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FoPWP Update:
Here at Friends at Pecket Well playground we’ve been enjoying the new swings and keeping the playground free from nettles with our Community Clean-up mornings.
Did you know that we now have 2 brand new signs thanks to WPC and CROWS?
There is lots going on in the background, as we are consulting the community to get your views on phase two of improving the playground. If you’re local, this is your chance to share your thoughts – It will only take a few minutes and will help us be able to move forwards.
We will also be out and about at Wadsworth Walking Market – come and say hi if you see us 🙂
All the best,
Abi
Friends of Pecket Well Playground
Past Events and Old News
We’ve done 3 Community Clean up events so far.
Balsam bashing, nettle clearing, making paths safer to use and keeping the swing area moss-free.
Watch this space for the next one!
Over ÂŁ1,000 raised at this event and raffle. All funds go directly to improving the playground facilities.
Thank you to Matt at the Robin Hood Inn, and all the generous local busnesses who donated prizes. And to you too if you supported by attending or buying a raffle ticket.
Watch this space for what happens next!
Do you want to get involved?
We’ve got loads of ideas about how to make Pecket Well playground special. But we need more volunteers to help us turn them into reality. Could you help us out?
Fill in our volunteering form and we’ll be in touch soon.
Pecket Well Playground story
During Summer 2025 you may have seen the posters and survey about Pecket Well Playground – you can find out more by searching “Pecket Well Playground” on Facebook. A group of local people had contacted Wadsworth Parish Council and were told that there was no money to maintain this resource due to budget constraints.
WACA is now set up as a Community Benefit Society, and so is an accountable body that can apply for grants and receive funding. So, we agreed that we would like to support the Friends of Pecket Well Playground group. We meet with them regularly and continue to support their efforts.
We also attended the September and October meetings of the WPC in support of the Friends group, and we are very pleased to announce that the WPC has agreed to work in collaboration with us all to look at ways to maintain and improve the playground and equipment, and to encourage increased community use of the area. We have been making plans over the winter months and FoPWP have recently launched a consultation via their Facebook page. You can respond here if you would like to add your views. We will have more news for you on this soon.
You can read our December 2025 update here. Please join our mailing list on our Contact page if you would like regular updates like this.
Future Projects
If you’d like to get involved or have suggestions of projects for WACA to follow up please get in touch by email to info@WACAcoop.org.uk