• Oxfordshire Play Space Survey 2011

    Please help us make the case for further investment in Oxfordshire’s parks, playing fields and play areas. If you own or manage a play area, playable space, playing field or recreation ground please tell us about it by completing the online survey at www.survey.playmatters.org.uk The passwor...

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  • Play Design Grant Cut

    In the light of the 50% reduction in the Play Pathfinder Grant imposed by the Government in June 2010 Oxfordshire County Council has been forced to cancel the Play Design Grant to new applicants. This scheme provided small grants to help groups develop their ideas for improving the play spaces in...

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  • Campaign Resources

    The Department of Children Schools and Families have produced a range of resources to assist with the planning and delivery of campaigns for outdoor play. Although the toolkit contains much that would have been of great use to us six months ago there are still some good resources and plenty of usef...

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    Paper based surveys of children and young people present a problem. It is difficult to find the balance b...

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    Paper based surveys of children and young people present a problem. It is difficult to find the balance b...

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  • Oxfordshire Play Space Survey 2011 Oxfordshire Play Space Survey 2011

    Please help us make the case for further investment in Oxfordshire’s parks, playing fields and play areas. If you own or manage a play area, playable space, playing field o...

  • Free Training – Introduction to Playwork

    Interested in Playwork? Come along to a FREE introduction course in Playwork being run by Play Barton. This is a three hour long introduction to playwork delivered by the Oxf...

  • Introducing the Listening Lounge, Oxfordshire’s mobile consultation pod

    Bored of questionnaires surveys, and consultation meetings? The Listening Lounge could be your answer to a new and engaging method of consultation (especially with children a...

  • Oxfordshire Playful Communities Grant

    As part of the ‘Oxfordshire Playful Communities’ project the Oxfordshire Play Association (OPA) has new small grants available for rural communities to run play events for c...

  • Oxfordshire Play Association – New Training Programme

    The new training programme for the Oxofrdshire Play Association is now available: http://www.playmatters.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/OPA-Training-Programme-September-20...

  • Play Pathfinder / Playbuilder Gossip List

    A mailing list has been launched to allow Council Officers involved with Playbuilder and Play Pathfinder to share information and best practice. To sign up, follow the link belo...

  • The Perennial Problem of Tiddly Tots

    With open access play there are inevitably going to be difficulties in attracting ONLY the children and young people whom one most wishes to target: older children, young pe...

  • Using Fallen Trees in Playgrounds Using Fallen Trees in Playgrounds

    London Play have produced a guide to using fallen trees in play areas. You may download it from their website: http://www.londonplay.org.uk/file/1469.pdf...

  • Play Design Grant Cut Play Design Grant Cut

    In the light of the 50% reduction in the Play Pathfinder Grant imposed by the Government in June 2010 Oxfordshire County Council has been forced to cancel the Play Design Grant ...

  • Play Preference Surveys Play Preference Surveys

    Paper based surveys of children and young people present a problem. It is difficult to find the balance between creating something that is accessible to all abilities and someth...