HomepageNews and eventsLottery hands close to £3m of play dough for South East kids Lottery hands close to £3m of play dough for South East kids Tweet Print Area:South East EnglandProgramme:Childrens PlayRelease date:20 2 2007 Ten local authorities in the South East are snapping up a share of £3million in grants, announced today from the Big Lottery Fund’s £124 million Children’s Play programme. A total of £12million is being shared out by 32 local authorities across England, who will use the money to deliver portfolios of projects that develop, create, improve and design innovative children’s play facilities. The creative juices will be flowing for disadvantaged kids across Pompey, thanks to a £438,713 award to Portsmouth City Council for a dynamic project to build six new play areas across the city. The project, which will give local youngsters the unique opportunity to be involved in the planning and design of their own play spaces, will enhance open access play provision and offer a broad range of high quality adventure play opportunities. The new provision, which comprises five adventure playgrounds and a youth centre, will also examine issues around social inclusion through supervised play sessions to help build social skills, confidence and self esteem for hard to reach groups. Provision will particularly focus on deprived inner city wards lacking in open or green spaces. Wendy Brookfield, Project Manager, said: “Receiving this grant is really exciting. The project is by far the largest for play provision in the city and it will make a huge difference to children living in disadvantaged areas. Kids know exactly what they want and this project will enable them to explore new ideas in designing their own play spaces and give them pride and ownership of the environment they have created. “ Play provision in Oxford will soon be getting a real kick-start, with a £268,696 grant for a project to encourage more local youngsters to get involved in team games and improve their fitness. The project, launched by Oxford City Council, will get youngsters back on the street and scoring plenty of goals, thanks to a central street sport site, which local young people will help develop. The new facilities, based at Barton and Wood Farm, will include a football area, upgrading of existing playgrounds and summer play activities to give disadvantaged young people and children of all abilities the opportunity to let off steam and enjoy free and inclusive play in a safe, secure environment. Councillor Alan Armitage, Executive Member for a Healthier Environment, says: “We are delighted to have been awarded this grant for improving play facilities in the city. We do know that the play areas in the Wood Farm are well appreciated by the local residents and this money will help create modern play facilities in this area of the city for the benefit of the whole community. I am really looking forward to seeing these new facilities in place and being used by young people in Wood Farm.” Big Lottery fund Head of South East region Alison Rowe said: “This funding is a fantastic investment for disadvantaged children across the South East, their families and their communities. Every child deserves the right to a good childhood and play is a vital factor in a child’s physical, emotional and social development. With the right play provision, we hope that people will feel confident to allow their children to play beyond the home and to enjoy the wealth of benefits that play brings.” The Big Lottery Fund’s Children’s Play programme has allocated £124 million to local authority areas, to help improve or develop play provision. To access the funding, local authorities have to develop appropriate play strategies and ensure they work in partnership with local agencies such as voluntary and community groups. Local authorities will use the funding to manage portfolios of local play projects across their areas. Total awards made across the South East today are: <![CDATA[South East]]> <![CDATA[10 Awards]]> <![CDATA[Spelthorne Borough Council]]> <![CDATA[£198,000]]> <![CDATA[Oxford City Council]]> <![CDATA[£268,696]]> <![CDATA[Adur District Council]]> <![CDATA[£200,000]]> <![CDATA[Mid Sussex District Council]]> <![CDATA[£216,270]]> <![CDATA[Havant Borough Council]]> <![CDATA[£285,669]]> <![CDATA[Portsmouth City Council]]> <![CDATA[£438,713]]> <![CDATA[West Berkshire Council]]> <![CDATA[£261,336]]> <![CDATA[Brighton and Hove City Council]]> <![CDATA[£514,785]]> <![CDATA[New Forest District Council]]> <![CDATA[£294,680]]> <![CDATA[Canterbury City Council]]> <![CDATA[£281,495]]> For a full list of the 32 awards from the Children's Play programme, please click hereFor a full list of the 9 awards from the Playful Ideas programme, please click here Further Information Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030Textphone: 845 6021 659Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Notes to Editors The Big Lottery Fund will support children’s play with £155 million through: the £124 million Children’s Play programme, with funds available to every local authority area in England; a separate £16 million Playful Ideas programme focussing on innovation; and a £15 million grant to the Children’s Play Council, part of the National Children’s Bureau, to fund England-wide development and support. Under the Children’s Play programme, in deciding how best to allocate the available funds to each authority the Big Lottery Fund have allocated: 50 per cent of the funding on the basis of child population, and 50 per cent of the regional population living in the most deprived 20% of Super Output Areas included in the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. The minimum amount allocated to any local authority is £200,000. Under Playful Ideas registered charities; voluntary or community groups; charitable or not-for-profit companies; social enterprises; and town and parish councils can apply. However, other organisations, such as schools, can work in partnership on Playful Ideas projects. The Big Lottery Fund awarded a grant to the Children’s Play Council a strategic alliance of organisations working to promote the importance of play and to stimulate better play opportunities. Play England - a project of the Children’s Play Council - lead on this work by helping agencies to develop play strategies and apply for Children's Play funding. For further information please visit www.ncb.org.uk The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project. TagsOrganisation TypesVoluntary or community organisation BeneficiariesVoluntary and community sector organisations Young people ThemesEducation, learning and skills Health and well-being Young People
Area:South East EnglandProgramme:Childrens PlayRelease date:20 2 2007 Ten local authorities in the South East are snapping up a share of £3million in grants, announced today from the Big Lottery Fund’s £124 million Children’s Play programme. A total of £12million is being shared out by 32 local authorities across England, who will use the money to deliver portfolios of projects that develop, create, improve and design innovative children’s play facilities. The creative juices will be flowing for disadvantaged kids across Pompey, thanks to a £438,713 award to Portsmouth City Council for a dynamic project to build six new play areas across the city. The project, which will give local youngsters the unique opportunity to be involved in the planning and design of their own play spaces, will enhance open access play provision and offer a broad range of high quality adventure play opportunities. The new provision, which comprises five adventure playgrounds and a youth centre, will also examine issues around social inclusion through supervised play sessions to help build social skills, confidence and self esteem for hard to reach groups. Provision will particularly focus on deprived inner city wards lacking in open or green spaces. Wendy Brookfield, Project Manager, said: “Receiving this grant is really exciting. The project is by far the largest for play provision in the city and it will make a huge difference to children living in disadvantaged areas. Kids know exactly what they want and this project will enable them to explore new ideas in designing their own play spaces and give them pride and ownership of the environment they have created. “ Play provision in Oxford will soon be getting a real kick-start, with a £268,696 grant for a project to encourage more local youngsters to get involved in team games and improve their fitness. The project, launched by Oxford City Council, will get youngsters back on the street and scoring plenty of goals, thanks to a central street sport site, which local young people will help develop. The new facilities, based at Barton and Wood Farm, will include a football area, upgrading of existing playgrounds and summer play activities to give disadvantaged young people and children of all abilities the opportunity to let off steam and enjoy free and inclusive play in a safe, secure environment. Councillor Alan Armitage, Executive Member for a Healthier Environment, says: “We are delighted to have been awarded this grant for improving play facilities in the city. We do know that the play areas in the Wood Farm are well appreciated by the local residents and this money will help create modern play facilities in this area of the city for the benefit of the whole community. I am really looking forward to seeing these new facilities in place and being used by young people in Wood Farm.” Big Lottery fund Head of South East region Alison Rowe said: “This funding is a fantastic investment for disadvantaged children across the South East, their families and their communities. Every child deserves the right to a good childhood and play is a vital factor in a child’s physical, emotional and social development. With the right play provision, we hope that people will feel confident to allow their children to play beyond the home and to enjoy the wealth of benefits that play brings.” The Big Lottery Fund’s Children’s Play programme has allocated £124 million to local authority areas, to help improve or develop play provision. To access the funding, local authorities have to develop appropriate play strategies and ensure they work in partnership with local agencies such as voluntary and community groups. Local authorities will use the funding to manage portfolios of local play projects across their areas. Total awards made across the South East today are: <![CDATA[South East]]> <![CDATA[10 Awards]]> <![CDATA[Spelthorne Borough Council]]> <![CDATA[£198,000]]> <![CDATA[Oxford City Council]]> <![CDATA[£268,696]]> <![CDATA[Adur District Council]]> <![CDATA[£200,000]]> <![CDATA[Mid Sussex District Council]]> <![CDATA[£216,270]]> <![CDATA[Havant Borough Council]]> <![CDATA[£285,669]]> <![CDATA[Portsmouth City Council]]> <![CDATA[£438,713]]> <![CDATA[West Berkshire Council]]> <![CDATA[£261,336]]> <![CDATA[Brighton and Hove City Council]]> <![CDATA[£514,785]]> <![CDATA[New Forest District Council]]> <![CDATA[£294,680]]> <![CDATA[Canterbury City Council]]> <![CDATA[£281,495]]> For a full list of the 32 awards from the Children's Play programme, please click hereFor a full list of the 9 awards from the Playful Ideas programme, please click here Further Information Big Lottery Fund Press Office: 020 7211 1888Out of hours contact: 07867 500 572Public Enquiries Line: 08454 102030Textphone: 845 6021 659Full details of the Big Lottery Fund programmes and grant awards are available on the website: www.biglotteryfund.org.uk Notes to Editors The Big Lottery Fund will support children’s play with £155 million through: the £124 million Children’s Play programme, with funds available to every local authority area in England; a separate £16 million Playful Ideas programme focussing on innovation; and a £15 million grant to the Children’s Play Council, part of the National Children’s Bureau, to fund England-wide development and support. Under the Children’s Play programme, in deciding how best to allocate the available funds to each authority the Big Lottery Fund have allocated: 50 per cent of the funding on the basis of child population, and 50 per cent of the regional population living in the most deprived 20% of Super Output Areas included in the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004. The minimum amount allocated to any local authority is £200,000. Under Playful Ideas registered charities; voluntary or community groups; charitable or not-for-profit companies; social enterprises; and town and parish councils can apply. However, other organisations, such as schools, can work in partnership on Playful Ideas projects. The Big Lottery Fund awarded a grant to the Children’s Play Council a strategic alliance of organisations working to promote the importance of play and to stimulate better play opportunities. Play England - a project of the Children’s Play Council - lead on this work by helping agencies to develop play strategies and apply for Children's Play funding. For further information please visit www.ncb.org.uk The Big Lottery Fund rolls out close to £2 million in lottery good cause money every 24 hours, which together with other Lottery distributors means that across the UK most people are within a few miles of a Lottery-funded project. TagsOrganisation TypesVoluntary or community organisation BeneficiariesVoluntary and community sector organisations Young people ThemesEducation, learning and skills Health and well-being Young People