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Term Time - Play and Activities
Play Workers deliver 15 play schemes each week, which usually
start immediately after the end of the school day. The play schemes
offer a fun mix of arts, crafts, sports and games.
Included in the 15 schemes are
- A girls group aimed at encouraging physical activity.
- A club at the Women's Refuge
"I like the scheme because I like making new friends and I
love the different activities." Ben aged 8.
Activity Workers deliver 8 Activity Clubs each week. All the
activities organised are chosen through consultation with children.
Clubs include:
- Healthy Cookery
- Safe Cycling.
- Arts and Crafts.
- Martial Arts.
- Digital Photography.
- Graffiti Art.
- Sports Clubs
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"It's fun when you go there and there is good activities. I
like all the staff they always have a laugh with you." Kelly
aged 13.
The Activity Workers also deliver 7 Junior Youth Clubs each
week. They are there to support and encourage young people during
what can be a difficult time of school transition and puberty.
"It's a really good place to be." Matthew aged 12.
In 2006/2007 the Play and Activities Team worked with 5,450
individual children and young people with almost 17,000 contacts
made.
Holiday Time - Play and Activities
During Summer Holidays an additional 30 staff are employed
(mainly students) in order to offer 88 Play Sessions per week,
reaching children at 23 different sites across Telford. During
every half term Play Workers offer 6 Play Schemes per week, either
on site or organised trips.
Every half term and throughout the Summer the Activity Workers
deliver 16 weekly Activity Sessions. A number of trips are also
offered, including:
- Adventure activities at The Old Vicarage.
- Overnight Camps at The Long Mynd.
- Cinema.
- Ice Skating.
- Monkey Magic.
- Cariba Creek
.Contact:
Vanessa Postle - Participation Manager
Telephone 01952 385117 or 07976100860
Audrey Atkinson - Play Co-ordinator
Telephone 01952 385105 or 07973454557
Lesley Postle - Activity Worker
Telephone 01952 385111 or 07800671747
Steph Hughes - Activity Worker
Telephone 01952 385116 or 07800671827
Carol Corbett - Play Development Worker
Telephone 01952 385106 or 07976100605
June Greatrex - Play Development Worker
Telephone 01952 385109 or 07976100607
Sandra Mullinder - Play Development Worker
Telephone 01952 385113 or
07976100606 |