About Us
About Us
PlayPeace is a registered charity ( SCIO51902) founded by parents of kids with additional support needs. Proudly parent led, we offer opportunities for fun, friendships and support all year round through various programmes of activity.
Families of any child or young person with additional support needs (diagnosed or undiagnosed) can attend, along with brothers and sisters. A responsible adult or carer is required to attend the sessions with their children or young people.
We are at present a small but ambitious charity, offering quality services that set out to remove all barriers to participation . We don’t have our own base, instead hiring out various community venues where we offer our services.
We are grateful to our funders: Shared Care Scotland, the Peoples’ Health Trust, Scottish Government Carer breather funding and generous local business C & J ER Consulting Ltd for ongoing support, as well as individual donations received which allow us to offer highly subsidised activities and programmes. We also benefit from ongoing support from the wonderful Community Champion Kylie Barrie, of Tesco Bellshill.
The Board
Nichola
Chairperson
Siobhan
Vice Chairperson
David
Treasurer
Doris
Secretary
Aneta
Trustee
June
Trustee
Heather
Trustee
Kirsten
Trustee
Ann
Trustee
Mary
Trustee
Our Story
The absence of safe places and opportunities for children with additional support needs in North Lanarkshire was identified by parents, and a pilot summer holiday weekly club was parent led and run in summer 2016 to address this need.
By the end of the summer, with over twenty participating families having attended regularly, a committee was formed to build from these beginnings.
Over time , the services developed and grew based on the feedback of families and the need for the children and young people to maintain the friendships they had formed.
By summer 2019 PlayPeace offered a play session monthly, regular subsidised full day outings in school holidays and had identified the need for a programme of parent and carer support
By summer 2022 we applied to become a charity, recognising that in order to sustain and grow, the next step was to formalise our organisational status and work further towards our ambitions.
We became a SCIO in August 2022, and in December 2022 recruited our Chief Executive Officer.
The Team
Nichola Brown
CEO
Donna Quinn
Development Worker
Tegan Ramsay
Activities Co-Ordinator
Mairi McGhee
Activities Co-Ordinator
What we Offer
There are no geographic limitations on our participants, though some of our programmes are funded to a specific geographic area.
Please contact us if any queries regarding eligibility.
There is no upper or lower age limit on the children and young people we support, though this is regularly reviewed to ensure we can accomodate demand and the individual needs of those attending. Our activities include:
- Twice weekly family play sessions ( Carfin and Coatbridge)
- Regular parent and carer support services and opportunities
- Group outings in all school holidays
- Themed parties and seasonal events
- Online parent peer support , advice and information
See our Events page to book a place.
