Sheffield Homes presents a week of summer fun for young people
Sheffield Homes and its Decent Homes partners; Kier Sheffield, Lovell Partnerships Ltd, Keepmoat, Wates Living Space and Henry Boot Construction are sponsoring a Week of Summer Fun for young people in areas where Decent Homes work is taking place. Activities include:
- Monday 18th August (1-3pm) Street Wheels. Graves Park, near Hemsworth Road, Norton (hosted by Henry Boot Construction)
- Tuesday 19th August (1-3pm) Street Football. Ponderosa Park, Netherthorpe (hosted by Lovell Partnerships Ltd)
- Wednesday 20th August (1-3pm) Street Wheels. Cookson Park, Parson Cross (hosted by Keepmoat)
- Thursday 21st August (1-3pm) Street Wheels. Gleadless Primary School playing fields (hosted by Kier Sheffield)
- Friday 22nd August (10-12pm) Street Football. Behind Greenland Court, Darnall (hosted by Wates Living Space)
From Monday 18th to Friday 22nd August, with the support of Activity Sheffield, a series of fun street sport themed activities will take place across Sheffield involving local residents, schools and community groups. The initiative has been set up to increase awareness of how the Decent Homes programme, a £669million scheme of improvements to Council homes managed by Sheffield Homes, is contributing to improving the quality of life for young residents across Sheffield.
Throughout the week each Decent Homes partner will host a fun activity including, Street Football, a 25 meter long inflatable football pitch and Street Wheels, a portable skateboarding and BMX course. Staff from Sheffield Homes and Decent Homes partners will be on hand to answer any questions and provide information about Decent Homes work being undertaken in the area.
Iain Allott, Decent Homes Programme Manager, Sheffield Homes said: “We have set up a week of summer fun, with the help of our Decent Homes partners and Activity Sheffield, as a small thank you to our younger customers for their patience while Decent Homes work has been undertaken in their area. The week will also highlight how the programme is not only improving the quality of our residents’ homes but is also helping to strengthen the community.”
The week of fun is intended to build on the success of previous action weeks such as environment week held in March of this year.
Full information about the week of fun can be found by calling 0114 2735734.
To find out the latest information about Decent Homes work in the area where you live log on to www.sheffieldhomes.org.uk/decent-homes or call the North Call Centre on 0114 293 0000 or the South Call Centre on 0114 205 3333.