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By Oxfordshire Play Association
Each year OPA organises a series of Play and Activity days at multiple venues across Oxfordshire in line with the ethos of National Playday, the celebration of the Childs Right to Play www.playday.org
In 2024 we would like to deliver 4 FREE Community Playday events across West Oxfordshire. From 2012 to 2023 we have delivered over 140 events across Oxfordshire which have been attended by over 150,000 ‘guests’. The key selling point of our project is that all of our events offer both FREE Entrance and FREE Activities to ensure an Inclusion for ALL. The 4 locations we have chosen for our 2024 events are as follows; Witney - The biggest population centre in West Oxfordshire Carterton / RAF Brize Norton - Bringing Armed Forces and Civilian Families within the local Community together Chipping Norton - According to the 2019 Indices of Deprivation, one area of the town (to the south west) ranks within the 10% most deprived nationally on the Education, Skills and Training domain and within the 20% most deprived on Income Deprivation Affecting Children (child poverty). Eynsham - According to End Child Poverty 2019 estimates, Eynsham ward had around 18% of children living in poverty
What we'll deliver:
Why it's a great idea:
Our project has the following key, aims and objectives; For Children & Young People 1) Promote Positive Behaviours & Activities (reduce anti-social behaviour) 2) Promote Increased Levels of Physical Activity 3) Promote a Healthy Lifestyle (healthy choices) 4) Promote Healthy Weight Management (obesity reduction) 5) Provide information on services and activities to promote a sense of Wellbeing and Inclusion For Parents / Carers 1) Provide an Event offering both FREE Entrance & FREE Activities to Ensure an Inclusion for ALL 2) Demonstrate how Play can be achieved on a Zero / Minimal Budget using Natural & Recycled materials 3) Provide information on services and activities available in the local and wider area For Communities 1) Encourage a greater sense of belonging to promote Active & Engaged Communities (Love where you Live) 2) Promote local clubs, groups and societies 3) Involve local groups, communities and Children & Young People in the planning and delivery of each event
Steps to get it done:
These events were already vitally important following the savage cuts previously imposed on Children and Families services in Oxfordshire (including the closure of local Children’s Centres and Youth Services) during Austerity in terms of providing activities and information on services available to local families. These needs were further exacerbated by the issues caused by Covid-19. In addition to all this Children, Young People and their Families now face an unprecedented Cost of Living Crisis. It is of no surprise to anyone then that we are now seeing unprecedented increases in children’s mental health problems and loneliness, alongside reduced physical activity. Play is vital to children’s physical and mental health and development, and happens when children and young people follow their own ideas and interests, in their own way, and for their own reasons. Play provides opportunities for social interaction and physical activity and reduces children’s stress and anxiety.
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How will the money be spent?Total £20,408
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VolunteerThe Oxfordshire Play Association (OPA) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, (Registered Charity Number 1160320) and has been providing a Countywide service across Oxfordshire since 1974.
Our Mission Statement is to ‘Champion and to support the rights of all Children and Young People to have access to high quality, inclusive, Play opportunities to improve their Physical, Mental and Spiritual wellbeing’
We deliver 3 main areas of work;
1) Play Projects (Playday, Street Play, Play Rangers, Playful Woodlands, Therapeutic Playwork, Stay & Play, Saturdads, Junior Youth Clubs etc)
2) Play Training
3) Support Services (Advice, Guidance, Outreach, Partnerships and Networking)
Our Purpose, Values and Objectives are
• Create Playful communities for Children and their Families
• Raise awareness amongst parents and carers of the importance of Play in their Children’s lives
• Promote the importance of Play to Statutory, Corporate and Voluntary organisations
• Increase the number of qualified Playworkers delivering high quality Play as part of a qualified workforce
• Provide services and support to settings and partnerships that promote and influence Play and Playwork
Project Owner: Oxfordshire Play Association The Project Owner takes legal responsibility for receiving and spending the funds raised and ensuring the project is delivered.
