Our mission is to create a safe, playful and positive environment for our young people to enjoy.
The Triangle aims to improve the wellbeing of our young people and their families. Understanding the challenges they face we use the power of inclusive adventure play to grow self-confidence and help overcome those challenges.
Through enjoyable and varied play the Triangle helps our young people improve physical and mental health; learn new skills and gain new experiences; make friends for life and embrace a positive future.
Every day Triangle encourages young people to make choices, understand how to take risks and stay safe. During play sessions they learn to win & lose gracefully and to strive to improve which encourages resilience. Outdoor play helps them stay healthy and strong. Our artistic and creative play releases stress as well as developing minds and skills.
3 young people aged 3 years apart, with families from 3 different continents, attending 3 different schools... united in play at Triangle!
“The playworkers are really supportive with my daughter. She is much more confident and is so happy being left to play with her friends.”
— Triangle Parent 2019
We aim to build long term relationships with not only the young people but their families too. In some cases multiple generations of the same family have played at Triangle, a fine example of our long term success.
We have partnered with our friends Oasis for Active Together, to broaden our activities to include all ages of the family.
Inner city life limits access and understanding of nature. The vital and glorious green space of Triangle is wedged into Oval, amongst council blocks, gasworks and high rise towers. Our thriving Nature Club allows young people to connect with natural surroundings in contrast to the streets they walk through.
“I come Triangle with my brother and cousin, it’s calm. My mum and my nan used to play here too.”
The Triangle offers a pathway all the way from the age of 6 to 17.
a welcome and safe place that many return to for over a decade.
Broadening horizons is key to our work, hence regular free cultural and activity trips including our annual trip to the seaside. Many children spend their whole 6 week summer holidays with us. For our older users we offer work placement and employment opportunities. Embedded within our community, the Triangle plays a distinguished part. Oval would be impoverished without our painted poles, ragged trees and much explored unkempt brambly corners, as would the lives of the children who rely on us on a daily basis.
WATCH ‘Obstacle Course - The Movie!’
Just one game that highlights many elements of adventure play at Triangle.
Autonomous and creative play utilising loose parts, teamwork & friendship, exercise, risky play and decision making.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Triangle Adventure Playground Association is committed to equality of opportunity and is opposed to direct or indirect discrimination. We will work to provide our services, employ staff, welcome members and recruit trustees, regardless of their sex, age, race, colour, being disabled or non-disabled, their health status including mental health, ethnic or national origin, marital status, sexual orientation and regardless of their religious, cultural and political beliefs or practises which are consistent with this statement.