Erewash Borough Council: Community Fun Days

As a part of It’s About Me winter provision, Erewash Borough Council ran two activity ‘fun days’, one day at Ilkeston’s Rutland Sports Park and the other at The Long Eaton School.

The camps involved a range of sports and games delivered in sports hall settings. It was this wide range of activities that made the camps so successful, thanks to support from partners, such as StreetGames, Legacy Leisure and Infinite Wellbeing which all really added value to our delivery.

At Rutland Sports Park, Legacy Leisure set-up and allowed young people to utilise their soft play and bouncy castle, usually reserved for parties, which was hugely enjoyed by the majority of young people in attendance.

Bridget from Infinite Wellbeing then attended Long Eaton School for an afternoon workshop session. The 45-minute workshop engaged all those in attendance all of whom went home with a ‘decision-making plate’ they had all made.

“The workshop was a great addition to the programme and worked really well with the young people we had in attendance, which was a mixture of ages from 7 – 12 years. Bridget arrived during lunch but was very flexible and fitted in with our delivery. Would welcome similar again on our camps, as the partnership working and ‘guest appearance’ really added value to our camps, making it more enjoyable and worthwhile for young people and staff alike. Also thanks to StreetGames who made it possible to invite Infinite Wellbeing to our provision.” Jordan Hedges, Erewash Borough Council Club Leader