Project Archive - Mansfield Play Forum

Play on Parks

Play on Parks sessions are part of our Positive Play Project in which Play Workers go to various different parks throughout the Mansfield area, to provide different types of play to children who would like to get involved. All children may come and go as they wish with parent’s consent. Our staff are all DBS checked and first

Positive Play

Mansfield Play Forum has continually promoted the importance of Play as central to children’s development. In December, we were fortunate enough to be awarded a Reaching Communities grant from the Big Lottery which enables us to deliver free, open access play sessions within targeted communities. Through our Positive Play Projects, we are better able to

Training and Workshops

Training and Workshops Mansfield Play Forum is now able to offer a wide range of training and workshops. Come and learn new skills such as sewing, knitting or how to crochet; each workshop is available for everyone regardless of membership status but members will enjoy a range of discounted benefits! If you have any ideas or

Play in Schools

Mansfield Play Forums School Play Project offers advice, support and services to Primary Schools in Mansfield. The aim of the project is to promote develop and support quality play and play related activities. Playworkers go along and put on sessions for the children, where they are able to play with some guidance in order to learn

Resource Centre & Hire Equipment

Get Creative! Mansfield Play Forum opening times: Monday- Closed Tuesday- 10am-1pm Wednesday- 10am-6pm Thursday 10am-1pm Friday- Closed The resource Centre consists of three main departments: The shop, the scrap store and hire equipment. The Shop: The shop is an art craft based shop selling reasonably priced craft materials. These materials include the basic such as

Toy Library

Opening times: Monday- Closed Tuesday- 10am-1pm Wednesday- 10am-6pm Thursday 10am-1pm Friday- Closed Due to recently receiving funding for our Toy Library, we are able to make hiring our toys even cheaper, now costing only 25 pence for hire of any toy for a week. We are fortunate at Mansfield Play Forum to possess a Toy

Play Services

Mansfield Play Forum have been fortunate enough over the years to employ, train and work with a number of highly qualified and experienced Play Workers. We are in a position to provide staff for many different types of events or activities you may have planned. In the past we have worked with a number of

Volunteer

We are lucky in that we have some wonderful volunteers at the Play Forum. Without our volunteers we would not be the organisation we are today. Our volunteers undertake a range of roles including administration; working in the Scrap Store, Craft Store or Toy Library; collecting scrap donations from companies and helping to demonstrate ideas