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Important funding news update
9th May 2011
A
reduced grant of £365k has been received from central
government.
Councillors have decided that rather than spending the funds
on all 11 sites and achieving minor improvements, that
Leisure Services should concentrate on improving 6 sites -
Pergins Recreation Ground, Selkirk Close, Millfield, Charter
Road, Parkway and Hatchards Field.
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six were selected from the original 11 projects by
considering the numbers of children living within 400m of
the sites, and choosing those that are likely to be used by
the highest number of 8-13 year olds. |
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Playbuilder
leaflets were distributed to all properties within 200m of
each Year 2 play area, and are available from all public libraries
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In May the Playbuilder team
engaged with local residents and users at nine of the eleven Year 2
play areas, and in June we returned to show the results of
young people's consultation and to discuss final designs:
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Site visits were carried
out by Play Thinkers - three groups
of eleven 8-13 year olds who assess Year 2 sites before they are
improved; follow-up visits will be made after completion to
re-assess and evaluate the work
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Becky Lucas
and her team from Poole's Children & Young People's Services did a fantastic job - presenting at school assemblies,
holding lunchtime events and distributing questionnaires.
Eight
schools are involved with Year 2 projects, attended
by approximately 3,000 (or 33%) of Poole's 8-13 year olds:
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Oakdale
South Road Middle School |
St
Joseph’s Combined School |
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Broadstone Middle School |
Branksome Heath Middle School |
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Haymoor
Middle School
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Bearwood
Primary School
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Hillbourne Combined School
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Talbot
Heath Combined School
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Three play companies
were engaged to deliver ‘design and build’ improvements at 4 sites
- Selkirk Close, Halstock Crescent, Broadstone Recreation Ground
and Millfield. This method of delivering play uses the play
companies, accompanied by the Playbuilder team, to consult in
schools, prepare designs for feedback, finalise designs and carry
out all the installation work. Other play area improvements
will be designed by the in-house team.
10th June
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Year 1 play areas
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For their help with Year 1 designs we thank the pupils and staff of Broadstone Middle, Turlin
Moor Community, Branksome Heath Middle, Oakdale South
Middle, St Mary's Combined, Hillbourne Middle, Haymoor Middle & Canford
Heath Middle schools. |
Contact us
Becky Lucas Youth
Development Worker - Participation (children aged 8-13 yrs and
schools)
Children
& Young People's Services
Email Becky
Mike Gotobed Project Manager
Greenspace Development Team,
Leisure Services
Email
Mike
Borough of Poole Leisure
Services
FREEPOST SWB20561
Creekmoor
Poole
BH17 7RP
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