A sought-after adventure playground in Yorkshire is so rare that families as far away as Scotland travel to use its facilities.
Despite the decimation of youth services across the region, The Old Quarry Playground aka The Addy has stood the test of time.
A £150,000 development is now set to transform The Addy.
“There’s nowhere like it, people come from all over,” said Patrick Meleady, the National Play Champion.
Originally The Addy was opened by a group of local parents to give the children of ex-miners a safe place to play. Kids had naturally been playing on the grounds of the former quarry, but now they had a safe play area.