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Climbing Frames – Wednesday Adventurer

Kimcb — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:22:35 +0000

We believe in encouraging adventure and exploration. We work hard to ensure that our climbing frames, play equipment, swings, trampolines do just that. We’re not sure whether he had a climbing frame or swing set himself, but Roald Amundsen was an inspirational explorer.

A fairly long time ago (1872) in Borge, Norway, Roald Engebreth Gravning Amundsen was born. As a teenager Roald had become fascinated with English explorer John Franklin and had dreamed one day of becoming an explorer himself. In 1899 he became a sea captain and in 1910 set sail for the North Pole, planning to be the first to reach it. However just before setting sail he received word that fellow explorer, Robert Peary had actually beat him to it. Not the type to be easily defeated Roald continued with his expedition, telling only his brother that the course had changed and they were now heading for the South Pole. On December 14th, 1911 Roald and his team reached their destination, beating a British team under Captain Scott by four weeks.

Roald Amundsen would buy: The Ridgeview

Roald Amundsen

The Ridgeview £699

Roald is clearly not afraid of a little cold weather (temperatures get as low as -74 degrees Fahrenheit in the South Pole) so he would love any Climbing Frames UK playset as they can be used all year round. Playing in the snow is one of winter’s great joys. Many think a climbing frame is just for warmer months but it is great to get everyone in the garden when the snow falls too. The Ridgeview is fantastic value and has everything you could want from a climbing frame. A true adventurer needs monkey bars, rock wall, wavy slide, swings and a glider. In fact they would expect nothing less.
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Climbing Frames – Weekend Special

Kimcb — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:46:22 +0000

We pride ourselves on having an extensive and varied range of climbing frames and each weekend we like to treat everyone to a weekend special. The chosen playset this weekend is the Summerville. This is one of the largest most versatile playsets we do at Climbing frames UK. There is an open lower level playhouse with café style opening and a 3 position swing beam, meaning there is plenty of room for 2 belt swings and a glider.

Weekend Special Summerville £899

Summerville Climbing Frame

If you’re stuck for Xmas ideas (just 79 days to go) then the weekend special should be taken full advantage of. All our climbing frames are made from cedar wood and pre-stained a lovely red colour which will look great amongst the green of your garden. We think attention to detail is vital so there are lots of little homely finishing touches like windows, flower boxes and a café area. You can always ask other family members to buy some accompanying accessories like a telescope, binocular and a captain’s wheel which are also available on our website and can be easily screwed to the frame.

The slide is a 12ft spiral slide and is always a favourite with the children due to its size and fun colour. The wave rockwall, sun deck area and enclosed higher level playhouse are all fantastic features that the Summerville boasts. Because the playset is designed for children ages 3-10 this is a fantastic investment and will be used year after year.

The weekend special ends Monday 10 am. To purchase the Summerville go to http://www.climbingframesuk.com/

Benefit of Swings and Outdoor Swingsets

NBeet — Tue, 17 May 2011 17:18:31 +0000

What are the benefits of swings and outdoor swingsets? We all know sitting in front of the TV and playing video games are not health beneficial. Being outdoors helps our children to become creative. It is also known that children sleep better when they have played outdoors.

The benefits of outdoor play can be found physically and mentally. Physically we know the benefits strength endurance and builds coordination. Physical activity such as swinging on swing sets and climbing up rock walls is a valuable activity for children of all ages. Besides all the health benefits, playing outside stretches children’s thinking and knowledge. Children need coordination, they need a chance to practice their basic physical skills. Outdoor play time also allows children to move freely and make noise, forms of self-expression that are often restricted indoors. By using an outdoor play system designed specifically to challenge your childrens mind and body, you are giving them an opportuntity to exercise and engage with other children, building confidence and health at the same time and without them knowing.

Make play groups in the back garden with your play centre, get a bunch of kids together and start games with them. Parental guidance is always recommended. With any kind of swing system, you have the option to change the seating options – you can receive belt swings, toddler seats, baby seats depending on the childs age and fantastic 2 child glider, which can either be used with one child with their self-propelling motion or with another allow children of all ages can enjoy the outdoors.

Climbing Frames UK have an unbeatable range of outdoor swing sets available for immediate delivery, click here to view all wooden swings.

Wooden Swing Set Sale Now On – Selwood Products Special Offers

cdive — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:48:01 +0000

Climbing Frames UK have been retailing Selwood Products popular 2009 range of wooden swingsets since they were launched early this year. The Selwood wooden garden swing sets lead the market with regard to size and quality and have proved very popular in the UK this season. Now they are going to be even more popular with amazing summer sale price reductions and fast delivery.

Selwood Calgary Swingset
The wooden swing set range all feature large 100mm uprights and top beam with long legs to enable quick and easy build and installation. Wooden swings are getting more and more popular with people looking for rustic style swings for their children so they look more natural in their garden then metal swing sets.

Selwood Montreal Swingset
Wooden garden swings also have the advantage over metal swings when it comes to their size and logetivity. They tend to be higher allowing for a longer swing, and therefore last children longer thus maximising the investment made, they look natural and wooden swings blend in nicely to the natural garden environment.

Selwood Toronto Swingset