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News: Latest - distributed around Yorkshire January 25, 2017 11:58:59 AM
Locke Park will introduce Barnsley’s first smoke free play area at a launch on Wednesday, 25 January.
The launch will also showcase the brand new signage which was designed as part of a schools competition. Sienna Dudley, age 7, from Worsbrough Bank End Primary School was the selected winner, chosen by Cllr Jim Andrews, Cabinet spokesperson, Public Health.
Competition finalists, who have all been invited to the launch to receive their certificates of achievement, will see their own designs as an official sign to be used in parks across the borough.
This scheme is part of ‘Breathe 2025’, Barnsley’s vision in which the next generation of children are born and raised in a borough free from tobacco and where smoking is rarely seen.
The ambition is for smoke free play parks in each of the six area councils with all 24 key play parks across the borough becoming smoke free.
Cllr Jim Andrews, Cabinet spokesperson for Public Health, said: “We want to ensure smoking becomes almost invisible to protect children’s health. Children and young people are influenced by adult behaviour and are less likely to start smoking if they do not view it as a normal part of everyday life. As smoking becomes less visible and less of a social norm it will reduce smoking uptake by children and young people.”
The smoke-free zones will be managed through a voluntary code and there will be no enforcement action.
Cllr Andrews added: “Although there is no threat of enforcement, we hope that people will show consideration for children using this play area by not smoking.
Following on from Locke Park, next month will also see Elsecar Park take up the scheme.
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