Playscape Answers Your Questions With the reopening of our village playground, we can imagine that many community members are wondering about Playscape’s progress to build a new playground. We’ve received some very good questions from the community, so we thought we’d answer them here! Q: You’ve been working on this for over five years; why…

The new government guidance recommends that playgrounds can be open from this Saturday (4th July), however to help keep our community safe, Great Shelford Parish Council have arranged to have the playground equipment fog cleaned and hand sanitiser installed at the gates before it is re-opened. It is hoped that the playground can be opened…

Playscape – Our Valuable Rec, A Space for All What a joy it has been to see the rec used so extensively during this time of lockdown. Kids have learnt to ride their bikes, mini-outdoor gyms have popped up in the copse and even deck chairs were spied in the meadow! Genius. Yes there’s been…

Shelford Fun Run 2020 – We are going ‘VIRTUAL’! We had really hoped to bring you a ‘live’ 5k Fun Run in September, but we are very mindful of the current coronavirus distancing measures, and the possibility that restrictions on mass gatherings may continue for some time. So, if we can’t all do it together,…

We’re very fortunate that, as a charity, we can keep the project functioning even in #lockdown. As with most people, we’ve got to grips with Zoom and have had to adjust plans in light of governmental advice. As you know we’re big advocates of outdoor play, but to keep our community safe, it has been…

As you know, we are big advocates of outdoor play, but to keep our whole community safe it’s vital that we all support the measures to protect our local communities from COVID-19, and unfortunately this includes the closure of playgrounds. Great Shelford Parish Council have therefore updated their rules for use of the recreation ground….

Playscape – A Space to thrive A recent review of nearly 400 papers that focus on health, well-being and social integration reveals the benefits that parks and green spaces have for people and communities. The Space to Thrive Report, conducted by researchers from Sheffield Hallam University and The University of Sheffield, found that access to parks…

Playscape – Who Are We and What Are We Doing? We’ve been around for a while, but we thought it worth introducing ourselves again and updating everyone. Who, What, Why? Hi! We’re a local charity run my volunteers championing the complete transformation of the rather sorry playground into an inclusive and exciting Playscape. We want…

Happy New Year! A huge thank you to everyone who supported us last year, with a special shout out to Nicola and her family who raised £168 with donations from their wonderful Christmas Lights Display. We were also delighted to receive a generous gift of £1000 in December too, which we are very grateful for….

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