The Great Adventure Build, part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture’s (Bradford 2025) PLAY programme opened yesterday at Wibsey Park.
Starting with two days of schools delivery, The Great Adventure Build will then be open for the public to enjoy from 5 April to 9 April.Putting children in charge, The Great Adventure Build, part of Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture (Bradford 2025), landed in Wibsey Park this week.
The project will be in Wibsey Park and open to the public from 5 April until 9 April and will see children channel their creativity to design, create and then play on the structure they dream up. Parents will be encouraged to let young people lead and children from the age of 4 and upwards will be guided in using tools including hammers, saws, nails and a truckload of wood!
Children can add to the evolving structure, supported by the onsite teams, or build something of their own, or they can simply have fun playing on the structure.
Learners from Bradford schools and SEND settings, as well as, home educated learners, will be the amongst the first to take part in dedicated PLAY sessions.
Bradford 2025’s PLAY programme aims to ignite the imagination of young people, encouraging people of all ages to celebrate creativity and the joy of playing.
Earlier this year, Damart Mill was transformed into GRUE; an immersive wonderland, which was the first event in the year-long, PLAY programme and there are more playful interventions planned throughout the year.
The Great Adventure Build in Wibsey Park will also feature a Regulation Station; offering all young people, but particularly those with additional needs a space to enjoy a range of sensory spaces, toys and activities to support them regulate.
The Great Adventure Build will return in the summer holidays for young people to enjoy in Ladyhill Park from the 11 to 17 August.
Rhiannon Hannon, Director of Creative Engagement and Participation at Bradford 2025 said:“The Great Adventure Build is an exciting project that we’re proud to be bringing to Wibsey Park this month. It’s such a unique project that puts the children in charge and allows them to play, build and create the way they want to. It’s is one of the many ways that Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture is creating environments where children can rediscover the joy of playing, learn about the District’s’ history of play and most importantly, have fun!”
Tickets are free and can be reserved on the Bradford 2025 website.
For more information on Bradford 2025’s PLAY Programme, please visit: https://bradford2025.co.uk/event/grue/
