Portfolio Booklet 2015

The Portfolio
In partnership with
Delivered by
2015
Inspiring Impact through Play
Go2Play is a fund created in 2012 by Inspiring Scotland, in partnership with the Scottish Government, with the aim of
supporting the development and expansion of free play in disadvantaged communities across Scotland.
Go2Play committed to invest in a portfolio of eight exciting and impactful Play Ranger organisations to extend play
ranger practice in Scotland in conjunction with the creation of a centre of excellence to support best practice in this
environment.
Go2Play also supports the development and growth of innovative and impactful ideas within the play sector which will
benefit the entire play sector. Go2Play has been involved in the development of Scotland’s first Play Strategy, is a
member of the Group charged with implementing the strategy and sets to achieve its goals through a small but
impactful Play Strategy Fund.
This booklet provides information and contact details for organisations in the Go2Play Portfolio.
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Capacity Building Ventures
Play Ranger Ventures
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Where we work
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Aberdeen Play Forum
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Cumbernauld YMCA
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Parent Action For Safe Play (PASP)
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Possibilities Each and Every Kid (PEEK)
5
Playbusters
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Stranraer YMCA – Y Play
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The Jelly Piece Club
8
The Zone
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Bounce Higher
2
Broxburn Family Centre
3
Cannongate Youth
4
Capability Scotland
5
Grounds for Learning
6
Quarriers
7
Smart Play Network
8
Scottish Outdoor Education Centres (SOEC)
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The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
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The Yard
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Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire
Play Strategy Fund Ventures
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3D Drumchapel
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Maryhill Mobile Crèche
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Crossreach Daisy Chain
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PEEK (with Baltic Street Adventure
Playground)
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Dads Rock
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East Lothian Play Association
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Falkland Stewardship Trust
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International Play Association Scotland
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Home-Start Stirling
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Lothian Autistic Society
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Midlothian Association of Play (MAP)
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Scottish Childminding Association
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
The Portfolio of Ventures
Play Ranger Ventures
 Aberdeen Play Forum
 Cumbernauld YMCA
 Parent Action For Safe Play
(PASP)
 Possibilities Each & Every Kid
(PEEK)
 Playbusters
 Stranraer YMCA – Y Play
 The Jeely Piece Club
 The Zone
Play Strategy Fund Ventures
 3D Drumchapel
Crossreach Daisy Chain
Dads Rock
East Lothian Play Association
Falkland Stewardship Trust
 International Play Association Scotland
Home-Start Stirling
 Lothian Autistic Society
 Midlothian Association of Play (MAP)
 Maryhill Mobile Crèche
PEEK (with Baltic Street Adventure
Playground)
Scottish Childminding Association
The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
Capacity Building Ventures
 Bounce Higher
 Broxburn Family Centre
 Canongate Youth
 Capability Scotland
 Grounds for Learning
 Quarriers
 Smart Play Network
 Scottish Outdoor Education Centres
 The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
 The Yard
 Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire
CB
PR
PSF
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Aberdeen Play Forum
PR
The Aberdeen Play Forum is Aberdeen's voice for play. Their role is to increase play opportunities in Aberdeen working with the public, private, business, and third sector to raise awareness of the importance of play. They work
with community groups to improve play spaces and promote children’s opportunities for play.
The main activities are:
 Development of the existing Play Ranger resource  Increase play resources
 Promotion and support of high quality play provision  Develop training programmes with members and partners
 Ensure play is on all key agendas
 Information and resources sharing
Go2Play is supporting the development and expansion of the successful Play Ranger resource to new communities
within Aberdeen, targeting some of the most deprived areas in the city.
Aberdeen Play Forum
Ground Floor
Frederick Street Centre
Frederick Street
Aberdeen
AB24 5HY
01224 764720
.com/AberdeenPlayForum
@
[email protected]
@AberPlayForum
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www.aberdeenplayforum.org.uk
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Cumbernauld YMCA - YWCA
PR
Established in 1960, Cumbernauld YMCA developed services to meet needs in the community with a particular
emphasis on children, young people and families across North Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire and Falkirk.
Key projects include play ranger activity, out of school care, supported housing and junior and youth programmes. The
innovative Playzone is a safe outdoor play area for children up to 12yrs old which provides them with the opportunity to
experience play in a natural environment with resources such as rocks, trees, sand, water, mud and sensory plants.
The Y also provide fun play opportunities such as den building, messy arts, gardening and water play.
Go2Play is supporting The Y’s Play Rangers operate across communities in North Lanarkshire.
Cumbernauld YMCA-YWCA
Kildrum Farm,
Afton Road
Kildrum,
Cumbernauld
G67 2DN
01236 721 382
.com/Cumbernauld.ymcaywca
@
[email protected]
@cumbernauldy
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www.cumbernuald-ymca-ywca.org.uk
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Parent Action for Safe Play (PASP)
PR
Parent Action for Safe Play provides an integrated, inclusive and accessible range of high quality play, sport, youth and
community based services. PASP work within the six areas of greatest deprivation in Coatbridge, providing
opportunities for children and young people to learn, socialize, grow and develop, use their imagination, learn and
socialise. PASP focus on:
 Providing play opportunities in the community.
 Engaging the community in developing play opportunities.
 Advocating for investment in play.
 Raising awareness of the power of play to strengthen communities for children and families.
Go2Play is supporting the development and expansion of play ranger activity in some of the areas of greatest need in
Coatbridge and Airdrie. PASP work closely with the families and the community to ensure effective engagement in the
development of play opportunities.
Parent Action for Safe Play
(PASP)
2A Scarhill Street
Kirkshaws
Coatbridge
ML5 5BB
01236 426 737 / 01236 638 498
.com/ParentActionForSafePlay
@
[email protected]
@PASPSafeplay
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www.parentactionforsafeplay.co.uk
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PEEK - Possibilities for Each and Every Kid
Since 2000, PEEK has been providing high quality, diverse and innovative free play, arts and leisure activities for children and
young people living in the East and North of Glasgow. They have succeeded in improving the lives of the children, young
people and communities they support.
Go2Play is supporting their highly successful play ranger model and the development and expansion of ‘Street PEEK’ which
now covers 12 communities across the East and North of Glasgow. ‘Street PEEK’ encourages children to reclaim their streets
and spaces through free play. The PEEK Play Rangers provide children with the opportunity to use their immediate
environment for play in a creative and respectful way contributing to the child’s learning and development.
PEEK were also funded to pilot an active play programme which uses play to increase levels of physical activity combining
play and sports.
PEEK
Abercromby Business Centre,
279 Abercromby Street,
Glasgow
G40 2DD
0141 554 3068
.com/thepeekproject
@
[email protected]
@PEEK_Project
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www.peekproject.org.uk
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PR
Playbusters
PR
Playbusters provide activities and educational opportunities for young people, families and communities across 11
areas in the east end of Glasgow. These include free play, youth activities, connecting generations, environmental
programmes, easy Spanish and volunteering programmes.
With the support of Go2Play, Playbusters are building upon the significant success of their play ranger activity and
expanding play into targeted new areas, some in partnership with other Go2Play ventures and some through the
support of Housing Associations.
Playbusters
1345-1351 Gallowgate
Glasgow
G31 4DN
0141 551 0071
.com/playbusters
@
[email protected]
.
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www.playbusters.org.uk
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@Playbusters
Stranraer YMCA – Y Play
PR
The vision of Stranraer YMCA is for all children and young people (5-13) in Stranraer, and the surrounding rural area, to
experience fun and support through high quality play and learning opportunities. These opportunities are provided
individually, in groups or within a family and community setting.
Stranraer YMCA deliver Y Play, an exciting outdoor play project in Stranraer’s local parks and schools. They encourage
free play and concentrate on physical and emotional/social development.
The project has developed a strong volunteer support network and works closely with parents, police, community
wardens and teachers to ensure they reach those children in greatest need.
Go2Play builds on this successful project and is supporting Y Play to expand into new areas in the Stranraer area.
Stranraer YMCA
Thistle Business Park
Station Street
Stranraer
DG9 7HJ
01776 700 100
@
[email protected]
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www.ymca-stranraer.org.uk
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.com/pages/StranraerYMCA/258702040912121
@StranraerYMCA
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The Jeely Piece Club
PR
The Jeely Piece Club, based in Castlemilk Park, delivers a range of services for children from pre-school upwards and
is based in a purpose built play centre. The play ranger activity includes sessions after school and in the evening. The
Jeely also offers a full holiday programme during the 10 week school holidays, for children aged 5-12 years.
Go2Play is helping more children in the Castlemilk area experience new play opportunities in local woodland. By
extending the Play Ranger experience into new areas in the South side of Glasgow more children are able to
experience free play outwith the school holidays.
The Jeely Piece Club
55 Machrie Drive
Castlemilk
Glasgow
G45 OAL
0141 0634 7305
.com/JeelyPiece
@
[email protected]
@JeelyPieceClub
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www.jeelypiececlub.org.uk
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The Zone
PR
The Zone is a multifunctional project delivering dynamic childcare, youth training and employment services to the East
Ayrshire community. Its vision is to provide facilities for play, recreation, leisure along with educational opportunities for
the local community in the Doon Valley and the wider East Ayrshire area. The Zone aims to improve the quality of life
for individuals by promoting their physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing.
Go2Play is supporting the development and expansion of the Play Rangers work in schools and the community to
areas most needful of the benefits of Play.
The Zone
10 High Main Street
Dalmellington
East Ayrshire
KA6 7QN
01292 551 888
.com/thezoneinitiative
@
[email protected]
. @The_Zone_D_Ton
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www.thezone-online.co.uk
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The Go2Play Play Strategy Fund
Scotland’s first ever Play Strategy was launched in 2013. Its Vision and Action
Plan aims to improve the play experiences of all children and young people. To
support this strategy, Inspiring Scotland launched a small play strategy fund.
The first round of funding invested in seven local charities and national play
organisations to join others in the now 30 strong Go2Play portfolio.
The fund offers unique support for organisations within the play sector which,
with tailored capacity building support, could turn great ideas from a concept into
a reality, positively impacting upon the lives of children and supporting the
development of play in Scotland.
Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young
People, welcomes new charities joining the Go2Play
portfolio as part of the Play Strategy Fund.
Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, June 2014.
“Play is the universal language of childhood. It’s an activity that happens just for
fun but which also has a fundamental role in children’s development. Every child
should have the opportunity to play every day. That’s why we are supporting a
range of initiatives to give new play opportunities to children and young people
around the country, including those with disabilities or from disadvantaged
backgrounds.”
Aileen Campbell, Minister for Children and Young People, MSP.
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3D Drumchapel
PSF
3D Drumchapel support families in Drumchapel through the provision of many different services and activities, for
example parent and toddler activities, learning and development workshops, issue-based workshops, parenting
programmes, pre-birth support programme, drop-ins, trips and residential and much much more.
The BIG Play is a proposal to encourage families in Drumchapel to play with their children within the home and within
the community and has 4 elements it will be delivering and promoting to encourage greater play:
• BIG Play's Little Play - Families will organise their own play sessions
• The BIG Play Days - 4 BIG family play days across Drumchapel
• The BIG Play Challenge - Parents are given the challenge of 30 things to do with their children
• The BIG Playzone - An online space will be created where the BIG Play and events will be promoted
3D Drumchapel
The Open Gate
44 Hecla Square
Drumchapel
Glasgow
G15 8NH
0141 944 5740
@
[email protected]
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www.3ddrumchapel.org.uk
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.com/3DDrumchapel
Crossreach Daisychain
PSF
The project is aimed at Romanian Roma families with children aged 0-5 living in Govanhill. Funding will allow
Crossreach Daisy Chain Project to develop a pilot (named ‘Loc de Joaca’ by the families which translates as ‘a Place to
Play’) and focus more on promoting play at home, in line with the Play Strategy for Scotland. The Outcomes expected
from the investment are:
• Our homes and family environment are places where children and young people enjoy plentiful play opportunities,
indoor and out, appropriate to their age, stage, ability and preferences
• Develop the confidence of parents around play at home, encouraging play friendly spaces within the home
environment
• Develop the understanding of parents around age and stage appropriate activities for children, encouraging an
understanding of risky play
• Promote an understanding of the importance of play, including benefits for children and parents
• Provide examples of activities which can be replicated at home for little or no cost.
Daisychain
Charis House
27 Milton Road East
Edinburgh
EH15 2SR
0141 423 1250
@
[email protected]
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www.crossreach.org.uk
.com/pages/crossreach/14503700
8884143
@crossreach
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Dads Rock
PSF
Dads Rock is Scotland’s only network of free playgroups for dads and kids. They have been running since 2012, and
have plans to continue to expand across Scotland. The playgroups are fun, positive and rocking places to be for kids
from age 0-5 years old. The groups are for dads, grandads and male carers. They also run Scotland’s only rock
academy for kids and parents, giving them weekly tuition and a free instrument.
Go2Play is supporting the launch of a weekly play session on a Saturday morning for Dads and kids, aged 0-5 years in
Glasgow’s East End. This is a partnership with Go2Play venture PEEK (Possibilities For Each and Every Kid) and will
embed the success of outdoor play by making the most of the outdoor spaces, including street play and use of green
spaces.
With this funding PEEK will employ a sessional male worker to facilitate the group along with volunteers. The group will
be open to all fathers whether they are in the family home or not. It will also be open to grandfathers.
Dads Rock
The Prentice Centre
1 Granton Mains Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 4GA
.com/pages/Dads-Rock/
07807498709
.com/DadsRockAcademy
@
[email protected]
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www.dadsrock.org.uk
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@DadsRockEdin
East Lothian Play Association
PSF
ELPA exists to promote the benefits and value of play for children and young people living in East Lothian. It also
supports those working with children in East Lothian. Go2Play support will help ELPA to develop PACK-A-MAP : Play
Mapping - a Community Play Development Resource.
This project is based on the idea of local knowledge contributing to a stronger voice for play. The Pack-A-Map Resource
will include a section of 'next steps' which groups could follow up after creating maps - for example introducing 'play
welcome' and 'great place to play' signs and postcards, displays, using the Maps as the basis for conversations between
children and young people and local decision-makers - Elected Councillors, Community Partnerships, Community
Councils etc
The Pack-a-map resource takes a community approach to mapping play spaces used by cross generations and as a
community engagement resource, builds a communities awareness and capacity for play. This pilot will be shared for
use in other areas.
ELPA
Port Seton Community Centre,
South Seton Park
Port Seton
EH32 OBG
01875 818182
@
[email protected]
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Under development
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.com/pages/East-Lothian-PlayAssociation-ELPA
Falkland Stewardship Trust
PSF
The Centre for Stewardship runs a busy programme of activities and events in Fife, focusing on the development and
provision of rural skills, particularly for young people. They are a partner in both the Living Lomonds Landscape
Partnership and the newly formed Fife Rural Skills Partnership, both looking at safeguarding the future of rural areas
through the provision of skills and training.
Go2Play supports Falkland Stewardship Trust to work with Home-Start Glenrothes to organise a series of 'free play'
days on Falkland Estate. This will be a partnership approach with Home-Start promoting the opportunities to their
members while Falkland Stewardship Trust will ensure that their days on site are fun-filled and enjoyable. As part of
this programme the parents/carers/volunteers and the children will develop strategies for 'free play' that can be used in
other circumstances and situations. The sessions will provide an inclusive approach to support children with disabilities
and learning difficulties.
A Ranger will prepare the ground and sites, planning activities for the families with the intention that these can be
replicated by the children either on their own or with their parents or volunteer helpers who take them on days out.
Falkland Stewardship Trust
The Stables
Falkland Estate
Falkland,
Fife
KY15 7AF
01337 858838
.
@
[email protected]
.
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www.centreforstewardship.org.uk
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Home-Start Stirling
PSF
Home-Start supports families from all sectors of the community and for many varied reasons. They offer a flexible
approach, which meets the individual needs of each family. Volunteers support families (who have at least one child
under five) in their own home and help by listening and offering companionship, as well as practical help. They may
help with things like keeping appointments, playing with the children or simply providing another pair of hands.
Go2Play supports the ‘Play Together–Callander’ project which will provide a play environment to support families with
children aged 0-5 years. The group will provide an informal but safe environment where families can spend quality
interactive time with their children while receiving a level of support that is pertinent to their needs. Home-Start Stirling
had feedback from health visitors and social workers within the rural area outlining the need for Home-Start services
within the area.
This project will take place in Callander and will ensure that children have access to play appropriate to their age, and
stage, of development. The Project will offer both free and structured play activities providing children with an
opportunity to engage in free play.
Home-Start Stirling
Office 7 Evans Business Centre
3 Whitehouse Road
Springkerse Industrial Estate
Stirling
FK7 7SP
www.homestartstirling.co.uk
.com/homestart.stirling
@
[email protected]
.
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www.homestartstirling.co.uk
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International Play Association Scotland
PSF
The International Play Association: Promoting the Child's Right to Play (IPA) is an international body that works to
promote children’s play worldwide. IPA’s purpose is to protect, preserve and promote children's right to play as a
fundamental human right, according to article 31 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. IPA has
members in more than 40 countries.
Go2Play is supporting IPA's Branch in Scotland with a project to build a deeper understanding in Scotland of the right
to play, through increasing understanding of the principles and rationale for the right to play, nurturing commitment to
Article 31 and inspiring positive outcomes.
IPA Scotland will develop a website and social media platforms to promote their 'Train the Facilitators' model. This will
include a session plan, facilitators' manual and resources, with training being delivered across Scotland. The trained
participants will then go on to deliver at least two 'right to play' sessions. IPA Scotland will make use of expertise built
up on Article 31 through its members' involvement internationally in the UN General Comment on Article 31 and its
'Richer Understanding Group'.
International Play
Association Scotland
Margaret Westwood
c/o City of Edinburgh Council
Business Centre 1 / 1
Waverley Court
4 East Market Street
Edinburgh EH8 8BG
0131 469 3382
.com/internationalplay
@
[email protected]
@PlayWestwood
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www.ipaworld.org
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Lothian Autistic Society
PSF
Founded in Edinburgh in 1992, Lothian Autistic Society is a person centred charity. We provide services, information
and practical support to individuals, families and carers affected by autism and living in the Lothian's. Individuals,
families and carers receive high quality support through services designed to meet their needs. We also deliver via the
Go2Play imaginative, natural play in an outdoor setting, the ‘Play, Grow’ project aims to connect children and young
people with autism to the restorative benefits of nature, and the natural environment. This will be achieved by creating
an inclusive environment where children and young people can play, learn and have fun.
Lothian Autistic Society,
Davidson House,
57 Queen Charlotte Street,
Leith,
Edinburgh EH6 7EY
0131 661 3834
.com/LothianAutistic
@
[email protected]
@LothianAutistic
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http://lothianautistic.org/
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Maryhill Mobile Children's Services
PSF
Maryhill Mobile Children’s Services provides crèches in and around Maryhill in Glasgow for around 30 children. They
provide fun play opportunities for children aged from 0-16 while their parents/carers are attending groups such as
community education classes, parent support groups, housing association meetings etc. Maryhill MCS also provides
after school care through a team of highly skilled childcare workers for children which enables groups and
parents/carers within the boundaries of Maryhill and the surrounding areas to participate fully in all aspects of
community life.
Go2Play supported the development of a seven day free outdoor play project carried out one day per week over the
summer period within their After School Care Holiday Club. The project supported free play opportunities with an
emphasis on creativity and child led activities. As the programme develops children will be progressively given more
control. New games will be introduced helping to support the sense that play opportunities can be created in almost
any environment.
Maryhill Mobile
Children's Services
35 Avenuepark Street
Glasgow
G20 8TS
0141 9451888
@
[email protected]
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www.maryhillmobilechildrensservices.com
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.com/pages/Maryhill-Mobile.Creche/
Midlothian Association of Play
PSF
Midlothian Association of Play (MAP) supports and advocates the development of play opportunities in Midlothian. It
works to ensure that children in the Midlothian area can enjoy more and better play opportunities in their communities.
MAP has been providing play services since 1996.
Go2Play is supporting MAP to create play policies which will create and develop a play vision for Midlothian. This will
be supported by the creation of a Play Strategy Action Plan with clear actions and measures to help realise the vision.
The MAP team will develop this in conjunction with Midlothian Council and will, as part of this project, engage with East
Lothian Council to provide support for the creation of that Council’s play policies.
A Working Group will be created to support the project and consultation will take place with relevant stakeholders,
including childcare and play organisations, schools, children and parents.
Midlothian Association
of Play (MAP)
MARC Building
10 Woodburn Road
Dalkeith
Midlothian EH22 2AT
0131 663 2243
@
[email protected]
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www.map-midlothian.org.uk
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.com/Midlothian.Association.of.Play
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PEEK (and Baltic Street
PSF
PR
Adventure Playground)
PEEK - Possibilities for Each and Every Kid is partnering with 2014 Commonwealth Games Legacy Project Baltic
Street Adventure Playground to facilitate free play sessions at Glasgow’s first free play adventure playground. The site
is located in South Dalmarnock near the Emirates Arena in Glasgow’s east end and has been established as a social
interest company. PEEK staff are represented at Board Level in order to support this local social enterprise. The
funding will provide free and open access adventure free play for children of 5 – 13 years overseen by local play
rangers with an understanding of the area’s complex social and economic situation. In addition, this will establish the
playground as a stable and nurturing space, outside of school hours, where children can feel safe and stimulated.
There will be opportunities for free, self-directed play and experimentation where children can take risks, experience all
elements using fire, water and earth and wind - rare in formal play spaces
PEEK
Abercromby Business Centre,
279 Abercromby Street,
Glasgow
G40 2DD
0141 554 3068
.com/thepeekproject
@
[email protected]
@PEEK_Project
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www.peekproject.org.uk
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Scottish Childminding Association
PSF
Go2Play support will allow SCMA’s twelve Childminding Development Officers (CDOs) to access an outdoor training for
trainers package geared for practitioners to support their work with children in an outdoor environment. This has been
produced and will be delivered by the Jeely Piece Club and Megan’s Specialist Training. The training programme is a full
day, with a morning theory- based session and an afternoon session where participants will take part in outdoor play
activities.
SCMA will then develop a two-part programme with content suitable for delivery to childminding networks. This will
include a childminders resource pack on outdoor/free play ideas and opportunities. This will be cascaded through the
CDOs in their funded areas to networks of childminders. The sessions will also be promoted to any childminding groups
throughout Scotland who would be interested in accessing. The overall aim is to provide appropriate learning,
information and support to childminders to encourage them to access their local natural environment and provide
children with regular opportunities for free play.
Scottish Childminding
Association
7 Melville Terrace
Stirling
FK8 2ND
0141 341 0418
@
[email protected]
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www.childminding.org
.com/pages/ScottishChildminding.org
@ScotChildmind
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The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
PSF
The Conservation Volunteers help thousands of people each year to reclaim local green places. Through their
environmental projects and a network of 2,000 community groups they help people to take responsibility for their own
local environments. TCV Developed their Discover Me – Natural Play Programme through the Go2Play Capacity
Building Fund.
Go2Play is supporting TCV to design and deliver a pilot comprising of 15 Discover Me play sessions, 3 CPD training
sessions and child led play taster sessions for professionals in the health sector. The sessions are aimed at young
people and families in hospices and children’s wards. The sessions will provide a supportive environment that support
good mental health and wellbeing and empower children and families through play.
Using the network of contacts through the Green Gym programme TCV Scotland will conduct a consultation with
statutory health sector and voluntary sector health intervention programmes to enable them to identify new avenues of
development for child led play.
The Conservation
Volunteers
Balallan House
27 Allan Park
Stirling
FK8 2QG
01302 388 883
@
[email protected]
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www.tcv.org.uk
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.com/TheConservationVolunteers
@TCVtweets
Bounce Higher
CB
Based within St Andrews Church in Bo’ness, Bounce Higher helps children achieve their full potential, regardless of the
challenges they may face. They work with primary age children and support parents to increase communication within
their family, while also running groups for baby, sensory groups and offering individual support for parents who require
it.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, Bounce Highers' Family and children project is
funded to deliver play in Bo'ness which has two elements:
Cookery Magic to strengthen parent child relationships through simple cooking practice and play, to increase the
understanding of benefits of healthy eating and to disseminate good practice related to healthy eating in the local
community. Getting through the day with play to strengthen child/parent relationships through sharing practical play
practices. The project helps to establish play practices which encourage positive play along with the development of
healthy life styles in everyday life and to create collateral which will allow the project to be replicated across other
environments. The beneficiaries are vulnerable families living within Bo’ness.
Bounce Higher
St. Andrew's Parish Church
Bo'ness
West Lothian
EH51 9DT
01506 825803
@
[email protected]
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www.bouncehigher.org.uk
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Broxburn Family Centre
CB
Broxburn Family Centre run a programme of groups and activities for parents, supported by a Community
Development Worker, Tutors and Early Years Playworkers. New families are always welcome and use links with other
local agencies to promote the services widely. Some of the facilities available include a coffee bar, kitchen, computer
room and Playroom.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, Broxburn Familiy Centre developed an outdoor
play project.
The Project aimed to take outdoor play into ‘out of school care’ environment so that outdoor Play becomes the norm
rather than the exception for parents and children. The initial Pilot ‘Out of School’ project focused on more
‘adventurous’ and ‘nature aware’ Play which included foraging and use of the outdoors resources.
Broxburn Family Centre
Unit 8/Park Ct.
Broxburn
EH52 6EE
01506 857158
@
[email protected]
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www.fcdwl.org
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Canongate Youth
CB
Since 1977 Canongate Youth have successfully provided support, recreation and training opportunities for 5-25 year
olds to help them overcome barriers and secure a great future. The youth work team work in the Old Town, Holyrood
and Southside areas of Edinburgh and the employability and training team work with young people from Edinburgh and
the surrounding Lothians.
Canongate Youth has developed the new CY Play project in Edinburgh with funding and support from Go2Play, aimed
at getting children playing outdoors whatever the weather. The CY Play runs fun play activities in the Play Corridor,
with a new Friday afternoon session and an exciting summer programme.
Canongate Youth
South Bridge Resource
Centre
6 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LT
0131 556 9389
@
[email protected]
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@Canongateyouth
Capability Scotland
CB
Capability Scotland campaigns with, and provides education, employment and care services for, disabled children and
adults across Scotland. We work with disabled people, their families and carers to provide a mix of services that meet
their aspirations at all stages of their lives.
Capability Scotland are also a campaigning organisation, committed to using their strong influence to ensure disabled
people achieve the same human and civil rights as the rest of society.
Capability Scotland envisions that it will be a major ally in supporting disabled people to achieve full equality and to
have choice and control of their lives by 2020. The Capability Scotland Mission is to transform people's expectations of
what is possible and ensure that disabled people achieve equality.
Capability Scotland is delivering two specially developed training courses to break down the barriers to inclusion using
play as the vehicle within mainstream childcare provision. This is enabling staff to build their skills, knowledge and
confidence around including disabled children in all activities. "Everybody's In" and "All Together Now" are currently
being delivered to childcare and play providers in Edinburgh, Aberdeenshire, East and Midlothian with the aim to roll
out around the country from early next year onwards.
Capability Scotland
Head Office, Westerlea
11 Ellersly Road
Edinburgh
EH12 6HY
0131 337 9876
@
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@Capability_Scot
www.capability-scotland.org.uk
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@Capability_Scot
Grounds for Learning
CB
Learning through Landscapes is the UK charity dedicated to enhancing outdoor learning and play for children.
Operating in Scotland as Grounds for Learning and in Wales as LTL Cymru.
Learning through Landscapes helps children to connect with nature, become more active, learn outdoors, develop
social skills and have fun.
The Learning through Landscapes vision is that every child benefits from stimulating outdoor learning and play in their
education. Where possible young people are encouraged to have a say in the way their grounds are used and
improved. As a result they learn to create and look after something valuable; allowing their self-esteem to grow and
behavioural improvements, along with their potential to learn and achieve.
Grounds for Learning
c/o KSB
1st Floor, Glendevon House
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
01786 477190
@
[email protected]
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com/gflscotland
@gflscotland
Quarriers
CB
Quarriers provides practical care and support for thousands of vulnerable children, adults and families who face extremely
challenging circumstances.Through the diverse range of services they offer across UK, Quarriers help thousands of people
to lead happier, more fulfilling lives. By challenging inequality, they give vulnerable people more opportunities and,
importantly, ensure that their voices are heard.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, Quarriers delivered the Life Links Project.
The Life links project aims to give children with complex needs a say in how they are supported and to help shape their life
aspirations with support for them and their families. Play is a key element of the programme – not just for the children with
complex needs but also for their siblings (very often carers) parents / guardians and other carers.
The use of play for all those involved in the sessions has been a great catalyst with play effectively breaking down barriers
and bringing families – and ideas – together to help create a more robust support mechanism.
Quarriers Head Office
Quarriers Village
Bridge of Weir
PA11 3SX
01505 612224
@
[email protected]
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www.quarriers.org.uk
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@quarriers
Smart Play Network
CB
Smart Play Network is the national organisation supporting toy libraries and play services in Scotland. They offer
advice and practical tools to set up and maintain successful projects to deliver positive outcomes for children and
families. They also directly deliver a number of ‘grass roots’ projects, whilst working closely with others within the
play/childcare sector and policy makers. Smart Play Network offer training in play using free play and loose parts play
for schools, play practitioners and parents
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, Smart Play Network are developing and piloting
the Work Smart Project.
The ‘Work Smart’ project is a training programme for adults in the workplace which utilises play-based activities. The
programme will use these play activities in order to create a respite for staff and to combat stress in the work place
whilst increasing opportunities for play for children.
Smart Play Network
Gilmerton Community Centre
4 Drum Street
Edinburgh
EH17 8QG
0131 664 2746
@
[email protected]
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www.smartplaynetwork.org
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.com/smartplaynetwork
@SmartPlayNtwrk
Scottish Outdoor Education Centres (SOEC)
SOEC has spent over 65 years enabling people to access the outdoors and the environment in a safe and sustainable
way. Every year SOEC welcome 20,000 people to Centres and visitors include primary and secondary schools, youth
groups, music groups, groups with specific needs and many individuals. They are the largest provider of residential
outdoor learning in Scotland.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, SOEC have piloted a Free Play Project.
The project is introducing free play concepts into the structured SOEC programme of activities by creating a free play
environment at one of their centres and providing free play training for staff and teachers attending the centre. The
pilot programme will be evaluated with a view to implementing a long term model for ‘free play’ as part of the
programme work.
SOEC
Loaningdale House
Carwood Road
Biggar
ML12 6LX
0189 922 11 15
@
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[email protected]
@SOEC_orguk
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www.soec.org.uk
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The Conservation Volunteers (TCV)
CB
The Conservation Volunteers help thousands of people each year to reclaim local green places. Through their
environmental projects and through a network of 2,000 community groups, they see people – every day, and all across
the UK – taking responsibility for their own local environments.
With funding and support from Go2Play The Conservation Volunteers were funded to help more families learn and
explore play together through their natural play programme, Discover Me, which aims to increase play opportunities by
bringing together minority groups, in particular refugee and asylum seeker families, and increasing interest in the
environment, their community and science.
The Conservation
Volunteers
Balallan House
27 Allan Park
Stirling
FK8 2QG
01302 388 883
@
[email protected]
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www.tcv.org.uk
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@TCVtweets
The Yard
CB
The Yard offer play sessions for special schools as an integral part of their curriculum, family sessions and daily
holiday sessions coupling respite with peer support for parents and siblings alike.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund the Yard has delivered free play activity over two
summers at two locations in Edinburgh. The first session took place on Leith Links over two weeks in 2013. This was
followed in 2014 by a partnership project with the City of Edinburgh Council in the Muirhouse area of North Edinburgh.
This phase of the project saw effective use of a brownfield site to support play and instigated significant community
cooperation to target play where it was needed most.
The Yard Scotland
22 Eyre Place Lane
Edinburgh
EH3 5EH
0131 476 4506
@
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.com/TheYardScotland
[email protected]
@theyardscotland
www.theyardscotland.org.uk
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Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire
CB
Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire’s aim is to support and empower women, children and young people who are
experiencing, or have experienced domestic abuse. Women’s Aid South Lanarkshire provide a range of needs led
services including refuge accommodation, support and information, which ensures improved outcomes.
With funding and support from the Go2Play Capacity Building Fund, Women's Aid South Lanarkshire have
introduced fun free play clubs.
These clubs allow primary school aged children who have experienced domestic abuse the opportunity to play freely
with peers in a safe environment. Women's Aid South Lanarkshire also aim to build the Play Sector's understanding of
the benefits of Play for vulnerable children and an improved articulation of these benefits.
Women’s Aid
South Lanarkshire
Torrance Road
East Kilbride
01355 249897
@
[email protected]
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www.wasl.org.uk
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@womensaidSL
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For further information please contact:
Julia Abel
Rachel Cowper
Performance Advisor
Performance Advisor
Inspiring Scotland
Inspiring Scotland
[email protected]
[email protected]
M: 07808 240 591
M: 07889 174 163
T: 0131 442 87 73
T: 0131 442 87 76
@inspiringSland
@juliakarenabel
@rachcowps
.com/go2playscotland
Inspiring Scotland
Riverside House
502 Gorgie Road
Edinburg
EH11 3AF
T: 0131 442 8760
F: 0131 442 8780
Registered Office: Level 1, Riverside House, 502 Gorgie Road, Edinburgh EH11 3AF. Inspiring Scotland is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in Scotland No SC342436
and a registered Scottish Charity No SC039605 A Member of the European Venture Philanthropy Association