Appendix 12 - Record of meetings and visits by SDOP since
June 2006
Record of meetings and visits by
Strategic Development Officer for Play June to September
2006
Priority Theme - More safe and attractive outdoor
play spaces near home
Parks – review of work on Green Spaces Strategy – future work to
develop bid for CPRs on developing parks in consultation with
children and young people (Youth Service also)
Planning – new Keynsham school and children centre
Paulton Parish Council – new play area
Peasedown – WPA work on playschemes
Play Rangers – Tyning in Radstock, childrens participation to
develop BMX track
Community Wardens
Youth Service – info on Play Strategy at managers meeting and
individual meetings
Police – role of PCSOs and information on CPRs developing
link
WPA – development of Swainswick Safari – future project
Priority Theme – High Quality Play
Training/workforce development meeting for Play Strategy
Play, Quality and Inclusion Work – BAPP, update on childcare
provision/inclusion
Extended Schools Development Workers - pre-playscheme training
and summer visits
Wansdyke Play Association visits over the summer holidays
Community Bus visits to playschemes over the summer
Barnardos visit to playscheme – inclusion of children
affected by domestic violence
Wansdyke Play Association– fundraising and sustainability
Priority theme – Play and Participation
Family Information Service – research into carers knowledge of
play in local area
Rosie Dill and Rachel Grant – follow up work to initial CYPP
consultation in schools
Participation Working Group
Inclusion and Access Focus group
Children’s Society
Priority Theme – Promoting Play
Children’s Fund Open Day
Press release prepared on free play in B&NES prior to
summer
Parks – development of leaflet from Family Information
Service
Priority Theme –Play in the community including
schools
Get Active – access to sport in the community
Youth Service – regular input at manager meetings
Community Bus – visits over the summer and committee meeting
BAPP – visits to schemes and Teenage Rampage, new SOFAR project,
inclusive playscheme at the Hut
Bath City Farm
WPA – visits to schemes over the summer
Children’s Scrapstore – re-establishing funding – roadshows
Keynsham – David Davies (Community Development) and Mandy
Oliver (Youth Service) link to develop CPR bid for Keynsham.
Delivered one off play session in Kelston park – consultation with
children and parents over play needs
Community Safety
Marianne Rustad – how to develop evidence gathering from CPR
work for future bids
Pete Anderson – link to Community Wardens
Police – to speak at the Local Area Forum meetings – role of
PCSOs
Play in Schools
Playpods – bid gone to lottery. Schools application for
Playpod. Preparation for project to start January 2007
Visit to Freshford School – play on curriculum
Meeting Barnardos, Fred Ward and Marion Whittock (extended
services) re: future bid to extend work from Better Play project on
play training in schools alongside School Play Policy
development
