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Wythenshawe’s wild about new eco garden
05/10/2010
A new eco learning zone for children was officially opened on Friday 1st October at the Addy in Wythenshawe – and it’s already home for hedgehogs, insect colonies and other wildlife in custom-built nests.
Play Strategy funds playground makeovers
30/09/2009
Big changes are underway at our adventure playgrounds thanks to a new funding programme announced in the Play Strategy for England in December 2008.
Parktastic!
26/01/2008
Funded by Manchester's grant from the BIG Lottery Children's Play Initiative, Parktastic is a Manchester wide play programme.
Minister for Children opens new MYL centre
05/10/2005
Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, joined children and young people from Wythenshawe to open The Addy Young Peoples Centre on Friday 9 September. After being taken on a tour by young people the Minister described it as … “ one of the best thought out and designed play and activity centres that I have seen, and I've seen a lot. It's very high quality and it looks positive and that's extremely important for children and young people because it says to them you are valued."
Fitness Centre at Longsight Adventure Playground
05/10/2005
Work has started on the construction of a young peoples fitness centre at Longsight Adventure Playground. Funded by a £347,000 grant from Sport England’s ‘Active England’ programme the centre will be completed by the end of 2005.
Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton delivers a session to North Hulme Youth Project
05/10/2005
World light welterweight champion Ricky ‘Hitman’ Hatton spent a recent evening at North Hulme Youth Project, talking about his career and taking part in a Q&A session with young people.
North Hulme Adventure Playground – new youth facility opens
11/10/2004
On Friday 15th October local MP Tony Lloyd MP will join a group of young people from the centre to perform the official opening of the new youth annex at North Hulme Adventure Playground.
First Dig at ‘The Addy’
27/09/2004
After six years of planning and fundraising work has finally started on building a new centre for children and young people on Woodhouse Lane, Benchill. On Monday afternoon (20 September – 4.15pm) a group of local young people joined councillors, funders and staff from Manchester Young Lives - the charity that has developed the project – in a ‘first dig’ event at the site.
Wythenshawe’s wild about new eco garden
05/10/2010
A new eco learning zone for children was officially opened on Friday 1st October at the Addy in Wythenshawe – and it’s already home for hedgehogs, insect colonies and other wildlife in custom-built nests.
Play Strategy funds playground makeovers
30/09/2009
Big changes are underway at our adventure playgrounds thanks to a new funding programme announced in the Play Strategy for England in December 2008.
Parktastic!
26/01/2008
Funded by Manchester's grant from the BIG Lottery Children's Play Initiative, Parktastic is a Manchester wide play programme.
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