Gambo Racing Day

in Neath Port Talbot
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NEWSLETTER
Issue 11 - Summer 2008
Events
Gambo Racing Day
On 10th May 2008 Play Works organised a Gambo racing day in Resolven. For those
who don't know, a Gambo is a home made Go Kart made from anything you can find!
On the day 14 Gambo's turned up to race each other to the finish. We had so many
entries we had to split the race into categories of under 8's, 8 to 12, 12 to 18 and adult.
We then raced in the categories and gave prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each race.
Everyone had fun and when it came to the adult race we had 8 more entries than we
had first thought. Thank you to all who took part, we hope to make this an annual
event so keep a look out for next year's race.
Song, rhyme and story time
for children
5th July - 10am
Neath Library
Free
Neath Carnival
11th July - 12th July
Cwrt Herbert Playing Fields
07904 086608
NSA Beach Festival
12th July 10am - 4pm
Aberafan Seafront
01639 870068
Fairy tale walks in the forest
27th July 10am
Afan Forest Park
£5 adults £3 children
(booking essential)
01639 850564
Free Children's activities
1st Aug - 31st Aug
Every Tuesday and Thursday
Margam Country Park
Safari Walk in the Forest
Winner of Best Decorated Gambo’
6th Aug Afan Forest Park
£5 adults £3 children
(booking essential)
01639 850564
Margam Country Show
Play Day
Playday is the annual celebration of children's right to play.
It's a national campaign where thousands of children and
young people get out and play at locally organised events.
The theme for this year's playday, to be held on Wednesday
6th August will be 'Give us a go!' keep an eye out on our
website www.npt.gov.uk for forthcoming celebration events.
Check out what's happening on Play Day around the country at www.playday.org.uk
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child
can take part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that
used to be freely available in all our communities.
23rd - 25th August
10am - 5pm Margam Country Park
01639 881635
Bat Watch
27th August 8-9pm
Aberdulais Falls
01639 636674
Why play outdoors?
Outdoor play spaces give children room to run, climb, roll and jump. Noises that can seem
unbearable in the house don't seem so bad when they’re in the local park or at the beach.
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How can you help you children enjoy playing outdoors
Outdoor play ideas
Don't be afraid to let your children get dirty or wet. Most materials
Den building (use any materials you can get
are washable and mud, paint, grass stains etc, will come out in the
your hands on- trees, branches, bushes in the
wash. Clothes that get wet will become dry once more. If you're
garden/field/park) old bed sheets, towels,
worried, find them some old clothes to wear just for playing.
scarves, scrap wood (but check for jutting
Save any household rubbish that can be used in children's play, i.e.,
out nails first)
plastic bottles, cereal boxes, plastic containers, toilet roll tubes. These
Tree climbing or using rope attached to a
may seem useless enough to you, but your child may create
tree as a rope swing
something wonderful out of them!
Stone skimming in a nearby river/stream or
Encourage you children to play how they want. Support them as
in the sea
they need you to- if they say "There's a massive shark in this river",
Dam building, using branches, leaves, stones
try no to say "Don't be silly, there are no sharks here". Instead say,
etc, in a nearby river
"Oh my goodness, will it bite my toes if I dip them in?!" Be playful
Have a water fight, using a hosepipe, water
with children and they will continue to play with you.
balloons, or simply buckets of water!
Let your children play outside as much as possible, whether in the
Go for a walk, find a grassy slope, lie
garden, in the local park, take them to the beach, a grassy field,
sideways and roll down to the bottom-Who
anywhere where they have some space to play freely.
can get there first?!
Enjoy spending time with your children, have fun watching or taking
part in their play. Before you know it, they'll be grown up
themselves, reflecting on their play experiences like you are now.
For more information see our website
Let's give them some brilliant outdoor play experiences
to remember.
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Summer Playschemes
This year our summer playschemes will run in the same areas as last year with an extra scheme in
Cimla … that's a huge 28 areas across Neath Port Talbot. The sessions will take place in outdoor
spaces and will last for 2 hours, each area will have 5 sessions every week from 4th August until 29th
August 2008 and they're FREE! Children over the age of 5 are invited to come along and play whilst
under 5's are welcome if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
These sessions are open access which means that children are free to come and go as they wish.
Every day Monday - Friday
Morning Sessions
Baglan
Blaengwynfi
Cilfrew Park,
Cimla
Crynant
Cwmavon
Cymmer
Glynneath
Longford Park,
Melin
Rhiwfawr
Rhos
Tairgwaith
Trebanos
10:00am - 12:00pm
Baglan Park
Park Lane
New Road
Cimla Common
Community Park
Parc y Llyn
Sports Cente Field
Welfare Park
The Drive
Melin Park
Community Park
Community Park
Tairgwaith Park
Park RFC
Afternoon Sessions 1:15pm - 3:15pm
Alltwen
Briton Ferry
Bryn
Croeserw
Cwmgors Park,
Fairyland
Glyncorrwg
Lower Brynamman
Pant-y-Ffordd
Rhyd-y-Fro
Seven Sisters
Skewen
Taibach
Tonmawr
Lon Tan Yr Allt
Park Newydd
Bryn Park
Tudor Park
Abernant Road
Children's Play Area
Ynyscorrwg Park
Heol Godfrey Park
Pant-y-Ffordd Park
Rear of Gelliderw
Recreation Ground
Caewathan Park
Talbot Memorial Park
Eddies Field
The Play
Team say ….
Outdoor adventurous play is an important part of
childhood. Your daughter can still have these
experiences, allow her time to play in the garden where
you can keep an eye on her, give her things like scraps
of material and pieces of rope and show her what you
used to play. If you are short of space, a field or a local
country park will do and don't forget that dens can also
be built inside! Look out for our Summer Playschemes
which are running in outdoor locations throughout
Neath Port Talbot, here your daughter will have the
opportunity to build dens and make mud pies whilst
being supervised by playworkers. Teaching your
daughter about safety issues will help to keep her safe,
show her how to cross the main road and talk to her
about how to assess strangers etc.
I hope this helps!!
Where do you play?
Do you have any
questions you'd like the
Play Team to help
with?
If so write to us at:
Play Development
Ffrwdwyllt House
Commercial Road
Taibach, Port Talbot
SA13 1PZ
Why not tell us about where you play? Have you got a really good place where you build dens or is there a
fantastic tree which you like to climb? Maybe there are no good places to play where you live? We'd love to hear
about your play experiences, so send us a picture or write and tell us where you play and we may just print it in the
next newsletter! Send your pictures and stories to:
FREEPOST RRGS-YTBK-UKGA, Play Development, Port Talbot, SA13 1PZ
Contact Us!
By Post:
Play Development, Ffrwydwyllt House, Commercial Road,
Taibach, SA13 1PZ
Tel: 01639 873004 | Fax: 01639 873021
: playworks@npt.gov.uk | W:
@
www.npt.gov.uk/play
www.npt.gov.uk/play
www.persil.co.uk/dirtisgood.aspx
www.playwales.org.uk
www.TheParentNetworkNPT.org.uk
www.ncb.org.uk/cpis
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child can take
part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that used to be freely
available in all our communities.
Don't forget to visit us at www.npt.gov.uk to find out what's happening over
the summer in your area! See you next time!
The Play Team x
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child can take
part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that used to be freely
available in all our communities.
Why play outdoors?
Outdoor play spaces give children room to run, climb, roll and jump. Noises that can seem
unbearable in the house don't seem so bad when they’re in the local park or at the beach.
o out
hildren g best
c
g
in
t
t
e
L
the
is one of
and play parents can do
at
things th ildren's health"
ch
for their
t 2004)
(Macket
How can you help you children enjoy playing outdoors
Outdoor play ideas
Don't be afraid to let your children get dirty or wet. Most materials
Den building (use any materials you can get
are washable and mud, paint, grass stains etc, will come out in the
your hands on- trees, branches, bushes in the
wash. Clothes that get wet will become dry once more. If you're
garden/field/park) old bed sheets, towels,
worried, find them some old clothes to wear just for playing.
scarves, scrap wood (but check for jutting
Save any household rubbish that can be used in children's play, i.e.,
out nails first)
plastic bottles, cereal boxes, plastic containers, toilet roll tubes. These
Tree climbing or using rope attached to a
may seem useless enough to you, but your child may create
tree as a rope swing
something wonderful out of them!
Stone skimming in a nearby river/stream or
Encourage you children to play how they want. Support them as
in the sea
they need you to- if they say "There's a massive shark in this river",
Dam building, using branches, leaves, stones
try no to say "Don't be silly, there are no sharks here". Instead say,
etc, in a nearby river
"Oh my goodness, will it bite my toes if I dip them in?!" Be playful
Have a water fight, using a hosepipe, water
with children and they will continue to play with you.
balloons, or simply buckets of water!
Let your children play outside as much as possible, whether in the
Go for a walk, find a grassy slope, lie
garden, in the local park, take them to the beach, a grassy field,
sideways and roll down to the bottom-Who
anywhere where they have some space to play freely.
can get there first?!
Enjoy spending time with your children, have fun watching or taking
part in their play. Before you know it, they'll be grown up
themselves, reflecting on their play experiences like you are now.
For more information see our website
Let's give them some brilliant outdoor play experiences
to remember.
Letter Corner
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abou age, e.g
10
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www.npt.gov.uk/play
Summer Playschemes
This year our summer playschemes will run in the same areas as last year with an extra scheme in
Cimla … that's a huge 28 areas across Neath Port Talbot. The sessions will take place in outdoor
spaces and will last for 2 hours, each area will have 5 sessions every week from 4th August until 29th
August 2008 and they're FREE! Children over the age of 5 are invited to come along and play whilst
under 5's are welcome if they are accompanied by a parent or guardian.
These sessions are open access which means that children are free to come and go as they wish.
Every day Monday - Friday
Morning Sessions
Baglan
Blaengwynfi
Cilfrew Park,
Cimla
Crynant
Cwmavon
Cymmer
Glynneath
Longford Park,
Melin
Rhiwfawr
Rhos
Tairgwaith
Trebanos
10:00am - 12:00pm
Baglan Park
Park Lane
New Road
Cimla Common
Community Park
Parc y Llyn
Sports Cente Field
Welfare Park
The Drive
Melin Park
Community Park
Community Park
Tairgwaith Park
Park RFC
Afternoon Sessions 1:15pm - 3:15pm
Alltwen
Briton Ferry
Bryn
Croeserw
Cwmgors Park,
Fairyland
Glyncorrwg
Lower Brynamman
Pant-y-Ffordd
Rhyd-y-Fro
Seven Sisters
Skewen
Taibach
Tonmawr
Lon Tan Yr Allt
Park Newydd
Bryn Park
Tudor Park
Abernant Road
Children's Play Area
Ynyscorrwg Park
Heol Godfrey Park
Pant-y-Ffordd Park
Rear of Gelliderw
Recreation Ground
Caewathan Park
Talbot Memorial Park
Eddies Field
The Play
Team say ….
Outdoor adventurous play is an important part of
childhood. Your daughter can still have these
experiences, allow her time to play in the garden where
you can keep an eye on her, give her things like scraps
of material and pieces of rope and show her what you
used to play. If you are short of space, a field or a local
country park will do and don't forget that dens can also
be built inside! Look out for our Summer Playschemes
which are running in outdoor locations throughout
Neath Port Talbot, here your daughter will have the
opportunity to build dens and make mud pies whilst
being supervised by playworkers. Teaching your
daughter about safety issues will help to keep her safe,
show her how to cross the main road and talk to her
about how to assess strangers etc.
I hope this helps!!
Where do you play?
Do you have any
questions you'd like the
Play Team to help
with?
If so write to us at:
Play Development
Ffrwdwyllt House
Commercial Road
Taibach, Port Talbot
SA13 1PZ
Why not tell us about where you play? Have you got a really good place where you build dens or is there a
fantastic tree which you like to climb? Maybe there are no good places to play where you live? We'd love to hear
about your play experiences, so send us a picture or write and tell us where you play and we may just print it in the
next newsletter! Send your pictures and stories to:
FREEPOST RRGS-YTBK-UKGA, Play Development, Port Talbot, SA13 1PZ
Contact Us!
By Post:
Play Development, Ffrwydwyllt House, Commercial Road,
Taibach, SA13 1PZ
Tel: 01639 873004 | Fax: 01639 873021
: playworks@npt.gov.uk | W:
@
www.npt.gov.uk/play
www.npt.gov.uk/play
www.persil.co.uk/dirtisgood.aspx
www.playwales.org.uk
www.TheParentNetworkNPT.org.uk
www.ncb.org.uk/cpis
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child can take
part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that used to be freely
available in all our communities.
Don't forget to visit us at www.npt.gov.uk to find out what's
happening over the summer in your area! See you next time!
The Play Team x
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child can take
part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that used to be freely
available in all our communities.
Kids Activity Page
SEASIDE HOLIDAY
CROSSWORD
Summer Smoothies
For a healthy summer treat why
not try a smoothie? They are a
great way of getting one of your 5
day and they taste DELICIOUS!
Simply throw the ingredients into a
blender and blend until smooth. Enjoy!
Bananarama
1 banana, 1/2 cup vanilla yogurt, dash of milk
Mango Mania
1 mango (cut and pitted), 1/4 cup orange juice
Across
2. Perhaps you could collect water in this
6. Wear one of these to keep the sun off your head!
7. It is yellow and sandy
10. Dry yourself with this
11. I hope this is out for the holiday!
12. This might take you for a ride on the beach
Down
1. They swim in the sea and have scales
2. It may have a sail or oars
3. Watch him scurry down his hole
4. Carry your beach things in this
5. She sells sea .......... on the sea-short
8. It feels funny under your toes
9. A good read!
COLOUR IN FUN
Peach Medley
1 peach (cut and pitted), 1 banana, 1/4 cup
orange juice
Berry Surprise
1/2 cup strawberries, 1/4 cup blueberries, 1/4 cup
raspberries, ¼ cup of milk
Strawberry Ice
1 cup strawberries, 1 cup orange juice, I cup
crushed ice
Honey Melon
1 cup chopped honey dew lemon pieces, 1/4 cup
apple juice, tablespoon honey.
Banana Boost
1 banana, 1/4 shredded wheat cereal (or other
high fiber cereal), 1/4 cup milk. A great way to
get extra fiber and vitamins into your child's diet.
Play works best when it is freely chosen by children. Open Access play is a perfect example, where any child can take
part in supervised settings and where they can participate in challenging, risky, fun activities that used to be freely
available in all our communities.