The New England Sports Network (NESN) wants to bring a new playground to Worcester and is giving the city’s children a chance to design it. NESN will develop a new playground project in Worcester at Harrington Field off Harrington Way, due to be done by next spring, according to a press release. As part of the program, NESN will hold what it calls a “Dream Day”— an event where Worcester children can provide input on what the new playground should look like, according to the release.
“Dream Day is all about sourcing what children and families in the community want in their new space,” said Casey Blossom, the senior director of marketing and communications at NESN. “Do they want more swings or slides? What colors do they want? What other fun elements can we ideate around that would make it the best experience possible? Those are the types of things we hope to answer.” Blossom told MassLive that a Dream Day date has yet to be scheduled.
The Worcester playground project marks the second playground built by NESN. Last fall, NESN partnered with the Girls & Boys Club’s Yawkey Club of Roxbury to design and build a playground that resonated with the children there, according to Blossom. “As an organization, we are big believers in the importance of play.
And the playground has given those children an outlet for fun and learning,” said Blossom. “We wanted to start expanding the footprint of our playground project outside of the Boston area. Our partnership with .