Volunteers build play area at community centre

Volunteers helped to install a tyre balance beam, benches, allotment vegetable beds and a mud play pit

Volunteers have built a new play area and garden at Rockwell Community Centre in Bradford.

Staff at the charity Participate Projects and Yorkshire Water helped to install a tyre balance beam, benches, allotment vegetable beds and a mud play pit.

Rockwell Community Centre offers daily activities, including mental health groups, a singing group, Tai Chi, theatre and a youth club.

The work has also provided the community with an outdoor area, particularly for children to play and learn to grow their own vegetables and herbs.

Katie Mahon, founder of Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company, which is based at the centre, said: "It was incredible to see the centre as a hive of activity.

"We were very lucky to have 22 volunteers to help clear up our outside space.

"As a charitable organisation that is always short on funding and manpower, our outdoor space is often last to be sorted out, so this helped us massively."

Anne Reed, social value and education advisor at Yorkshire Water, said: "Our colleagues are passionate about helping out in local communities and providing value beyond our water and wastewater services.

"Our partnership with Participate Projects is already increasing the frequency of our volunteering events and is providing meaningful support to organisations and people across Yorkshire."

Anthony Waddington, CEO at Participate Projects, said the work would make "a real impact".

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