This June 11th is the first ever UN International Day of Play! We hope that children, young people and families had a day full of play. Look out for a shout-out of two schools who had an extra playful day below! Before we talk a little bit about International Day of Play, we want to…
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About the grant… Leeds City Council Children and Families Service is delighted to announce that the opportunity to apply for the 2024/25 Play Enabling Grant (PEG) is now open for applications. We are looking for creative, engaging and enthusiastic organisations who can deliver inclusive, accessible and diverse play opportunities for children and young people in…
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Seasons are a Child Friendly Leeds ambassador who do great work connecting people with nature. As we are celebrating all things Wish 5 – everyone takes more action to protect the environment from climate change – we wanted to find out more about the work that ‘Seasons’ does. Seasons is a Forest School in Leeds…
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Leeds City Council Children and Families Service is excited to announce that the allocation process and opportunity to apply for the 2023/24 Play Enabling Grant is now open to community and voluntary sector providers. We would like to invite applications from organisations who have experience in delivering engaging and sustainable Play projects and activities within…
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Play sufficiency
Child Friendly Leeds is celebrating 10 years and we’re excited to announce that the 2022-23 Play Enabling Grant is now open to community and voluntary sector providers.
Leeds is taking an innovative approach to this by inviting residents across the city to take up the opportunity to host a Play Street.
Looking for some fun activities to keep the children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews entertained during the Easter holiday in Leeds? We have just the program of activities and events for you! Whether it’s local, city-centre based or regional, we have a fantastic selection of things to with kids in Leeds. ROLLER DISCO Bringing a ‘Roller Disco’ to Leeds was…
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Residents across Leeds are being invited to apply to close their streets on 5 August and participate in national Playday. As well as a celebration of children’s right to play, Playday is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children’s lives. National Playday takes place every year on the first Wednesday of…
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The pupils on their journey to find Leeds’ owls. Year 4 primary school pupils from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Primary School who recently took part in Leeds Owl Trail have written about their experience, encouraging other young people to take the tour. As part of the trail, the children were led around the city centre by…
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Leeds Libraries aren’t just for reading and using the computer, they’re also a great safe place for children and young people to hang out and get involved in activity sessions and groups. In today’s child friendly blog, Central Library librarian Dawn explains why she thinks young people should get involved in their ‘games group.’ You…
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The child friendly Leeds awards are an opportunity to reflect on the people, places and organisations making Leeds a fantastic city to grow-up in, as well as for people from the city to share their stories about the child friendly activities they organise and participate in. Today we hear from Kay Brown, an organiser of…
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