{"id":2859,"date":"2025-12-16T16:35:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/?p=2859"},"modified":"2025-12-17T10:00:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T10:00:45","slug":"arc-oxford-volunteers-come-together-to-transform-blackbird-leys-adventure-playground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/blog\/2025\/12\/16\/arc-oxford-volunteers-come-together-to-transform-blackbird-leys-adventure-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"ARC Oxford volunteers come together to transform Blackbird Leys adventure playground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Back button -->\n<div class=\"back-button-block__container\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/community\/\" class=\"back-button-block\">\n\t\t<svg class=\"back-button-block__arrow\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\">\n\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#small-arrow\"><\/use>\n\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\tBack to Community\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"feature-banner\" id=\"block_9ef5e0c3ddac702c7ce77a287dbea834\"> \n    <div class=\"feature-banner__container\">\n            <picture class=\"\">\n        <source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n            <\/picture>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">ARC Oxford volunteers come together to transform Blackbird Leys adventure playground<\/h2>\n\n\n    <ul class=\"ed-post-categories\">\n                    <li class=\"arc-orange\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/blog\/category\/news\/\">News<\/a>\n            <\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, ARC Oxford proudly hosted its annual Volunteer Day at Blackbird Leys Adventure Playground, supporting a vital community space for local children and families. The day focused on revamping the play area to create a safer, brighter, and more welcoming environment for underprivileged children in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.arcgroup.io\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/ARC_OXWRKS_251008_BLAP-0019-1000x667.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Twenty-five campus members from Freeths, Pennington Manches Cooper, and Perspectum took time out of their working week to give back to the local community. 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