good evening everybody it’s absolutely fantastic to be here this evening honest
fantastic to be here this evening honest
fantastic to be here this evening honest on a wet miserable evening usually when
on a wet miserable evening usually when
on a wet miserable evening usually when I’m out and about at the adventure
I’m out and about at the adventure
I’m out and about at the adventure playground the sun’s shining as miles of
playground the sun’s shining as miles of
playground the sun’s shining as miles of smiley faces and then pics more here
smiley faces and then pics more here
smiley faces and then pics more here we’re very looking for people who don’t
we’re very looking for people who don’t
we’re very looking for people who don’t know what an adventure playground is a
know what an adventure playground is a
know what an adventure playground is a it’s a space that’s fenced off and has
it’s a space that’s fenced off and has
it’s a space that’s fenced off and has workers working with the children it’s
workers working with the children it’s
workers working with the children it’s it’s a space where the children can
it’s a space where the children can
it’s a space where the children can choose to come and go freely and to do
choose to come and go freely and to do
choose to come and go freely and to do things that children used to do in past
things that children used to do in past
things that children used to do in past generations I’ve been very fortunate to
generations I’ve been very fortunate to
generations I’ve been very fortunate to come to pitts more i arrived in pitts
come to pitts more i arrived in pitts
come to pitts more i arrived in pitts more in 1994 and i know i only look 22
more in 1994 and i know i only look 22
more in 1994 and i know i only look 22 but actually I’m 50 I worked at the
but actually I’m 50 I worked at the
but actually I’m 50 I worked at the adventure playground for six years and
adventure playground for six years and
adventure playground for six years and had some of the best times of my life
had some of the best times of my life
had some of the best times of my life and the adventure playground and
and the adventure playground and
and the adventure playground and absolutely amazing community very
absolutely amazing community very
absolutely amazing community very diverse and it’s a place where children
diverse and it’s a place where children
diverse and it’s a place where children used to play freely but unfortunately
used to play freely but unfortunately
used to play freely but unfortunately several years ago due to austerity the
several years ago due to austerity the
several years ago due to austerity the council we’re going to cut the service
council we’re going to cut the service
council we’re going to cut the service and we’ve had to establish a charity to
and we’ve had to establish a charity to
and we’ve had to establish a charity to to start a reset up and redesign what
to start a reset up and redesign what
to start a reset up and redesign what the offer is we’ve now got a charity car
the offer is we’ve now got a charity car
the offer is we’ve now got a charity car picks mill adventure playground CIO and
picks mill adventure playground CIO and
picks mill adventure playground CIO and as many people in this room have helped
as many people in this room have helped
as many people in this room have helped support and develop that so when it was
support and develop that so when it was
support and develop that so when it was given the opportunity to say a few words
given the opportunity to say a few words
given the opportunity to say a few words by Martin tonight about children and
by Martin tonight about children and
by Martin tonight about children and bloody kids I couldn’t resist so with
bloody kids I couldn’t resist so with
bloody kids I couldn’t resist so with three years into pits more adventure
three years into pits more adventure
three years into pits more adventure playground CI CI olds project and it’s a
playground CI CI olds project and it’s a
playground CI CI olds project and it’s a vibrant place if you’ve got children
vibrant place if you’ve got children
vibrant place if you’ve got children aged between five and 13 please bring
aged between five and 13 please bring
aged between five and 13 please bring them down or smaller children it’s great
them down or smaller children it’s great
them down or smaller children it’s great it’s like when lots of people in the
it’s like when lots of people in the
it’s like when lots of people in the past could play naturally so we do some
past could play naturally so we do some
past could play naturally so we do some water play we’d have water fights we’ve
water play we’d have water fights we’ve
water play we’d have water fights we’ve got some fire play there’s some pizzas a
got some fire play there’s some pizzas a
got some fire play there’s some pizzas a large slide we’ve got loose parts we dem
large slide we’ve got loose parts we dem
large slide we’ve got loose parts we dem bild we’ve got community artists we’ve
bild we’ve got community artists we’ve
bild we’ve got community artists we’ve got music we’ve got quite a few people
got music we’ve got quite a few people
got music we’ve got quite a few people who are presenting tonight who have
who are presenting tonight who have
who are presenting tonight who have participated in in the work of it
participated in in the work of it
participated in in the work of it me pixma adventure playground has been
me pixma adventure playground has been
me pixma adventure playground has been eight years out of my life it’s been an
eight years out of my life it’s been an
eight years out of my life it’s been an amazing journey with an amazing
amazing journey with an amazing
amazing journey with an amazing community you know we’re getting
community you know we’re getting
community you know we’re getting historically we’ve had a lot of bad
historically we’ve had a lot of bad
historically we’ve had a lot of bad press it’s one of the most cohesive
press it’s one of the most cohesive
press it’s one of the most cohesive communities I’ve ever worked in a
communities I’ve ever worked in a
communities I’ve ever worked in a pleasure to work in a cross Sheffield
pleasure to work in a cross Sheffield
pleasure to work in a cross Sheffield I’m one of the greatest things that the
I’m one of the greatest things that the
I’m one of the greatest things that the children tell me is that they like being
children tell me is that they like being
children tell me is that they like being together they like playing together they
together they like playing together they
together they like playing together they like learning together you know recently
like learning together you know recently
like learning together you know recently we had a visit from the Sheffield start
we had a visit from the Sheffield start
we had a visit from the Sheffield start and they call it a children’s paradise
and they call it a children’s paradise
and they call it a children’s paradise now that’s something from the Sheffield
now that’s something from the Sheffield
now that’s something from the Sheffield star isn’t it really in the last year
star isn’t it really in the last year
star isn’t it really in the last year we’ve been fortunate to be recognized as
we’ve been fortunate to be recognized as
we’ve been fortunate to be recognized as a national award winning playground and
a national award winning playground and
a national award winning playground and we’ve got a tremendous team of local
we’ve got a tremendous team of local
we’ve got a tremendous team of local residents volunteers paid workers and
residents volunteers paid workers and
residents volunteers paid workers and community partners and everybody
community partners and everybody
community partners and everybody contributes and to me really I’ve got
contributes and to me really I’ve got
contributes and to me really I’ve got one of the best jobs in the world and
one of the best jobs in the world and
one of the best jobs in the world and and really we’ve all gotta stand up for
and really we’ve all gotta stand up for
and really we’ve all gotta stand up for pitts more and stand up for the
pitts more and stand up for the
pitts more and stand up for the community and the diversity diversity is
community and the diversity diversity is
community and the diversity diversity is the most important think about it you
the most important think about it you
the most important think about it you know collectively people do with
know collectively people do with
know collectively people do with responsible things to try and make us
responsible things to try and make us
responsible things to try and make us move apart but I think the best thing
move apart but I think the best thing
move apart but I think the best thing about pits more is the people and the
about pits more is the people and the
about pits more is the people and the children and I think that you’ve got an
children and I think that you’ve got an
children and I think that you’ve got an amazing area let’s all work together and
amazing area let’s all work together and
amazing area let’s all work together and look after it and thanks for listening
look after it and thanks for listening
look after it and thanks for listening to me for a few minutes
to me for a few minutes
to me for a few minutes [Applause]
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