Newly-expanded White Rose play area opens with added family fun

White Rose
Shopping Centre has opened its expanded outdoor play area in The Village this
month, with new features and even more space for families to enjoy.

The play area
has been designed to be accessible for a variety of ages and abilities, and
features a large canopy for rain-or-shine play.

New additions
have been chosen taking guest feedback into account, and each helps to develop
mental and physical skills:

• A ‘theatre
  and music’ play house with xylophone and drum panels, which encourages
  explorative play and social cooperation while climbable areas stimulate
  motor skills like cross-body coordination


• A
  farmyard-inspired tractor slide, which spurs dramatic play with its
  recognisable theming, building communication, while its tunnel and slide
  develop cross-coordination and balance skills


• A wobble
  bridge, inviting children to nurture their confidence and balance with
  suspended horizontal logs


• Balance
  bumps, an activity trails which trains gross motor skills and contributes
  to decision-making


• And a
  hopscotch area to encourage competitiveness and general social play

The play area
and The Village are entirely smoke-free areas as part of Leeds City Council’s
Clean Air Leeds ambition.

Ashleigh
Kellett, Deputy Centre Director at White Rose Shopping Centre, said: “Our play
area has become a much-loved part of the centre for families since it was
opened in 2018. The space was originally designed with input from our guests,
so we’re pleased to unveil these additions that we know they’ll enjoy.

“We’re looking
forward to seeing many more smiling faces in The Village for years to come.”

White Rose is
open from 10am – 9pm Monday to Friday, 9am – 8pm Saturdays, and 11am – 5pm
Sundays. Boasting more than 120 shops and plenty of delicious restaurants to
please even the fussiest of eaters, as well as nearly 5,000 free parking
spaces, White Rose is the perfect family day-out destination.

For
further details on family-friendly facilities at White Rose, visit https://white-rose.co.uk/