| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, leaflets, information packs and funding requests relating to National Playing Fields Association (NPFA) projects. Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Paul S. Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: The NPFA was established in 1925 by General Reginald Kentish for the purpose of providing recreation opportunities for local communities across the United Kingdom. NPFA campaigns for parks, playing fields and the improvement and creation of recreational sites. Nature of support: In 1985 the Paul S. Cadbury Trust approved a grant of £500 for a pilot training programme looking into play in a multi-cultural society. In 1986 the Trust made two grants to the NPFA. One grant of £500 was made for a workshop and follow-up study entitled 'Learning Peace Through Play.' A further £835 was allocated to a Play Train workshop on a racism workshop for play workers. Minutes: B&GSCT 6424, B&GSCT 6504, PSCT 423. Notes: File organised from newest to oldest within three sections, one for each grant. File numbered 'EA/7/75', 'EA/3', 'EA/2' for each of the three grants. These grants were assigned different subject classifications based on their subject matter. |