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Thursday, 6 June 2013

Play in Powys Conference: 20th June, Programme & Booking Form Available



Play in Powys:  A One Day Conference
Thursday 20th June, 10am – 2pm,
Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys.
Powys Play Pledge:
A Charter for Play
making Powys THE Play Friendly County
Stuart Lester provides key note speech.
Stuart, Senior Lecturer at University of Gloucester, will explain why everyone needs to understand children’s play, why it’s important and what it means to all of us.
Stuart Lester has been involved with a small research project looking at the Play Sufficiency Audits from across Wales.  He has delivered presentations at international & national conferences reaching out to those who see themselves outside the “play field”.
We are very much looking forward welcoming him to Powys to benefit from his insight in drawing up our Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play.

Contribute to the first draft of the    
Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play
Organisations need to be here to shape and design the first draft which will demonstrate that services will take into consideration the play needs of children.
To book a place click here: Booking Form


The Programme for the day is:
9.30 Arrival & refreshments
10.00 Welcome Housekeeping and Scene Setting
With Host Partners: PAVO/Dyfodol/PCC Partnership
10.30 Stuart Lester, Senior Lecturer at University of Gloucester & Independent Trainer & Advisor
The Conference will hear:
·       what needs to happen to support children & their right to play
·       the need to understand children’s play & what it means to them.
10.50 Workshop - Are you coming out to Play? (play discussion - what did play mean to you?)
What did you gain from it? How important was this for you?  Where did you play?
11.50 Table Discussion - One Key Message….
12.15 Lunch and networking
1.00 The Powys Play Pledge: A Charter for Play – First Draft presented
2.00 Close 
The day is designed for:
Key Decision Makers, Trustees, Directors, Heads & Managers of:
Children’s, Young People’s & families services,
Adult focussed services
Health services
Housing, transport & planning services
Environmental services
Commissioning
Quality & performance

Advisers, Policy Makers, Children’s Centres, Community Centres & Village Halls, Youth Workers, Play Leaders, Chief Executives, Heads of Policy, Schools, Tourism businesses, Criminal Justice, Sports Clubs, Fire, Regeneration, Road Safety, Arts & Culture.
Further Details & Booking Arrangements will be circulated shortly.











This Conference is organised and supported by a Consortium of Partners: PAVO, Dyfodol Powys Futures, Powys County Council & Powys Teaching Local Health Board

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