Leicester City Council have revealed plans to spend £30,000 on a ‘play trail’ in Leicester city centre.

This latest money wasting novel scheme will see something called a ‘sea roarer’ installed on Gallowtree Gate, a glass prism and a double helix structure that creates an illusion of upwards and downwards movement.

The sea roarer is apparently a round stainless steel wobbling platform that people can balance on. It has ball bearings inside which rub against a rough surface when it is stood on, which produces a noise that sounds like waves crashing against the shore.

Which is exactly what Leicester needs right now!

Here’s an artists impression of how the sea roarer will look:

Seemingly oblivious to the fact that people in Leicester might not think this is such a good use of public money, City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby suggested the council may look into installing even more play apparatus in the city centre.

He said:

The new play trail is part of a much wider programme of work to make the city centre more welcoming to visitors of all ages. It’s an idea that’s been tried and tested in lots of European cities, where children’s play is viewed as an integral part of the street scene. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be installing three new pieces of play equipment in the city centre and if people like them we’ll consider putting in more.

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