Tag: play

Free family play event returns to Hunslet Square this Wednesday

Please join us on Wednesday (6 August 2025) for a fun outdoor event for young families to play, get creative and try new things. The event takes place from 1:30pm and is delivered by Hunslet & Belle Isle Community Project and is kindly funded by Get Set Leeds Local as

New sign language boards installed at park playgrounds

Children at playgrounds around Leeds are being encouraged to learn sign language as new fun educational boards are installed. Funded by the National Deaf Children’s Society, two boards have been put up at 10 playgrounds, including in Cross Flatts Park, Beeston, showcasing the British Sign Language (BSL) fingerspelling alphabet and

South Leeds residents invited to bring playfulness to their neighbourhoods

Local residents are being invited to transform their neighbourhoods into vibrant, playful spaces with the help of Playful Anywhere’s new Playcart initiative—a mobile play station packed with creative resources designed to spark fun and connection in communities. Playful Anywhere, a Leeds-based organisation dedicated to fostering playfulness in public spaces, has

Just One Play as Lord Mayor visits Lane End Primary

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Charity Appeal ‘Just One Day’ has been hailed a ‘great success’, after returning last Thursday (27 February 2025) with the theme of ‘one day to play’. The event runs all year, but features a day where schools, universities, businesses and the public can spend the

Hunslet ‘town square’ play event goes from strength to strength

On Tuesday 29 October 2024 the new look Hunslet ‘town square’ hosted another successful family play event giving young families a chance to play, get creative and try new things. Over 80 children and adults enjoyed a range of fun activities in the (suprising!) autumn sunshine including arts & crafts,