A COMMUNITY centre now has a refreshed community garden and a new play area.

Built by Yorkshire Water in collaboration with Participate, the play area at the Rockwell Community Centre includes a tyre balance beam, benches, a mud play pit, and several allotment vegetable beds.

The area is designed to provide a place for children to play, as well as opportunities to grow their own vegetables and herbs.

The community garden was also tidied up and refreshed.

New additions include allotment vegetable bedsNew additions include allotment vegetable beds (Image: Supplied)

The community centre, which serves Thorpe Edge and surrounding areas, offers a range of activities daily including mental health groups, a singing group, tai chi, a youth club, and the Bloomin' Buds Theatre Company.

Katie Mahon, founder of Bloomin’ Buds Theatre Company, said: "It was incredible to see the centre as a hive of activity.

"We were very lucky to have 22 volunteers to help clear up our outside space.

"As a charitable organisation that is always short on funding and manpower, our outdoor space is often last to be sorted out, so this helped us massively!"

More than 20 volunteers helped to clear up the outside space More than 20 volunteers helped to clear up the outside space (Image: Yorkshire Water)

Anne Reed, social value and education advisor at Yorkshire Water, said: "Our colleagues are passionate about helping out in local communities and providing value beyond our water and wastewater services.

"Our partnership with Participate Projects is already increasing the frequency of our volunteering events and is providing meaningful support to organisations and people across Yorkshire."

Work gets underway at The Rockwell CentreWork gets underway at The Rockwell Centre (Image: Yorkshire Water)

The partnership between Yorkshire Water and Participate Projects has already seen the water company engage in a number of volunteering projects, including decorating community spaces and building outdoor play areas for children.

Anthony Waddington, CEO at Participate Projects, said: "We are really excited to see Yorkshire Water colleagues’ time and skills make a real impact in the communities where they operate.

"The passion and enthusiasm we have seen from them in supporting the people and places around them is a great match to the values and mission of Participate."

Rockwell Community Centre is located on 6 Summerfield Road, Bradford, BD10 8DP.

More information is available on the centre's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/6SummerfieldRoad