Play is very important to children. Children can be valued members of our community and it can only bring value to a community if there is a bridge across the generation. This happens naturally in families, there is often a close and positive bond between children and their grandparents. It would be great if this could be emulated in the general community. You can see this in action at Snak Shak in the High Street, an outstanding project run by local volunteers that meets the needs of young people.
This year Playday, an established national campaign that aims to raise the profile of play, is using 4th August as Our Place. Hopefully thousands of children, young people and communities will get out to play at locally organized events.
There is an event at Manhood Community College on 6th August from 12.00 to 4.00pm:
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Most skin cancers are caused by overexposure to
ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun or sunbeds.
As I write this, we are experiencing lovely sunny weather, who knows if it will continue into August, but this is a good time to remind everyone about the dangers of the sunshine. Parents need to be vigilant as children are children and cannot remember to cover up and use sun cream.
- Slip on a shirt
- Slap on a hat and
- Slop on some sun cream
There is no such thing as a Healthy Tan! Going brown is the skin trying to protect itself. It can be worse by the sea and you will not feel burning until it is too late because of the lovely sea breezes. Make sure you have adequate factor in your sun cream. Single figures just doesn’t cut it. And don’t forget to keep applying. It will wear off over the day. But wearing a long sleeved shirt and a hat will also help to ward off the rays.
Enjoy the summer and be safe.
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