23 March 2010 - The British Museum, London

After four years of unprecedented national investment in children's play, this major conference will consider its impact, explore

how to sustain the momentum for change, and ask 'what next for play provision, playwork and playable public space?'

The conference will celebrate the achievements to date of both the government's Play Strategy and the Big Lottery Fund's Children's Play initiative. It will

share learning for the future, including the impact that investing in play can have on a range of outcomes for children and families.

We will hear how partnership working can embed planning for play within local decision making and put play at the heart of childfriendly

communities. The conference is both for play professionals - exploring the role of playwork practice across a range of children's services - and for all

those who want to improve children's wellbeing by addressing the full scope of their place in the public realm. Children's Trust

commissioners, as well as partners working in health, schools, planning, housing, highways, parks and green spaces each have an

important role in realising the vision of neighbourhoods where all children can play and will find the event stimulating and valuable.

Thursday 25 March 2010, Bath Racecourse

Find out about the innovative ways in which Bath and North East Somerset have developed opportunities for children and

young people to play freely. The conference features a range of workshops and keynote speakers Dave Taylor, Assistant Director of

Play England and Lamine Mahdjoubi of the University of the West of England.

For more information, please contact Donna Biddlecombe on 01225 394426.