To encourage children to spend time outdoors during the summer holidays, The Glade at Woodland Vale will host families on Saturday, August 10.
There will be ice cream, a balloon modeller and face painter plus giant board games between 1pm-4pm at the development on Haigh Moor Road.
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 to incorporate nature into the heart of every one of our 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 Redrow’s 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.”
Read our latest report on Breaking the Grass Ceiling.
Woodland Vale is being built around four parcels of land, close to and surrounding the scenic Haigh Wood. Its latest phase, The Glade, is located off Haigh Moor Road. For further information visit The Glade at Woodland Vale or call the sales team on 01924 961116.
