THEME 4: Awareness and Outreach
Objectives
Actions
Play will be led and developed across the borough in a strategic co-ordinated manner. Play benefits will be promoted and play will be the key development of the health and wellbeing agenda. Play will contribute to a better life style and health and wellbeing choices. 4.3
Ensure a co-ordinated and strategic approach to play at borough-level.
THEME 4: Awareness and Outreach Objectives
4.1
4.2
Establish, support and promote work of the Play Partnership.
Promote play, benefits of play and practical opportunities.
MEA Out to Play Strategy 2019-2023
Actions
Responsible Department
Dates
Regular meetings of Play Partnership and membership reviews.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Work in partnership with the Children’s Locality Group under CYPSP.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Identify training opportunities where possible.
Parks and Open Spaces Development Team
2019 - 2023
Play strategy developed and launched.
Play Development
2019
Play conferences and workshops; information and guidance on play benefits.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Work in partnership with community groups and local press to promote play and leisure in a positive light.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Continue to identify and resolve barriers to play.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Support Play Day event annually
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Promote the role of volunteers/play rangers.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
4.4
Promote council’s Out to Play Pledge throughout all council services.
Responsible Department
Dates
Work with internal departments/services to advise and direct on play policy and provision as appropriate.
Parks and Open Spaces Development Team
2019 - 2023
Consider how the Out to Play Strategy can impact on other plans e.g. The Community Plan being part of the thematic working groups particularly in relation to Health and Wellbeing and the Environment. EBA2020 and PCSP etc.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Work closely with Planning Department.
Parks and Open Spaces Development Team
2019 - 2023
Ensure play is covered in any emerging Masterplans for the borough.
Parks and Open Spaces Development Team
2019 - 2023
Develop working relationships with partner councils and work towards setting up a Forum for Play.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
Develop council’s commitment to the children and young people of all ages and abilities in Mid and East Antrim.
Parks and Open Spaces Development Team
2019 - 2023
Actively communicate the ‘Out to Play’ Pledge internally and externally.
Play Development
2019 - 2023
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