A PARK is set to receive a new bounce with a £5,200 sporting investment.
Broadgate Park, in Beeston, will have two table tennis tables installed on a Tarmac base in the coming weeks.
The new equipment was approved by Broxtowe Borough Council and the money to fund the project will be provided by Fields in Trust and Sport England.
Russell Cousins is a member of Nottingham District Table Tennis Association and plays in Division 1.
The Clifton resident is looking forward to playing on the new tables.
He said: "This is a very good thing because we need to get more youngsters taking up the sport.
"Table tennis is a great sport and has a good social element.
"It is getting bigger and bigger, so the need for these tables is there.
"Anyone of any ability can play, which makes it so accessible, and once the tables are installed, I will be going down to try them out."
The new equipment is aimed at drawing more students from the University of Nottingham into the park.
President Maria Lebedeva of the university's table tennis society added: "This is a really great idea and gives people more opportunities to play.
"The sport is getting more and more popular and I think students will use the tables because the university only has so many and they are always booked.
"Table tennis is easy to get into and doesn't take a lot of fitness or skill to play.
"The main piece of equipment that is needed is the table and in this case that is provided.
"I live in Beeston so it will be great for me and a lot of the students in the area."
Coffee shop Mason & Mason on the High Road, at the entrance to Broadgate Park, has agreed to hold a stock of bats and balls for the tables so people can borrow them when needed.
Manager Chris Murrin said: "New facilities and equipment can only be a good thing.
"If it brings more people to the area that will be even better."
Broxtowe Borough Council's cabinet member for the environment, Richard Robinson, added: "This is a fantastic additional leisure feature which is unique in our borough and it is all thanks to partnership working."