Days after an eight-year-old girl wrote a letter to her local council accusing it of "forgetting" her disabled twin brother when it installed new park equipment, a suitable swing has been put in place.
Naomi and Isaac Gwynne both have autism, but visual impairment due to a brain tumour and severe learning difficulties mean the young boy cannot hold on to a normal swing.
South Lanarkshire Council had only recently built the park near the family's home in Hamilton, when Naomi penned her letter.
She wrote: "I like the new park but please could you make a disabled swing for it?
"Isaac, my twin brother, is too big for a baby swing but can't hold on to the bars of the grown-up swings.
"His favourite thing is a swing and we are both sad. Why did you forget about him? I have drawn a swing he would like. Thank you."
Miriam Gwynne, 40, only found out her daughter was writing the letter when Naomi asked how to spell the word "disabled". She then posted the note on her Twitter account on Sunday, calling for it to be shared.
The story spread on national and local news outlets and, as a result, just six days after Naomi first wrote the letter, a new swing Isaac can use was installed.
Mrs Gwynne said: "We are absolutely delighted about the new swing and so excited to take the children to see it tonight."
When Naomi's mother asked her how she felt about the new swing, she said: "I am so happy now and we can swing together. It will be so nice. Can I push Isaac on the swing please?"
Asked if there was a lesson to be learned from the experience, Mrs Gwynne said: "We should be looking to include as many in the community as possible when planning and designing especially things for children.
"It should never take a child to show us how to do it. Let's learn from Naomi and not forget children and adults with disabilities."
South Lanarkshire Council's head of facilities, waste and grounds services, Alistair McKinnon, said: "We are delighted that we were able to help on this occasion and hope that Naomi and Isaac can both continue to enjoy the play area and its facilities."
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