Goose, the founder of One Water, said

We are absolutely delighted to be working closely with Angela Wright and Crealy to build awareness of the Roundabout PlayPumps in Africa and to explain to people that they can change lives simply by buying One Water - which donates all it's profits to the Roundabout PlayPumps project'"

In 2000, the PlayPump initiative was recognised by the World Bank as one of the world’s most innovative designs”.

HOW TO DONATE

We hope that you are inspired to help bythis webpage to donate and help Roundabout PlayPumps continue their excellent work. Here's how you can help.

You can give a Roundabout PlayPump for £3450 excluding installation and transport by linking here to the Unicef UK Gift Catalogue or donate at the Round the World PlayZones in Cornwall's Crealy and Devon's Crealy, where we're raising the £5,000 needed to fully install a PlayPump for children in Mozambique.

You can also make a smaller donation directly to Roundabout PlayPumps because £5 provides water for one person for 10 years, £20 provides water for a family for 10 years, £55 provides enough water for a school & £130 provides enough water for a small community.

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