PLAY PROJECT MAKES USE OF THE COASTLINE
Play Ranger Project
Crosby Coastal Park, Sefton
"I really enjoy the crabbing," says Ben, a 13-year-old from Sefton who is a regular and a junior play ranger at Crosby Coastal Park. Local parent Sharon Cunningham agrees: "The children are really made up by it, they really like crabbing."
Collecting crabs is just one of the activities that Jayne Foat, the park's lone play ranger, is using to reconnect children aged eight to 13 with Sefton's coastline. "The best times for me personally as a child were when playing outdoors, so it's a passion of mine to encourage children to play outside," she says. "It's about getting them interested in the outdoors and messy play rather than just playing on the PlayStation. The parents love it. They talk about how it's bringing that type of play back for their own children."
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