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Important news update 22nd July
The
Secretary of State for Education has announced that the
Department of Education needs to identify savings from a
number of capital budgets in 2010-2011.
The
Playbuilder budget is one of those identified as having to
make savings.
With
immediate effect all local authorities have been told to avoid
incurring costs in relation to Playbuilder grant.
Regrettably, this means that the Borough of Poole must suspend
any further work on the 11 Year 2 Playbuilder sites until the
financial situation is clarified in November. As soon as
we hear anything further we will update this website. |
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Belben Road |
Alderney |
Initial proposals available to
view now |
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Charter Road |
Bearwood |
Design available to
view now |
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Broadstone
Recreation Ground |
Broadstone |
Design available to
view now |
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Parkway,
Puddletown Crescent |
Canford Heath |
Design available to
view now |
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Halstock Crescent |
Canford Heath |
Design available to
view now |
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Millfield |
Creekmoor |
Design available to
view now |
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Pergin Recreation
Ground |
Creekmoor |
Design available to
view now |
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Fenner's Field |
Merley |
Design available to
view now |
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Selkirk Close |
Merley |
Design available to
view now |
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Hatchard's Field |
Rossmore |
Design available to
view now |
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Scott Road |
Wallisdown |
Design available to
view now |
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Playbuilder
leaflets have been 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 have been 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
have done 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 have
been 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
2010 |
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Year 1 play areas
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All but one of the Year 1 improvements
are now complete; work was carried out by three installation teams - eleven
projects in just 7 months, despite the appalling winter weather
conditions.
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Sherborn
Crescent |
Completed 7th November 2009,
officially opened 15th February 2010 |
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Dawkins Road |
Completed 3rd December 2009,
officially opened 15th February 2010 |
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Foreland Road |
Completed 23rd December
2009, officially opened 15th February 2010 |
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Beamish Road |
Completed 23rd
December 2009, officially opened 15th February 2010 |
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Turlin Moor
Pavilion |
Completed 28th
January, officially opened 15th February 2010 |
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Uppleby Road |
Completed 6th
February, officially opened 9th April 2010 |
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Gough Crescent |
Completed 11th March, officially opened 16th April
2010 |
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Haskells Rec |
Completed 30th March,
officially opened 9th April 2010 |
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Oakdale Community Park |
Completed 1st April,
officially opened 16th April 2010 |
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Lewesdon Drive |
Completed 16th April, officially opened 16th April 2010 |
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Alexandra Park |
Completed 28th May, official
opening July/August 2010 (date t.b.a.) |
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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. |
