What's in your street?
13 June 2007
Playday, the annual celebration of children’s
right to play, takes place on Wednesday 1 August 2007. This year’s
theme – Our streets too! highlights that the streets
belong to everyone in their neighbourhood and that play-friendly
streets offer huge benefits to the whole community.
Hundreds of fantastic events will be taking place across the UK.
To mark this year’s theme, local communities are organising street
parties to celebrate children’s play. Previous years’ Playday
events have included thousands of children splashing about in the
fountains in Trafalgar Square to master classes in den building and
mud pies.
This year, Playday is asking children across the UK what’s in
your street? Send in your photos, collages or drawings of what it’s
like to play in your neighbourhood or show what your ideal street
for play would look like. The images will be used to build a
picture of how play-friendly, streets are across the UK and will
give a vision for the future. Everyone who sends in a picture has a
chance to see their work published and will also be entered into a
prize draw to win a digital camera!
The Playday website has also been brought to life with a new
playful character, more features, interactive bits and lots of
information and advice for those wanting to get involved in this
year’s action filled campaign.
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Notes for editors:
1.For more information about Playday and the
Our streets too! campaign, visit http://www.playday.org.uk/
2.Playday is coordinated by Play England,
based at the National Children’s Bureau, working in partnership
with PlayBoard Northern Ireland, Play Scotland and Play Wales. Now
in its 20th year, the national campaign involves
thousands of children and young people getting out to play at
locally organised events. Playday events range from small-scale
neighbourhood get-togethers to large-scale public events organised
by local authorities and national organisations.
3.Play England promotes excellent free play
opportunities for all children and young people. Play England
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. Play England is a project of the
Children’s Play Council, part of the National Children’s Bureau,
and is supported by the Big Lottery Fund. For further information
visit http://www.playengland.org.uk/
4.The National Children’s Bureau promotes the
voices, interests and well-being of all children and young people
across every aspect of their lives. As an umbrella body for
the children’s sector in England and Northern Ireland, we provide
essential information on policy, research and best practice for our
members and other partners. For further information visit http://www.ncb.org.uk/
For more information on this release,
please contact Clare Quarrell, Anna Tombs or Clare Lilley in NCB’s
media office on 020 7843 6044/6045/6047 or email media@ncb.org.uk