It is the second garden city in Cape Town and was officially opened on 23 March 1955.

Close by is the local football club, Meadowridge AFC.

The Meadowridge Sports Association is the custodian of the football fields, the forest and the building currently occupied by the Sunny Skies nursery school.

Meadowridge resident testimony–Over the last 10 years, the football field was closed in with fencing to prevent the local community from damaging the football ground for the odd match to be played irregularly.

Older residents would remember the site as a place to visit and have fun with their children but the high fences now make it seem like a protected fortress.