Steering group
A steering group guides the national coordination
of Playday.
Current membership:
Play England
Leeds Play Network
PlayBoard Northern Ireland
Play Scotland
Play Wales
Bristol City Council
London Play
Play England
Play England promotes excellent free play
opportunities for all children and young people. It provides advice
and support to promote good practice, and works to ensure that the
importance of play is recognised by policy-makers, planners and the
public.
www.playengland.org.uk
Leeds Play
Network
Leeds Play Network is a charitable
organisation set up to support play and playwork within the city of
Leeds and to help facilitate the implementation of Leeds’ play
strategy.
www.leedsplaynetwork.org.uk
PlayBoard
Northern Ireland
PlayBoard is the lead agency for the promotion
and development of play in Northern Ireland. The organisation works
strategically to lobby and advocate for the child’s right to
play.
www.playboard.org
Play Scotland
Play Scotland works to promote the importance
of play for all children and young people, and campaigns to create
increased play opportunities in the community. Play Scotland is
engaged in political lobbying, developing strategic resources,
workforce development and research into play provision.
www.playscotland.org
Play Wales
Play Wales is the national organisation for
children's play. It is a charity that provides advice,
support and guidance for all those in Wales who have a concern
or responsibility for any environment where children and young
people might play.
Play Wales upholds children's right to play
and believe that freely chosen play is critically important
in the healthy development of all children and young
people.
All children are entitled to quality
play provision within their communities and Play Wales works
strategically to achieve this goal on their behalf.
www.playwales.org.uk
Bristol City Council
The Youth and Play Services team at Bristol City Council
organise flagship Playday celebrations each year. They are
represented on the steering group by Tom Williams, who provides
many years of experience as a Playday event organiser.
www.bristol.gov.uk
London Play
London Play aims for every child in London to
have quality, accessible and inclusive play opportunities. They
campaign for more and improved play spaces and services, and
support playwork in the capital.
http://www.londonplay.org.uk/