Pitsmoor Adventure Playground - Burngreave Messenger

Children for the adventure playground showing off their onions.

Playground kids know their onions

10th June 2022

Burngreave children have been busy celebrating after harvesting a bumper crop of spring onions. The Pitsmoor Adventure Playground team were recipients of training from the Royal Horticultural Society on how to grow vegetables as part [Read more]

Carly and Alex from the Playground, Nico Hall and Nico's dog Ginny with the finished well-dressing. Photo by Sarah Truman

Well-dressing 2022 jubilee celebrations

10th June 2022

Story by Saleema Imam. Photos by Nico Hall, Sarah Truman and Donna Wainman. The Friends of Burngreave Cemetery held their annual well-dressing in conjunction with a community picnic on Saturday 4th June. The theme this [Read more]

Jeld-Wen staff team with Patrick Meleady

It’s child’s play for a team of volunteers

2nd June 2022

A team of staff from Jeld-Wen, a manufacturer of wooden doors, windows and stairs, took a day out to visit Pitsmoor Adventure Playground and help make a big difference to the local community. The team [Read more]

Pitsmoor playground awarded “best”

4th April 2022

Story by Patrick Meleady | Photo by Zaqer Mused. Pitsmoor Adventure Playground voted the Best Frontline Play provision in the UK at the 12th Annual Playwork Awards on Tuesday 1st March 2022. Pitsmoor Adventure Playground [Read more]

Playwork professionals are all smiles as they set off to Eastbourne for the National Playwork conference.

Pitsmoor Adventure playground win award for playwork

4th March 2022

Congratulations are in order for the team at Pitsmoor Adventure Playground on receiving a Frontline Playwork award at the 2022 National Playwork Conference in Eastbourne. Announcing the news on Twitter, the playground said: “We are [Read more]

Pitsmoor Adventure Playground open on Sundays for first time in 25 years

10th August 2021

Pitsmoor Adventure Playground has a new roof, a new kitchen and, for what may be the first time in 25 years, it is now open on SUNDAYS for the rest of the summer holidays. [Read more]

Well Dressing 2021: “Peace”

12th June 2021

It was a lovely sunny day for the annual Well Dressing events in Burngreave Cemetery on Saturday 5th June. This year’s theme for the Well Dressing was ‘Peace’. Story by Christine Steers. Photos by Christine and Patrick Amber [Read more]

Kids chalk on the ground "come and help paint."

Kids will be kids

19th October 2020

Story and photos by Steve Pool I took a stroll out to Pitsmoor Adventure Playground; it was nice to hear the kids’ shouts and laughter from playtime at Byron Wood School. Pitsmoor Adventure Playground looks [Read more]

Patrick Meleady’s plea to “stay at home to save lives”

27th March 2020

Patrick Meleady of Pitsmoor Adventure Playground has made a heartfelt plea to encourage people to be responsible, to stay off the streets and stay at home to save lives during the Coronavirus pandemic. In [Read more]

Pitsmoor Adventure Playground Staff Team Photo

Making play safer for all

16th December 2019

Story by John Malkin | Photos by Katie Lee Pitsmoor Adventure Playground is part of a consortium of playgrounds that are leading the way in playground safety. Along with their partners at Highfields Adventure Playground, [Read more]

Not so grim reapers

4th November 2019

Story by Saleema Imam | Photo by Simon Barnett On Wednesday 25th September six intrepid pioneers from the Friends of Burngreave Cemetery and Pitsmoor Adventure Playground, took part in a scything training day led by [Read more]

Awesome Africa Day!

4th November 2019

Story by Zara Suleiman | Photos by Mushtaq Ahmed On the 24th of August 2019 we had an African themed day in Pitsmoor Adventure Playground. It was an amazing experience for the people who came [Read more]

Fun palaces team on the Crucible theatre steps

Turning the Crucible into a palace of fun!

4th November 2019

Story by Zara Suleiman | Photos by Mushtaq Ahmed On Sunday 6th October 2019 Sheffield Crucible Theatre opened the doors to the public. It had been amazingly transformed into a fun palace, a place of [Read more]

The last week of the summer school term. Weather scorching hot, not a cloud in the sky. Children breaking up for a nice six week holiday break. A perfect time for Pitsmoor Adventure Playground to hold their Bollywood Party, on Saturday 27th July. I got straight into the preparation of the arts and crafts section where the aim was to create your own paper-decorated lollipop. Once again, I was in my element, drawing and designing lollies with the children who were more than enthusiastic about the task. During the day, there was a beautiful menu on offer with curries, samosas and salads, which were delicious. The heavens opened and it was a big mission to keep the children inside. One young man I could not keep inside the building. He just kept saying he loved the rain and was completely soaked. Despite the weather, all the attendees, children, parents and carers had a great time and got involved with all the events including the dancing. The playground is now set up for a very busy summer holiday which, I am sure, will be very well attended as usual. Thank you for a great day.

Bollywood comes to Pitsmoor

19th August 2019

Story and photo by Deborah Blencowe The last week of the summer school term. Weather scorching hot, not a cloud in the sky. Children breaking up for a nice six week holiday break. A perfect [Read more]

Pushing prams for the playground

17th December 2018

Story by Deborah Blencowe | Photographs provided by Albert Hoult I visited local residents Margaret and Albert Hoult who told me the story of a charity pram push that took place around Pitsmoor in 1976. [Read more]

Fun Palaces 2018

5th November 2018

Story and photo by Abdul Hunnan Fun Palaces are a campaign promoting community at the heart of the culture, with an annual weekend of action created by, for and with local people. This year it [Read more]