Can you play?
From January 14 to February 05
Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child says that every child and young person has the right to rest, and to take part in leisure and cultural activities. This is often known as the right to play.
Local councils have been putting plans into practice to make sure children and young people have things to do in their local areas. These plans might include making sure there are enough safe places for children and young people to play, that leisure centres offer discounts to children and young people, or that children and young people know where to find out what’s on in their area.
What do you think?
- Do you think you have enough free time to make the most of the play activities in your area?
- Are there things that stop you using the play spaces where you live?
- Do you hang out in local parks or playgrounds? Do you feel safe there?
- Do you think all the children and young people in your area have the same chance to enjoy their right to play?
Have your say!
Fill in our survey on play here
On Monday, January 21, 2008 punk said:
their seems to be stuff for younger children, like playgrounds, built an improved all the time in my area (then not maintained not so much vandalism as neglect). Especially with people like councilors and bussines owners lending their support to a projects, but its always for PR if they actually cared theyd A) actually get involved with a progect B) not just show up for the photo for the local paper and C) maybe even picking a project thats going to make a diffrence; not just to the cute toddlers that people go “aaawww” at in the local paper with rich bussinesmen whos PR just got a welcome boost. ——-To make a real diffrence thats the challenge———
On Sunday, January 27, 2008 Laura-Liz said:
I totally agree with “Punk”, its just the same in my area! I don’t think at there is enough for young people to do, if your in the high school age range (11+) then you cant go on the local parks, and we no longer have a cinema in town, there is an ice rink but you have to take 3 buses to get to it. The only other thing we have in town is a shopping centre which holds about 12 shops… Things that stop me and my friends hanging out in town are, * the lack of facilities, * infrequent bus services, *people moaning at us for being in a group of 4-5…. thare are so many reasons! :( I don’t think young people have the same chance of playing, as in some areas like my town there is hardly anything to do but if you go into a big city like Birmingham or London, there is so much that the young people of all age ranges can do.
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Hi Everyone!!
I think my area is a safe place to live in and play around but we don’t have any parks or facilities like that in my area. There’s a big field nearby, but not much more. – Plenty of children go out but they play on the small greens in front of houses, they mostly play ball games – NOT ALLOWED!!!
But this may be because there isn’t any other facilities to play in.
I think that there should be more parks/facilities built near me; however I feel some teenages might vandalise and ruin this, if it were to hapen.
Kat