The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space

29/10/2026

There's a great family day lined up at Greenway Centre this Saturday.

Including a Clothes Swap with last minute Halloween costumes.

Find out more 👇 https://southmead.org/event/autumn-super-saturday-at-greenway

Refresh your wardrobe without spending a penny at our Greenway Clothes Swap! 👕

Join us this Saturday 31st October, from 𝟏-𝟑𝐩𝐦 as part of our Super Saturday event!

Clothes swaps are a fun way to find something new to wear, save money and help reduce clothing waste. You might even find a last-minute Halloween costume! 🎃

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬:
1. Bring up to five items, in good condition, to swap for a 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧.
2. Use the 𝐭𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 to take away the same number of items you leave.
3. No clothes to swap? Find something and leave a donation.
4. Swap or pick-up a last-minute Halloween costume!

𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲?

We are already collecting clothes! Simply bring them to Greenway Reception and let the team know they are for the Clothes Swap.

Any leftover clothes will be donated to the The Community Church Single Parents Fair on Saturday 7th November.

Give pre-loved clothes a new home and find something lovely for yourself! 💚

You can visit our What's On listings for all the exciting things happening this Saturday - visit www.southmead.org

26/10/2026

Hi Ranch families ⭐

You will have heard from us via your registered account about timings and details for this week.

We are really looking forward to seeing everyone 🫶

Do remember to register each child you are bringing to play sessions, and that all young people are registered for youth sessions > https://bit.ly/4jI6kvI

Happy Autumn Half-term 🍂

Play > 12-3pm on Tuesday 27th, Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th

Youth > 6-8pm Wednesday 28th and Friday 30th

22/10/2026

Thank you to Turner & Townsend for a fantastic day of volunteering at our community hub for children and young people.

You are a brilliant bunch and worked your socks off at The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space

We asked you for a few words and feelings about helping us out, you said:
"𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲", "𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲",
"𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀", "𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴", "𝗳𝘂𝗻!",
"𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿", "𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀",
"𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆", "𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸", "𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹".

It was lovely to have you around Turner & Townsend - please come back soon!

Read more info about our work and community hubs in Southmead on our website. Visit: www.southmead.org

18/10/2026

Although we have changed our name - nothing has changed! 🤩

Read below for the details and about our thank you to our wonderful volunteers this week ⭐

Southmead Community Trust is so very proud to run The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space and to make sure Southmead has a vibrant hub for adventure play and youth sessions - it is a privilege 💚

This week some of our amazing volunteers, community groups, staff, trustees and partners joined us in the lovely new Garden Hall, here at Greenway, to celebrate what we have achieved together over the last ten years, and to mark a few exciting new beginnings.

15/09/2026

Volunteers make our community hubs go round, and we cannot run Greenway Centre and The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space without them.

As well as our community volunteers, companies often help out, and Nine Feet Tall have been doing a sterling job at The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space - helping to keep the grounds in check for our busy weekly play and youth sessions.

Today it was delightful to meet with Felicia and Thomas who did, amongst many tasks, an awful lot of weeding (you can see the pile behind them)!

They were really inquisitive about the work we do here at the Trust in Southmead, and were a pleasure to have around - a massive thanks to them both and the whole company team.

Find out more about what we do at www.southmead.org

14/09/2026

Ranch families - how about dancing on over to Lockleaze? 👋

Our lovely partners Lockleaze Neighbourhood Trust are sharing these super sessions with RISE Youth Dance.

You will be kicking your legs higher after a few of these classes! 🕺

Remember to bring your moves back to The Ranch to show us!

is proud to run services for children and young people at The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space 🤩

09/09/2026

Tonight we invite new Year 7s to our first welcome session from 6-8 pm 💥

The session will be for Year 7s only - so we can meet each other properly and introduce everyone to all the great things available at The Ranch.

Friday night will also be the same - Year 7s only - and then next week Youth Sessions will be open again to all our usual Youth ages 🥳

Southmead families - spread the word to the Year 7s in your life that the fun begins tonight!

at www.southmead.org is proud to offer Young People's services at The Ranch Adventure Playground & Youth Space 🙌

31/08/2026

What a brilliant way to finish our summer holiday sessions at The Ranch!

Week 6 brought another fantastic week of fun, and it was a pleasure to have Steve England -Outdoor Learning joining us - keep an eye out for the pink hat in our photos! 🎩

A big thank you also goes to our kitchen volunteer Nick and our drinks man Michael for helping to keep everyone fed and refreshed throughout the summer. 💚

The Ranch is now closed for a well-earned week off before our term-time sessions begin again. We will be back on Tuesday 8th September from 3:30pm-5:30pm.

Thank you to everyone who has helped make it such a great summer at The Ranch - we look forward to seeing you again soon! ☀️

24/08/2026

Another action-packed week at The Ranch!

We have been making the most of the outdoors, with plenty of fun, games and activities throughout the week. 🔆

Empire Fighting Chance joined us again for another brilliant boxing session, getting everyone moving and putting their skills to the test! 🥊

And, of course, there was plenty of time to refuel, relax and enjoy being together.

We are looking forward to another great day at The Ranch! 🤹‍♀️

To find out more about what does, visit www.southmead.org

20/08/2026

Since Youth Sessions moved to The Ranch just before COVID, it has been a privilege for Southmead Dev Trust to run activities for young people on Wednesday and Friday nights 🫶

Last night our Youth Worker Chloe helped the group to make brownies and this video (thanks Chloe) 💚

To find out more about our youth work visit www.southmead.org, and do contact us if you would like to volunteer to help out 🫴