Press release from Brent Council. (Given the closure of the Stonebridge Adventure Playground and all but one of Brent's youth centres, as well as Brent's child obesity problem, this funding seems rather stingy.)
Place2Play, an inspirational project which
hopes to transform underutilised parks as venues for inclusive and
family play challenges, has received £1500 funding from Brent Council.
The pledge follows Brent's partnership with
Spacehive, the UK's crowdfunding platform for projects that improve
local places, to support local groups to get their great community
project ideas funded.
Spacehive's project, Place2Play, will help
local families get fitter and they will also have the chance to learn
new lifelong skills together through access to qualifications.
Brent's pledge comes at a critical time for
the campaign with only 19 days left for Place2Play to raise the
remaining £7821 of their £22,361 target.
Cllr Krupesh Hirani, Cabinet Member for
Community Wellbeing said: "I am thrilled to be supporting the Place2Play
project which will create exciting opportunities for families to be
active and enjoy physical activity together while learning new skills.
I'm calling on everyone in Brent to help us make this project a success
and make our parks even better."
London Sports Trust, the group running the
Place2Play crowdfunding campaign have run an incredible campaign,
attracting over 110 pledges from local individuals and organisations.
Ulick Tarabanov, CEO of London Sports
Trust, said: ""London Sports Trust is delighted that Brent Council have
pledged £1500 towards our new family play programme Place2Play. We are
looking forward to using local parks and open spaces across Brent for
inclusive and fun family play challenges bringing families together
outside teaching healthy lifelong skills. If we can teach a parent or
carer to play with their children then we will change a lifetime of
behaviour."
If the campaign is successful, Place2Play
activities will take place in the following parks in Brent: Roundwood
Park, Gibbons Rec, King Edward VII Park.
For more information, visit www.spacehive.com/place2play
