This summer, Stadtwerke Giessen will inaugurate a new attraction at the Ringallee outdoor pool - a large water playground with numerous play equipment for different age groups.
Sunshine and temperatures above the 30-degree mark attracted thousands of visitors to the Ringallee outdoor pool during the first hot days of the year. And many of the bathers looked curiously at the area of the sunbathing lawn that is currently still fenced off, where Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG) is building a water playground measuring around 1,300 square metres. "We often hear questions like 'What's happening there and when will it open?'," explains Uwe Volbrecht from the pool administration and technical services department at SWG, and announces: "We will complete the playground this summer, probably at the end of July." Numerous new play equipment for bathers of different age groups will turn a visit to the outdoor pool into a special experience. Among other things, SWG is building two water channels that cross at several points. Using flaps, weirs and a weir, the children themselves determine how fast the water flows and which route it takes.
Creativity and action required
The play concept is based on interaction and activity. The girls and boys also have to pump the water into the channels together using hand, rocker and foot pumps. This also applies to the second area of the playground, adjacent to a small pond. There are several so-called mud tables on which sand and water can be mixed. "We want the little ones to really let off steam and realise their creativity. What is not welcome in some playgrounds is welcome here," emphasises Uwe Volbrecht. In a third area is the so-called water forest with several wooden logs, at the top of which water wheels and spouts are attached.
Uwe Volbrecht is certain: "For our young bathers, a visit to the outdoor pool is sure to become an even more enjoyable experience. And some parents will wish they could be children again themselves."
Prices and opening times
Information on opening times and admission prices for the Ringallee outdoor pool is available on the SWG service telephone on 0800 23 02 100 Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on the Internet at www.stadtwerke-giessen.de under "Bäder".