You are invited to attend the 2014
Play Conference
Wednesday 25th June
2014 10am – 2pm.
Managing Risk – Playing More
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 opportunities for playing 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://powysplaypartnership.blogspot.co.uk/p/sign-up-and-leave-your-promise-here.html
This Conference is
organised and supported by:
Play Powys: Is a Partnership of organisations working to support quality opportunities for playing. It is made up of:
Dyfodol Powys Futures, Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations, Powys County Council, Powys Local Health Board - Health Promotion Wales, Play Radnor, Play Montgomeryshire & Brecknock Play Network.
Keep upto date with
the world of play at:
http://powysplaypartnership.blogspot.co.uk/
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