News & Events

Exciting news! Thanks to all the Scrap Team’s efforts we are seeing a new source of scrap materials open up to Play Resource. The team has been busy forging a new partnership with the team at NISP (National Industrial Symbiosis Programme) over the last month.  NISP is an innovative business opportunity programme that delivers bottom line benefits for members whilst generating positive outcomes for the environment and society. Put simply, their vision is to change the way business thinks. Operating at the forefront of Industrial Symbiosis thinking and practice, the programme helps companies take a fresh look at their resources.

By creating networks between businesses NISP facilitates the flow of resources, enabling what is one firms waste to become another firm’s raw material.  From our point of view it is putting us in contact with new firms who are providing us with excellent scrap materials – so watch out in the Scrap Store and e-bulletins for any new arrivals!!   We certainly think it is a recycling and re-use chain between businesses worth being part of.

January sees the launch of the Play Resource Art Competition 2010 to highlight the versatility of scrap materials. Participation offers schools the chance to win art & play materials as well as linking easily with the revised NI Primary Schools Curriculum!

To find out how to contribute to this exciting new collection of artwork created by children at primary Foundation, Keystage 1 & 2 and special needs simply download the flyer.

The competition will culminate in a Summer Exhibition at Play Resource.  The final exhibition will give members Ideas & Inspiration as to how the wealth of scrap materials available from Play Resource can be used as a fun, vibrant, free source of creativity, arts, play and education.

We hope to encourage future generations of artists too by getting them started young! Deadline for entries is Wednesday 31 March 2010 at 5pm.