New adventure playground for Eastwood

AN UNUSED piece of land is set to be transformed into an adventure playground thanks to a national green spaces scheme.

Eastwood has been selected to be home to a new recreation area with natural elements, organic and man-made structures and planting.

The project is the result of a partnership between Marks and Spencer and environmental charity Groundwork who will create the Rotherham Adventure Playground as one of 15 new Greener Living Space projects across the country.

It will be funded through the profits from the five pence Marks and Spencer charges for its carrier bags.

Jenny Yates of Groundwork Dearne Valley said: "This funding is a welcome addition to the funds we have already secured from the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) through the Play Pathfinder Programme and the Big Lottery.

"It will ensure an exciting new and different play facility, helping to bring together the wide diversity of children and young people from the Eastwood area in Rotherham."

The Greener Living Space project is now in its second year and has already funded 46 different projects.

Richard Gillies, of Marks and Spencer, said "We are excited to be supporting the Rotherham Adventure Playground in Eastwood and our local employees are looking forward to getting involved with the project."