To encourage children to spend time outdoors during the summer holidays, The Finches at Hilton Grange will host families on Saturday, August 10.
There will be a BBQ, balloon modeller and face painter plus giant garden games and an ice cream trike from 11am to 4pm.
It coincides with the release of our second annual community play report, Breaking the Grass Ceiling, designed to help inspire and encourage more people to play out in nature and embrace the great outdoors over the school holidays. It’s part of a wider business commitment from the developer to incorporate nature into the heart of every one of their developments across the country, ensuring every home has access to plenty of green spaces.
Kevin Parker, Group Master Planning Director at Redrow, said: “Placemaking and the ability to play has a key priority for us at Redrow in breaking the grass ceiling. We have designated open spaces for play and recreation areas across our developments, as well as play-on-the-way spaces and multi-functional green corridors including natural play to encourage resident interaction and promote a better way to live."
"Our Playmaking report highlights the endless benefits outside play has for children and aims to encourage play in new communities to inspire residents, other developers and local councils to join forces.
"The recommendations made, in collaboration with Professor Helen Dodd and Tim Gill, author and advocate for children’s outdoor play, will continue to help shape our play spaces across its upcoming developments."
Helen Dodd, children’s psychologist, comments: “The results of the latest play report from Redrow highlights just how many children are growing up in the UK are not able to walk to parks and green spaces where they can play. Play is linked to good mental health; it helps to keep children active and reduces time indoors and on screens. Perhaps even more importantly, some of our happiest childhood memories are formed during outdoor play."
"The results of the survey show that parents recognise these benefits of outdoor play, with over half of parents stating that outdoor play is good for children’s mental health, physical health and social skills. In light of worryingly high rates of mental health problems and obesity in children and young people, it is vital that children and their families are able to access interesting, good quality spaces for play."
"Developers have an important role to play in providing these spaces and so I am excited to work with Redrow on this project and help them to create new communities where children can grow-up playing outdoors like their grandparents did.”
You can access our latest report on Breaking the Grass Ceiling.
We are currently building two developments in Halewood, The Finches at Hilton Grange, on Lower Road, and Grace Fields at Hilton Grange located on Greensbridge Lane. The new communities offer a mix of three, four and five-bedroom properties from our Arts and Crafts inspired Heritage Collection.
For further information on the homes being built at The Finches, visit our The Finches or call the sales team on 0151 391 7310.
