Play Week 2018 Event Brief: Between the 30th July and the 3rd of August 2018, Dudley Play Service, Children’s services and partners delivered the tenth ever “Dudley Play Week”. The weeklong event takes place annually to celebrate National Play Day which is celebrated across the country on the first Wednesday in August. The weeklong event saw thousands of families playing and enjoying a varied menu of activities in Dudley parks, thanks to partnership working between statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations. Participants: Dudley Play Week was delivered in partnership with a wide range of statutory, voluntary and private sector organisations (43 in total), maximising sharing of resources and enhancing participant’s choice. Those participating included; Dudley Play Service, Sycamore Adventure CIO, Sedgley Kids Club, Public Health - parks, Family Information Service, Healthwatch, Let’s Get Healthy Dudley, Discover Dudley, Dudley Canal Trust, Dudley Tourism, Dudley Sports and Leisure Services, Crystal Leisure Centre, Black Country Partnership NHS Trust, NCS Challenge, Dudley Zoo, Black Country Living Museum, Pippa the ten ton bus, Osbourne Books, My Bow Box, Village Hotel, Thomas Jones Funfairs, Rock Up, Zorb Sports, Black Country Radio, Promarco Media, Creative Health CIC, Anytime Fitness, Pure Sports Foundation, Kung Fu Cubs, Sports Plus Scheme, Beacon Centre for the Blind, Read Out Loud, Cambridge Weight Plan, Academy Martial Arts, Fire Service, Priory Pharmacy, ROMPA, Mega Fun Castles, Back to Basics Face Painting, Water Babies, Glitterbugs, Trotalot, The Treasure Chest and St John’s Ambulance. 2 Events Location: Dudley Play Week saw a play day taking place in 5 of Dudley’s Parks (one in each township of Dudley): Date Location Township Monday the 30th July 2018 Huntingtree Park Halesowen Tuesday the 31st July 2018 Silver Jubilee Park Dudley North Wednesday the 1st August 2018 Mary Stevens Park Stourbridge Thursday the 2nd August 2018 Priory Park Dudley Friday the 3rd August 2018 The Dell & Fens Pool Brierley Hill Silver Jubilee Coseley Priory Mary Stevens Dudley Huntingtree Stourbridge Halesowen Mary Stevens Park Stourbridge Priory Park The Dell Stadium Dudley Central Brierley Hill 3 Attendance: Our tenth Play Week Event was by far the busiest ever with 3,631 children in attendance (5,932 people attending in total). The weather hot and sunny throughout which supported attendance. The table bellow outlines attendance at the five events & indicates where families travelled from: Park Children Adults Girls BME SEN No. Geographical attendance People Huntingtree park 563 325 276 119 11 888 Dudley North Halesowen Silver Jubilee Park 608 360 280 49 12 968 Dudley Central North Dudley 9% Mary Stevens Park 1,120 776 580 110 36 1,896 9% 29% Brierley Hill Stourbridge 19% Halesowen Priory Park 795 501 417 170 37 1,296 13% Central Dudley 21% Stourbridge The Dell Stadium 545 339 249 42 15 884 Brierley Hill Out of Total 3,631 2,301 1,799 490 111 5,932 Borough Play Menu: Thanks to partnership working and sharing of resources a varied menu of activities and experiences were available at this years play week events as illustrated below: 4 Feedback: Daily evaluations were completed by 247 participants in total with outstanding feedback received. Participants found the events to be an exciting, cheap, local, family day out, with friendly staff, a wide range of activities on offer for all ages, accompanied by useful information for adults. Feedback supports continual improvement of Dudley Play Week events. What did you think of the were the staff fun & helpful? event? How is Play Week Beneficial 120 104 5 0 88 100 79 74 64 80 52 Yes 60 Great 40 Unsure OK 20 No 0 Poor 247 242 fantastic for everyone “Brill Thanks. Come every year “Really and it always improves!” Friendly” “Loved It” “GREAT “Great “Awesome” DAY” “FAB” community day! Loved it, great “Thank you for a great day. Well atmosphere for a organised, fun activities + lots family day out. of local info ” Event Summary: Play Week 2018 was a huge success with nearly 6,000 people in attendance (our busiest play week ever by over 1,000 people). The event was delivered in partnership with 43 statutory, voluntary and private organisations, maximising sharing of resources and enhancing participant’s choice of play activity. A wide and varied menu of play activities was available for children and there was a wealth of information available for adults in attendance. Evaluation proved that Play Week 2018 was an exciting, cheap, local, family day out, with lots of choice for those in attendance, staffed by a friendly approachable multi agency team. Play Week 2019 will take place between Monday the 5th and Friday the 10th of August 2019, so put the date in your diary now and come along and join in with the fun! Play Week 2018 Report Compiled by Keith Rogers Dudley Play Service .