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Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
50 years ago: Youngsters hard at work at Greenock summer play group (1975)
FROM OUR ARCHIVES... SEVEN days a week, 14 hours a day a group of people are working full out in the South Maukinhill district of the town to ensure that the children of the area enjoy their summer holidays to the full. The people, headed by community recreational officer Mr Jim Bristow, are the backbone of Renton Road Adventure Playground, which caters for youngsters aged five to 14. With Jim, who works full-time at the playground, are five assistants and four voluntary workers who live in the area. (Image: archive) This is necessary because the playground operates from shortly after 9am until 11pm. Jim is quick to point out that a lot of the credit for the many successful projects undertaken by the playground should go to the people of the district. "The mothers up here have been great," he said. "They not only run functions to raise money to pay for outings for the kids but also provide sandwiches and lemonade that makes for happy travelling! "Apart from outdoor constructional activities in the area round the playground – plus games and table tennis inside - we also include in our programme of events like hill walking, youth hostelling, visits to the Safari Park at Blair Drummond and day trips to Butlin's Holiday Camp". Other Archive News 50 years ago: Greenock boy given driving award by Formula One champion (1975) 75 years ago: Popular Greenock postman and solider retires (1950) 75 years ago: Three Greenockians meet thousands of miles from home (1950) He is proud of the fact that since the playground started this summer's holiday session, not one event had been run at a loss. "The children pay for most of the cost of the outings and local folk are great at helping to raise funds for us," he said. The people who work at Renton Road are quick to point out that the outside of the building does little to make outsiders enthusiastic about the work. "We hope to remedy this and also cultivate the exterior. It is an adventure playground that, has never been developed to its full potential," added the leaders. "Something for everyone" is the motto carried out at Renton Road from simple play for the tots to discos for the up to 15-year-olds. (Image: archive) The leaders hope that the Renton Road project will become a "pilot" for other similar projects to be started throughout the town. Certainly, they have worked hard to try and prove their point that the kids of South Maukinhill are just the same as anywhere else. They love fun and games and the leaders are determined they will have as much as they can possibly give them. This article was first published on July 18, 1975.
CBC
13-06-2025
- Sport
- CBC
15 outdoor Toronto pools opening early this weekend
With warm and humid conditions making their summer comeback, the City of Toronto is offering some early relief from the heat. While the full summer schedule for city pools starts June 28, the city has announced it's opening 15 outdoor pools ahead of schedule. They'll stay open until mid-September. Outdoor pools opening Saturday: Alex Duff Memorial Pool (Christie Pits Park). Alexandra Park. Broadlands Community Recreation Centre. Donald D. Summerville Olympic Pools. Gord and Irene Risk Community Recreation Centre. Goulding Community Recreation Centre. Halbert Park. Maryvale Park. McGregor Park Community Centre. O'Connor Community Centre. Pine Point Park Outdoor Pool. Riverdale Park East. Roding Community Centre. Sunnyside Gus Ryder Outdoor Pool. West Mall Outdoor at Dennis Flynn Park. The pools will be open weekdays from 4 to 8 p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Splash pads are now open across the city and wading pools will open on June 27. All other outdoor pools will open on a partial schedule on Saturday, June 21 and on a full schedule on Saturday, June 28.
