Playbuilder

Salford Playbuilder Programme: Building better play spaces

Funding was secured from the government to build or improve 22 play spaces across the city between April 2009 and March 2011.

Salford's Playbuilder Programme intended to create exciting, challenging and innovative new places for all children and their families to play - using natural materials and the natural landscape - in line with Play England's ‘Design for Play - A guide to creating successful play spaces'.

Playbuilder year one: 2009/10

Eleven sites were chosen for new play spaces to be developed in the first year:

Albert Park - Grecian Street, Broughton, M7 1JF
Bolton Road Playing Fields - Duchy Road, Irwell Riverside, M6 7JS
Buile Hill Park - Eccles Old Road, Weaste and Seedley, M6 8GL
Cadishead Park - Liverpool Road, Cadishead, M44 5BT
Campbell Road Playing Fields - Campbell Road, Swinton, M27 5GS
Mandley Park - Leicester Road, Broughton, M7 4DA
Patricroft Recreation Ground - Edison Road, Barton, M30 7BL
Peel Park (Irwell Riverside) - The Crescent, Irwell Riverside, M5 4WU
Rabbit Hills Playing Fields - Bolton Road, Pendlebury, M27 8XS
Victoria Park - Park Street, Swinton, M27 4UR
Whittle Street Play Area - Whittle Street, Walkden, M28 3NU

Playbuilder year two: 2010/11

Eleven sites were chosen for development in the second year. These sites were identified following an extensive public consultation process, evaluation and analysis from officers and professionals and input from elected members.