Welcome to Speke Adventure Playground
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Conleach Rd, Speke, Liverpool L24 0TR
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AIMS
▷ OUR AIMS :
The aims of Speke Children’s Environment Committee shall be the provision of facilities and services for recreation and other leisure time occupation for children and young people in Speke and its environs,
- Of which such children and young people have need by reason of their youth, ill health, disability, poverty or social and economic disadvantage
- Which will improve the quality of life for such children by promoting their educational, physical, cultural and mental well-being.
- That they may develop civic responsibility, promote equality and shared values, appreciate the environment and become good citizens.
- To provide, maintain and equip a playground, playgrounds affording opportunities for freeplay, organised activities, adventure and enterprise.
▷ WHO WE ARE :
Speke Adventure Playground: The playground is managed by Speke Children’s Environment Committee, which is a registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Charity Reg No: 1193878). An annual AGM elects the Committee who then manages the organisation for the coming period as per its governing documents.
Management Committee: To provide overall governance to the organisation and is the key decision maker with responsibility for all legal and financial matters. As the accountable body it provides strategic focus whilst overseeing policy and delivery.
Youth Forum: To enable young people to have their say through regular meetings were they discuss delivery, planning and need, which is then reported back to the management Committee to ensure their thinking forms part of the wider decision making.
Operations Team: The Management Committee is supported by a small core team, including a Centre Manager and Play and Youth Workers. Who are further supported by sessional staff who are brought in on an ad hoc basis to ensure we maintain a legal and safe environment, especially during the busy periods.
Volunteers: Local residents, parents and student placement all add value and help support the delivery of our services supporting the staff to deliver a fun and safe environment for the young people to enjoy.
▷ WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE :
We aim to improve the quality of life, future aspirations and opportunities of the young people in Speke. Our main outcomes are listed below:
- Young people who are more confident, positive, law abiding, socially aware, interested in life and better able to express themselves
- Enable young people to have a happy childhood with positive experiences and lasting memories.
- Healthier young people who are better informed and can make positive decisions around their lifestyles, activity levels and food choices.
- Increased aspirations of local children who want to learn and better understand the role that education plays in securing employment and changing their lives
- Provision of a free, safe and accessible play facility to help disadvantaged parents in the local community.
- Stronger Communities by strengthening community links with and between local partners, families and residents
To show our impact against these areas we use a combination of attendance data, questionnaires, focus groups and case studies as a means to gauge our overall performance. Independent external data is also useful to help plot change. We also use key indicators to measure our delivery towards achieving these goals.
