Links for the South West play sector including information on training, funding, consultation and events.
For links to national organisations please visit our resources section.
Culture South West is the regional cultural consortium. It covers the county and unitary authority areas of Gloucestershire, Swindon and Wiltshire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset, Devon, Torbay and Plymouth, Cornwall, the Isles of Scilly, and (for Museums, Libraries and Archives) the Channel Islands.
http://www.culturesouthwest.org.uk
George is a network of funding advice networks covering the South West region. Its members are informal county-level funding advice networks.
http://www.creatingexcellence.org.uk/regeneration-renewal-article226-p1.html
The GlosHUB website has been developed for the voluntary and community sector in Gloucestershire. This is designed to be a useful resource for those involved in organisations around the county, and contains information on funding, training, events and consultations
http://www.gloshub.org.uk/
Government Office for the South West (GOSW) works with regional partners and local people to help deliver the Government's central aims in the region.
http://www.gosw.gov.uk/
The centre works with groups in the South West to raise awareness of playwork education and training. The work of SkillsActive Playwork South West falls under the umbrella of Playwork Partnerships.
http://www.skillsactive.com/arounduk/southwest
http://www.playwork.co.uk
Somerset has many natural outdoor spaces that are free to play in every day. This website guides you to some of the best places to play outdoors in Somerset and provides ideas for things to do in the natural environment.
www.somersetoutdoorplay.org.uk
The South West Local Government Association exists to represent and promote the regional interests of the population of the South West, and the local authorities that serve them.
http://www.southwest-ra.gov.uk
The South West Observatory is a regional information gateway. It allows access to a network of analysts and information across a broad range of demographic, environmental and economic services.
http://www.swo.org.uk
Voscur works to support and develop a thriving, effective and influential voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Bristol.
http:www.voscar.org
Play England is part of NCB and is supported by the Big Lottery Fund
