Councillor Ed Carlisle (Green, Hunslet and Riverside) is running the Leeds half marathon this weekend to raise funds for the new Rowland Road Play Patch project in Beeston Hill.
The Play Patch – an alternative outdoor play zone at the back of the Rowland Road Social Club – has been developed and built by local people, over the past two years, with the support of Yorkshire Contemporary (formerly known as The Tetley).
It is now open every Saturday 11am-2pm to the public, for free, and will grow and evolve over the coming months and years.
You can find more information at www.facebook.com/YorkshireContemporary.
Ed is running the 13.1 mile race across north Leeds on Sunday 11 May, and is looking to raise £1,000 for the Play Patch project. For more information, or to donate, visit: www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/edplaypatch.
Ed comments:
“It’s been truly amazing to see the Play Patch take off like it has: it’s one of the very best community-led projects I’ve ever been part of.
“We’ve done especially well at developing it on a shoestring budget.
“Money from this will just enable us to step up, and do more: all contributions, big or small, would be brilliant.”
Photo: Rowland PRoad Play Patch. Credit: Yorkshire Contemporary
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