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Salford Playbuilder Programme: Building better play spaces
Salford has secured funding from the government to build or improve 22 play spaces across the city between April 2009 and March 2011. Eleven sites have already been developed during 2009-10 and, following a public consultation, eleven more sites have now been selected to be developed within the next year.
Salford's Playbuilder Programme is 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: The story so far
Year one (2009-10)
11 sites were chosen for new play spaces to be developed in our first year, work on all of these sites will be completed by April 2010:
- Albert Park - Grecian Street, Broughton, M7 1JF
- Bolton Road Playing Fields - Duchy Road, Irwell Riverside, M6 7JS
- Buille 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 consultation: Have your say on play
Year two (2010-11)
Eleven sites for development in the second year of Salford's Playbuilder Programme have recently been approved by the city council cabinet. These sites were identified following an extensive public consultation process, evaluation and analysis from officers and professionals and input from elected members.
All of these sites will be completed by April 2011:
- Boothsbank Park - Boothsbank Avenue, Boothstown, M28 1EZ
- Brookhouse Playing Fields - Buckthorne Lane, Patricroft, M30 7QH
- Clifton Country Park - Clifton House Road, Clifton, M27 6NG
- Clowes Park - Okeover Road, Broughton, M7 4HS
- Eccles Recreation Ground - Oxford Street, Eccles M30 0FW
- Light Oaks Park - Durham Road, Claremont, M6 8NN
- Moorside Park (a.k.a. Beech Farm) - Victoria Lane, Swinton, M27 9LS
- Ordsall Park - Hulton Street, Ordsall, M5 3AD
- Peel Park (Little Hulton) - Manchester Road West, Little Hulton, M38 9EG
- Princes Park - Liverpool Road, Irlam, M44 6BR
- Winton Park - Sutherland Street, Winton, M30 8LW
Before work begins on these sites we will be undertaking a series of public consultation events and we would like to invite young people, families, residents and professionals to design your own play space.
Upcoming events
There are currently no dates confirmed for public consultations, however, further events will be scheduled shortly.
Please check this website regularly for updates about your local Playbuilder development.
Previous events
We have already completed public consultation events on the following sites:
- Boothsbank Park (Wednesday 19 May 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Princes Park (Wednesday 19 May 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Eccles Recreation Ground (Thursday 20 May, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Moorside Park, a.k.a. Beech Farm (Thursday 20 May, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Clowes Park (Wednesday 2 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Clifton Country Park (Thursday 3 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Peel Park, Little Hulton (Thursday 3 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Lightoaks Park (Thursday 24 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Ordsall Park (Friday 25 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Brookhouse Playing Fields (Wednesday 30 June 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
- Winton Park (Thursday 1 July 2010, 3.00pm - 6.00pm)
However, if you are interested in one of these sites but did not have the opportunity to attend the consultation in person we would still be interested in your thoughts. Please send your comments in to the Salford Play Service by email at play.service@salford.gov.uk and we will ensure these are considered along with the consultation outcomes from our events.
You can also contact the Salford Play Service on 0161 778 0429 or by email at play.service@salford.gov.uk.
The Playbuilder Programme is funded by the Department for Education.
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This page was last updated on 14 July 2010
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