You are invited to attend the 2014 Play Conference
Wednesday 25th June 2014 10am – 2pm.
Managing Risk – Playing More
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Play and playing is such an important part of everyone’s lives – from birth, through childhood and adolescence, into adulthood and throughout later life. It can be informal and creative or structured and competitive. Play enables children, their peers, their families and the whole of society to interact in whatever form it may take.
Do you remember how you used to play?
It is proven that play is extremely beneficial to health and wellbeing as well as physical, mental and social development which is why play is an important consideration when planning the delivery of our services to the people and communities in Powys. It doesn’t have to cost much and can be enjoyed wherever and whenever.
Recent Welsh Government legislation has placed a Statutory Duty on all Local Authorities to provide ‘Sufficient Play Opportunities’ in their counties and to ensure that information is made available. Council services and their partners need to be an integral part of this.
The conference will look at how services can incorporate play into their service delivery plans by using simple techniques and methods which will benefit the residents and visitors of Powys. It will also address the subject of ‘Risk in Play’ – the myths, the issues, the barriers and the solutions.
Can you contribute and make a difference to play opportunities in Powys?
This conference is designed for Cabinet Members / Portfolio Holders, Strategic Directors, Heads of Service, Local Town & Community Councillors, Strategy & Policy Developers, Local Service Board Members, Housing Associations, Voluntary & Private Sector Groups, Officers from; Planning, Housing, Schools / Education, Children’s Services, Children & Young People’s Partnership, Leisure, Libraries, Arts, Museums, Dance & Drama, Outdoor Pursuits, Parks & Playgrounds, Highways, Adults Services, Tourism, Youth, Sports Development, Countryside, Catering, 5x60, Transport, Road Safety, Young Farmers, Youth Offending.
To book a place at the Play Conference click here or call 01597 822191.
The Key Speaker for this event is Ben Tawil, Lecturer in Playwork at Glyndwr University Wrexham.
The conference will be held at the International Pavilion, Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd. Please tell us if you have transport needs on the booking form.
The Play Conference in 2013 launched the Powys Play Pledge. For more information and to sign up to the pledge, visit http://
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