If you wish to join
If you wish to join please ring:
Jinny Rawlings on 01531 820693
... and leave her your full name, address and telephone number.
You will them be sent joining details - including a date to come over to the play site and a copy of our site rules.
There is a one-off payment of £10, when you first come.
In coming to join we ask you to sign a membership form - this confirms you have read and agree to the play site rules and that you accept full responsibility for your child/children in your care.
Bournstream Trust has public indemnity insurance but is not staffed or supervised.
Every season we make every effort to keep the play site as safe, secure and enjoyable as possible.
We rely on you to know you childs abilities and limits in respect of their health and safety.
We are delighted that record numbers have joined us this past season & we have continued to use the generous donations to maintain & enhance the play site, to keep it all going stronger than ever!
One new family wrote:
"How impressed we were with the play area & the people involved. It was a pleasure to speak to Jinny - & my son was very pleased to have the letter sent to him personally. It was a lovely thought. A very pleasant lady showed us around & was very patient with all my son's questions. She talked about Barbara Saxton who clearly must have been a very charismatic person. Clearly you are all carrying on her vision. The play area is lovely & such a lot of hard work & commitment are put in to this project."
It was great to feel
so relaxed - that the children could
wander & explore, but it was so safe.
Joining Sessions
These happen on the second Saturday of each month - from March to October at 11 am, at the play site itself.
At your joining session you will be welcomed and shown over by one of our Committee/Parents - who can answer any other questions that you may have?
All children are welcome to come along with you then - it takes about 1/2 hour, and you can then stay on and play.
Disabled Access
There is a dropping off space in the carpark for wheelchairs, by the inner gate. Our new pathway links up a circuit for bikes, play vehicles and wheelchairs - and there is also wheelchair access to the water play area.
Our main pathway has been extended - so do remember to bring any vehicles & also helmets for extra safety, as its fast down the bends!
We have also added an easier access path across the car park for wheelchairs & buggies.
Our changing facilities, in the toilet house, are limited (by H&S) but we continue to work on this.
Do please remember there is NO safe drinking water on site.
Safety & Health
There's nowhere like it!
There is no escaping the fact that Bournstream is an OUTDOOR play site - meaning it always takes a battering from both the weather & the kids!
We work hard to keep it safe - but in joining you are accepting responsibility for supervising those children in your care, or others who come with you.
IF you do notice any damage or something unsafe then please contact us asap - using the telephone numbers on the toilet house wall. This includes any problems with the padlocks or gates.
We try NOT to have loads of notices everywhere (saying "thou shalt not.." ) all over the play site itself - BUT any important updates or reminders are put up on the wall of the toilet house, for when you come in.
We turn the water off in the toilet house from the end of November through to March, to stop the pipes freezing up!
Please look out for them as you enter!
Thank you.
