What’s been happening at Play Torbay
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Spring has officially sprung, and what better way to celebrate than with an egg-citing Easter Extravaganza at Indigos Play and Ecology Centre! On the 29th of March, young adventurers from across the area flocked to join in the fun, turning the day into an unforgettable experience for all.
Welcome to our new Indigos Play & Ecology Centre. We have produced a blog to show you know all of the wexciting developments that have been happening at our centre this year.
On the 1st July we were really proud to hold our Green Marketplace Event celebrating the official launch of Indigos Play and Ecology Centre.
Play Torbay are delighted to be able to run some afterschool play sessions again for children under 12 at the Crafty Fox Cafe in Foxhole. The sessions are free and will run from 3.45 - 5.15pm every Tuesday from the 28th March 2023. Please come along and join in the fun.
This summer we were delighted to be to be part of the government’s Holiday Activities and Food programme this summer to offer lots of outdoor fun and adventurous play sessions at our three playground sites in Torbay this summer.
The Indigos Goes Green Jubilee Party on June 4th was a wonderful chance to mark the Queen’s Jubilee with the opportunity of bringing parents and children together again after Covid to enjoy the outdoors.
“The Story of Leaf – An Environmental Quest” was a part of the Imagine This Festival 2022 that consisted of a 2-day collaborative production with local young people supported by Drama & Performing Arts Students from the University of Gloucestershire.
After running a three-year programme which sought to build a supportive “ecosystem” for disadvantaged families in Torbay, Clarity CIC was commissioned by Play Torbay to evaluate the programme’s impact. This report provides Clarity’s analysis of and reflections on the evidence of the programme’s impact, relationships and organisation over its three years.
As part of improving the local services a questionnaire has been developed to ensure that the views of parents and carers and the voices of young people are captured.