Carmarthenshire Purple Routes

Purple Routes is Carmarthenshire’s Big Lottery Fund awarded play project, run by Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS).

The aim of Purple Routes is to facilitate free of charge, open access play sessions, where children and young people take an active role in their own freely chosen play.

Eight areas have been chosen for the project which are: Pantyffynnon, Newcastle Emlyn, Llandovery, Carmarthen, Glanymor and Tyisha, Burry Port, Felinfoel and Bigyn. The project aims to encourage community members to support the development of play in the areas in which they live, recognise the child’s right to play, the impact it has on life and its importance for everyone.

Open access play is any provision in which the process of play is facilitated by staff where children are free to come and go as they please, free to decide for themselves what they want to do, why they are doing it and how they go about it.

There is no contract between the playworkers and parents or carers to provide care for any duration whilst the child is present. The open access project is aimed at children age between 5-15 years and children attending under the age of 5 should be accompanied by an adult.

Play sessions run from Monday- Friday 3.30pm-5.30pm, but times will change during the Half Term. The play sessions involve den making, circus, arts and crafts, water slides, sports, junk modelling and lots more.

We also have volunteering opportunities for those who would like to gain experience working with children and young people. For more information, please contact Joanna Owen on 01267 245566 or Joanna.owen@cavs.org.uk.  Website: www.purpleroutes.co.uk