News posts since 2008
In May we put on an event for the Playskill Dads. We went to the Aquadrome to go sailing with Colne Valley Special Sailors – this was for Playskill children or siblings. A huge thank you to Elaine Coombs for making this possible. Here are the pictures of this lovely, slightly windy, day:
Wonderful news! Playskill has been chosen to receive a portion of £3000 Community Matters funding. The actual amount received will be decided by customers voting at John Lewis (Watford) customer restaurant ‘The Place to Eat’. (The restaurant is on the second floor and is accessible for buggies via a lift.) […]
The Playskill May Ball has been postponed until the Autumn term when it will take place in the form of a party. We hope to see lots of you there. More information on the date and the venue soon.
5 Year Anniversary Celebrations have begun for Playskill with a huge re-union party for over 140 including families from the first ever Playskill pilot group in April 2006, plus much loved friends of the group including Cedric Levitt and Councillor Alan Burlenshaw representing Watford Council. The decorations as ever were fun […]
Thanks to Reaching Communities, our wonderful new group on Wednesday afternoons in Watford has started. We are having such fun – it has been challenging to come up with new older type table top activities as well as a blend of some of the Playskill classics – soft-play and messy […]
Talk from Playskill AGM 2010 by Sarah Cicco, Parent I am delighted to have the opportunity to publicly show my appreciation for Playskill. My daughter Anna started Playskill when she was one year old. Playskill has seen her through her crawling, walking and early communication milestones. Anna had a break […]
Watford Mencap have a new film out to celebrate their Diamond Jubilee. They filmed one of the Playskill Mums, Angelina Sclafani-Murphy, and her son, Liam. To watch the film: http://www.watfordmencap.org.uk/get_involved/diamond_jubilee
This year’s outing to Willows Farm was a wonderful success once more! We had beautiful weather and over 60 children and parents from the past 4 years of the groups came along. It was a delightful day and so good to see the progress of our children in action. Thanks to all involved!
Wonderful news! The Reaching Communities bid was successful! That means five years of funding for the existing Watford group and the new afternoon nursery group starting in January 2011. It will also cover, from January 2011 onwards, all the parents’ breakfast groups and an annual outing for all the families. […]