Completed parks and play areas

Latest Play Area

completed: June 2026
what’s new: multi-play units including a firetruck. Swings including a nest swing. Sensory panel, communication panel and a sign language panel. New fencing and pathway.
address: Baker Lane, Stanley, Wakefield WF3 3LA
Welcoming Stanley's new play area

completed: June 2026
what’s new: wheelchair accessible roundabout and inclusive springie. Toddler and junior climbing units. A seesaw and swing set. New benches
address: Acacia Walk, Knottingley WF11 0PS

completed: April 2026
what’s new: two multi play units; Junior and toddler. A flywheel roundabout and a new swing set. A zipline and a large Turtle seat basket swing
address: Agbrigg Rd, Wakefield WF1 5AS
Agbrigg play area gets a fresh new look

completed: February 2026
what’s new: a multi-play-unit with a slide, ladder and low-level steps. A bee springie and an emoji discus roundabout
address: Standbridge Close, Wakefield WF2 7NU
newly refurbished play area opens in Kettlethorpe

completed: January 2026
What's new: new slides and a variety of swings. A roundabout and two climbing towers. A 20m single zipline and flywheel spinner
address: Ferrybridge Bypass, Knottingley WF11 8QS
new play area for Ferrybridge children

completed: November 2025
what's new: wheelchair-friendly roundabout, transfer-height seesaw, play panels, and a central pathway. A nest group swing and a four-tower junior multi-play unit. Track ride and cliff rider. New safety surfacing, bins and benches
address: Lower Oxford St, Castleford WF10 4AQ
new state-of-the-art play area opens at Valley Gardens in Castleford - Wakefield Council

completed: October 2025
what's new: new swings, new rotators, a seesaw and a roundabout. A basket seat swing and an accessible springie. A junior multi-play unit with four towers, rock paper scissors and tumble turn play panel. New safety surfacing, bins and benches
address: West End Park, Hemsworth, WF9 4QY
work completed on West End Park’s revamped play area - Wakefield Council

completed: July 2025
what's new: a flagpole installation, MUGA Jungle Tower, a rope climb and scramble net
address: Wakefield Road, Pontefract, WF9 5JA
parks awarded Green Flag status - Wakefield Council
did you know: Vale Head Park has the prestigious Green Flag status

completed: May 2025
what's new: climbing frames with slides, a seesaw and a carousel-style roundabout. New safety surface, bins, benches and safety gates
address: Gorton Street, Kinsley, Pontefract, WF9 5ES
Gorton Street Park play area improvements complete - Wakefield Council

completed: January 2025
what's new: new MiniTown Quadrangle multi-play unit. Four tower junior multi-play unit. New Ladybird Springie. New swing frames and seats. Quad Climber frame. Wipe Out balance board, Spinning Curlicue, roundabout and a seesaw. New wheelchair-friendly central 1.5m wide pathway. New bins, repainted benches, new play panels and signage and gate
address: Dunderdale Crescent, Castleford, WF10 2NB

We’ve also:

installed 20 benches in Horbury
installed a new path and bench at Haw Hill Park
installed new footpath at The Green Alverthorpe
added a new gate at Valley Gardens, Castleford
installed a flagpole at Vale Head Park
added a new noticeboard at Thornes Park
installed a new noticeboard at Illingworth Park
installed a new noticeboard at Carr Lodge Park
installed a new noticeboard at Horbury Memorial Park
installed new handrails in Friarwood Valley Gardens. Also added new sensory features funded by Friends of Friarwood Valley Gardens. These include moving sensory play panels and a musical sensory 5 piece Bongo set
added new handrails in Queens Park, Castleford
added benches around the pond at Haw Hill Park, Normanton
added a Take a Break - Duck bench at Haw Hill Park, Normanton
installed a new Top Trek style pathway to the play area at South Hiendley Common
installed raised bunding and barrier boulders to South Hiendley Common