A drizzly day in Armley but as Eleanor & Donna are fully in charge they’re reminding everybody that ‘Children don’t dissolve in the rain’ (H/T Adele the Playworker)

These posters were launched as part of our 'Raising Awareness of Hidden Disabilities' project back in May. They have such a strong message and we'd love to see them all around Leeds🥰You can order them for free from PHRC Leeds #cflwishes

🌿 Garden Gremlins starts tomorrow! Join us in the Roxby Community Garden for a FREE stay-and-play group for kids under 5! 🎨Let your little ones play, learn and explore together in a safe outdoor setting. Sign up: [email protected] Learn more: buff.ly/4cYwx21

Calling all Leeds-based walkers, cyclists & wheelers. ‍We're looking for real people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds to star in a photoshoot for an upcoming #ActiveTravelEngland campaign taking place w/c 7th October 2024. Email us on [email protected] for more info.

🏏 Join us for the brand new cricket facility in Harehills Park funded by local councillors

Proud to be part of this important discussion and collaboration to bring about real change for vulnerable young people. Great determination to put the engine of govt behind this to close the gaps in services & support to protect children. This violence can be prevented & must be.

It’s back! Leeds Dads FREE SoftPlay - sponsored by Manning Stainton! Join us THIS SAT 14 SEPT 10-12 for a SoftPlay you’ll never forget! Little Angels Playzone, Sugar Mill, Dewsbury Rd LS12 7HL - with free tea and toast! Make a new dad pal! leedsdads.org/events to book

This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay the theme is #StartTheConversation. It’s about inspiring people to engage in open discussion about this issue. This may help you get your thoughts together to make talking about your feelings easier: mindmate.org.uk/wp-content/upl… #WSPD #WSPD2024

Some of our lovey author friends have sent us some birthday messages to congratulate us🎉 Starting off is the brill Richard O'Neill who started off our wonderful #WorldBookDay celebrations earlier this year too 📚 Leeds Libraries Child Friendly Leeds Leeds Libraries

Lots of little explorers in the Roxby Community Garden today for our first Garden Gremlins stay-and-play session this afternoon!🌿✨ 🌟🚀Want to join the fun? Join us on Tuesday afternoons, 1:00-2:30 PM, from Sept 10th - Oct 1st! mafwatheatre.co.uk/current-projec…

I guess you’ve heard the news. Chief Exec Tom Riordan announced his leaving plans as he takes up a post as a Permanent Secretary in the Department of Health and Social Care 📣 We just want to say a MASSIVE thank you for driving the #ChildFriendly ambition in #Leeds as the first city in UK! 🇬🇧

Come see Playful during the festival, we’ll be running a curated Playful Information Centre outside Leeds Libraries & Leeds Art Gallery HenryMooreInstitute Add your events to Leeds inspired use the tags #LeedsPlayFest24 #Play and we will all share & promote Child Friendly Leeds PlaySufficiencyLeeds

The latest blog being added to our Wish 12 (SEND & inclusion) page, comes from Thackray Museum of Medicine who have invested in making their museum a more accessible space ⭐️ #cflwishes #inclusive #SEND wearechildfriendlyleeds.com/2024/09/06/pla…

🤝 We’re proud to be Child Friendly Leeds ambassadors – showing how the public and private sector can work to give young people the best start in life. Find out more about how our programmes give people insight into the world of work here > buff.ly/2MhlU1j #ChildFriendlyLeeds

Meet our incoming interim chief executive Mariana Pexton as Leeds City Council votes to confirm her appointment. news.leeds.gov.uk/news/leeds-cit…

Our children say it best! When asked to complete the sentence, 'Our school is...', with what they, as individuals, really think about Cottingley, this is what they said. Child Friendly Leeds Lift Schools Craig Nicholson

Huge congratulations to @TomRiordan on the new appointment. A massive thank you for supporting the Cultural Cohesion Quality Mark framework. 👏👏👏 And congrats to Mariana Pexton too! 🥳🥳🥳 CCQM #Inclusion Child Friendly Leeds Leeds Council News Leeds for Learning #Championdiversity

Thanks to Julie Longworth and Dan Barton for coming to meet with our Changemaker group this week over in South Leeds to chat about ideas on how we can improve inclusivity in education and the community! #youthvoice #chooseyouthwork Child Friendly Leeds

This Oct half-term the Leeds Festival of Play is taking place, and we are aiming to have as many Play Streets as possible taking place across the city! Send "I'd love to run a play street for the Festival of Play" to [email protected] to join the fun #LeedsPlayFest

📣 Amplifying the voices of young people is so important. We are bringing you this series with the words of young people with SEND at it’s heart 💓 #cflwishes #send #Inclusion