Sadly, there have been some injuries due to falling from the inclined monkey bars at the playscape and whilst this element has been designated low risk and checked regularly by RoSPA, GSPC and Shelford Playscape have agreed to act on the side of caution. The bars will therefore shortly be removed, leaving the timber frame…
We can’t quite believe it! After such a long time in the planning, Bendcrete Skateparks have been and gone, and in the blink of an eye our amazing new mini-skatepark is open! Please note we are awaiting a few sections of guardrail at either end of the park, so in meantime there is some temporary…
The diggers are coming…! We’re so excited that Bendcrete Skateparks are ready to build the amazing new mini-skatepark. They’re hoping to start mid to late March (depending on the weather) and anticipate the project will take 8 weeks. Don’t worry, access to the tennis courts and the Playscape will be maintained during construction. What’s in…
The finishing straight! What a great Autumn we’ve had! Not only did we have the biggest turn out ever for the Shelford Fun Run (plus the fastest finish), we also learned that our grant application to build the Wheelscape was successful. Woohoo! Wheelscape Grant Awarded Thanks to a large grant from the FCC community action…
It’s been a while, so welcome to our update on Shelford Playscape, the Shelford Fun Run and Shelford Wheelscape. Wishing you a happy and play filled 2023! The Playscape Team Shelford Playscape Can you believe it’s over a year since the Playscape opened? It has been a joy to see the place used so extensively…
Our charity is passionate about creating places for children to play, but of course the classic play space was the street. Unlike many of my contemporaries, I never played outside my house because I grew up on a busy road. Unfortunately, my experience is more common for this generation whose independent roaming range is tiny…
With the success of the Playscape under our belts, we are now looking at large grants for the Wheelscape, a small skate park designed by specialists for all types of wheels: from bikes to boards, skates to wheelchairs. This is a crucial element of the adopted Master Plan that grew out of major consultations and…
We’d always aimed for a very special play space, but the sheer high volume of visitors since the Playscape’s opening has surpassed even our high hopes for it! Given its popularity we know that the turfed areas are starting to look a little sad, but this is a hallmark of a successful playspace and the…
What a year and what a precious gift the village now has in the new, inclusive Playscape! If you made it to the official opening, kindly hosted by the Shelford School PTA, thank you for rearranging your plans around storm Arwen! Hundreds of people turned up to watch Santa and his reindeers officially open…
6 years ago a group of volunteers decided something must be done about the lacklustre playground. Little did we know what a journey we’d undertaken! The inclusive and inspiring Playscape you see now is the result of thousands of hours of community engagement, research, planning, designing and fundraising. Our guiding vision emerged slowly, through curiosity…
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