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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]

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]

Playground with new flooring- photo by Adam Park.

Parents’ playground petition pays off!

20th September 2021

Story by Danielle Fortier. Photo by Adam Park. For at least three years, disgruntled local parents had been calling on Sheffield City Council to replace the slippery and dangerous flooring in the playground at Abbeyfield [Read more]

Abbeyfield Park playground petition a success

24th August 2021

A petition started by concerned local parents to get much needed maintenance for Abbeyfield Park playground was successful, and work started on Monday 23rd August to improve the dangerous flooring and make it safe for [Read more]

Petition to get safe flooring for Abbeyfield Park playground

13th August 2021

A group of concerned parents are looking for public support and have set up a petition to get much needed maintenance for the playground flooring at Abbeyfield Park. The group has started a petition on [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]

Dragons and lions around Melrose Road

23rd March 2020

Story by Katie Lee and Deborah Blencowe | Photos by Deborah Blencowe Saturday 1st February 2020 saw in the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rat. As part of what has become an annual [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]

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]

New play equipment for Wensley Park

24th June 2019

Story by Mary Carnforth | Photos by Mustafa Ahmed New play equipment has been installed in the Wensley Park playground as part of the renewal of the area. Consultations were held last year with local [Read more]

Wensley Street Playground Plans

17th December 2018

Story by Adrian Lake | Photo by Mustafa Ahmed | Picture by Kate Clark Wensley TARA held their AGM on 7th December, with tenants hearing all about the work they have carried out over the [Read more]

All aboard The Lucky Gordon

18th June 2018

Story and poem by Asea Abdulla | Photos by Rob Smith and Fran Belbin On the 19th of May me and people from the Pitsmoor community had a pirate party to celebrate the launch of [Read more]

Vandalism in Verdon Street green space

30th April 2018

Story by Mohammed Almaqramy | Photo by Richard Belbin I have being living on Verdon Street for nearly 15 years. I have just starting to witness the green area adjacent to my house being tampered [Read more]