Yippee! Norley Hall Adventure Playground has now re-opened and is better than ever! With all brand new state of the art equipment allowing children and young the best adventure play opportunities in Wigan.
Even better, Norley Hall Adventure Playground has a team of Playworkers to provide challenging play activities for all the children who attend the Adventure Playground.
Through the Pathfinder investment, and a donation from Norley Hall Tenants & Residents Association, the playground has a brand new indoor facility for children to enjoy various indoor play opportunities and a place to play with our new Nintendo Wii and other games.
The Playground is fully inclusive for all children regardless of ability. The indoor facility comes complete with its own fully accessible toilet and changing facility.
Our Address:
Norley Hall Adventure Playground, Lamberhead Road, Norley Hall, Wigan WN5 9TU
History of the Playground
In 1985 a group of local residents got together to discuss the lack of play facilities on Norley Hall estate.
In February of the following year local volunteers, community workers and children themselves helped to drain the land and build play structures. The play structures were made using materials such as old telegraph poles and railway sleepers. The local schools soon got involved with the project and Norley Hall Adventure Playground was created.
Two workers and a pool of volunteers staff the playground with funding coming from Leisure, Housing, Health and Education.
The adventure playground grew out of a movement dedicated to children’s freedom of expression in an outdoor environment and has changed over the years and is still developing in response to changing needs and changes in legislation. Always at the heart of these changes is an ethos that children need a chance to explore, test, create and rebuild their world freely in their own way.
The Playground was first refurbished in 2003 using money from SRB6, Heinz PLC & People & Places. Children & Young people who attend the playground where heavily involved from the start of the project from completing consultations to making decisions on various designs.
The children and young people had the opportunity to visit various other Adventure Play facilities in England and Wales to experience the different types of play equipment available to them for their new Playground.
If you would like more information about Norley Hall Adventure Playground and its current opening times please contact Jill Lane on 07930 359292 or email c.hayes@wlct.org