28-29 April 2008, London

Creating Opportunities, Building Futures: 16th Annual Policy Conference

Organised by 4Children, the conference will look at the Children’s Plan, practical, solution based strategies of turning policy into practice, and emerging strategies to improve outcomes for children.

Contact: 4Children Events Team

Tel: 020 7522 9720

http://www.4children.org.uk

14-15 May 2008, Cardiff

Spirit of Adventure Play Conference

Play Wales are currently planning this conference and are asking those interested in contributing to get in touch.

Contact: Play Wales

Tel: 029 2048 6050

http://www.playwales.org.uk

20 May 2008, London

Places to Go?

Play England is holding a major national conference to promote place-shaping, 
safer streets and sustainable transport for a child-friendly public realm. 
The conference, hosted with partners Sustrans, Living Streets and the 
National Children’s Bureau, will explore the opportunities represented by 
The Children’s Plan and address some of its challenges. 
It will present policy and practice for professionals in planning, landscaping, 
play, school travel, public health, traffic and transport. It will explore links between 
the twin imperatives of creating a public realm that is enjoyable, healthy and accessible 
to children, and environmentally sustainable.

http://www.playengland.org.uk/events

28-29 June 2008, ML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />London
British Association of Play Therapists Annual Conference
The conference will focus on evidence based practice of play therapy.
Contact: Mts J Steel BAPT 01932 826638
http://www.bapt.uk.com 

15-16 July 2008, Stoneleigh Park Coventry
Play Fair 2008
New Play and sports equipment exhibition
http://www.playfairuk.com


18-20 July 2008, Worcestershire
Wild and Away National Environmental Play Conference
Contact: Playwork Partnerships 01242 714601
mcompton@glos.ac.uk
http://www.playwork.co.uk





Further Information
A new section highlights activities in the play Sector

1. Designs for Play

An unparalleled grouping of Landscape and Design Associates, play consultants and linked specialists working collaboratively for play.

Playgrounds and Spaces for Play - Parks and Open Spaces - Housing Developments - Nurseries and Children's Centres - Schools - Designs for Play Study Tours

PLAYLINK designs, specifies and implement schemes for play in a variety of settings. A key and related aspect of our work is tackling the knotty policy and practice issues that, left unexamined and unchallenged, so often undermine the best of intentions of play providers. These include: risk, play and fear of negligence claims; planning policy; uncritical adherence to ideas about consultation.

Design and landscape architects:
Judi Legg • Rachel Mooney • Aileen Shackell • Paul Shaw

Play, general and fundraising:
Phil Doyle • Sue Gutteridge • Karen Newell • Carolyn Starr • Sharon Walsh

Research:
Sarah Cheverton

Planning:
Jacqueline Boulter

2. Play designers database

The Children’s Play Information Service CPIS) will soon be able to provide a list of play designers for anyone who is looking for someone to help them design a play space.

The newly formed Play Design Network decided hat one of its first activities would be to develop a list of play designers for public access, and CPIS and Play England have agreed to do this on their behalf.

If you are a play designer, and would like to be included on the database, please email your details to Anna Kassman-McKerrell, Information Officer at cpis@ncb.org.uk 

3. Teenspace.ie 
A new website listing activities for young people has just been launched.

4. Report from the International Play Association Conference prepared by the NPRC is now available 
sgoode@ippa.ie