Bürgermeistersteg: football pitch to be redesigned

The redesign of the football pitch at the Lewin-Poeschke-Anlage, better known as the "Bürgermeistersteg", will begin next week. The football pitch is to be equipped with a harder surface. This will make cleaning easier and reduce the risk of injury from broken glass. The goals will also be available again at the beginning of August. The three swings on the leisure facility, on the other hand, will be removed. The sandy areas will be replaced by grass.

Why it is being redesigned

An external expert opinion has made it clear that the intensive use of the area as a leisure facility close to the city center in combination with children's play equipment is not justifiable in the long term for safety reasons. The Lewin-Poeschke-Anlage is the most heavily used leisure facility in the city during the warmer months of the year due to its inner-city location. Broken glass can never be completely removed from the play equipment and poses a risk of injury, especially for young children. Alternatives such as relocating the play equipment to an area in the immediate vicinity were examined in detail, but are not feasible. However, there are several easily accessible playgrounds in the vicinity of the leisure facility

All municipal playgrounds can be found on an interactive map at www.erlangen.de/spielplatz.