After the long summer break, it’s time to get back to school!
Hope you’ve all had fun in the holidays? We’ve been busy installing lots of shade sails ready for the new term, so some nice colourful playgrounds to welcome children and staff back!
Fingers crossed we get a little more sunshine before the dark nights and cold weather start to creep back in…if not, there’s always our weatherproof shade sails, so all can enjoy being outside come rain or shine!
Our waterproof Shade Sails provide the perfect all-weather protection from both the sun and rain, and are available in a wide range of colours. However, as if that wasn’t enough…we can also print onto them offering a completely personalised solution for your school/setting. Whether you would like your school logo, a welcome message in different languages or a picture of the sun, we can help! Contact us to find out more.
Increasingly announced in weather forecasts, the UV Index provides us with an indication of the day’s risk to UV Rays. The UV Index is based on the UV intensity expected when the sun is at its highest point, between 11am – 3pm.
Make sure you know you and your family’s skin types and keep an eye on the UV Index. That way you are prepared and can still enjoy yourself in the sun! Follow our sun safety tips - sun protection cream, hats, sunglasses and of course shade!
UV Index chart information sourced from the Sun Smart website^
Just as important as the General Election, Ambleside Primary School’s Shade Sail election!
Ambleside Primary School’s children voted for their favourite design and colours for the Shade Sails being installed into their Nottingham playground. The children all coloured in blank Shade Sail design sheets to get involved and put their own stamp on their playground. The final design voted by the children was by ‘DJ Rice and Famous’ and stage one of the installation is now happening.
‘It’s been a good experience and it’s fun to choose ourselves what goes up around the school’ – DJ Rice and Famous of Ambleside Primary School, Nottingham.
For more information, comments from the children and photos about the Ambleside Primary School project please click here.
Stage 1 of the Shade Sail installation has commenced at Ambleside Primary School in Nottingham!
‘It’s a really exciting project for all involved as this is the first time (for us) that the children have been given the responsibility to be involved in every stage of the decision process…the children were so hard working and a pleasure to work with’ Safe Shade’s Operations Manager, Dagan Bradbury.
The children really got their teeth into the project and worked really well together. They looked thoroughly into the design, the importance of having shade in their playground and then presented their findings to the school’s board of Governors.
‘Working with an outside company has been an enjoyable experience and the children will love the sun shades’ comments Louisa a pupil involved in Ambleside Primary School’s Academy project.
For further comments from the children and photos please visit our project page.
Spring is finally here…phew. The weather is more pleasant, the days are longer, we all feel a little happier and of course want to spend more time enjoying the great outdoors.
Our Shade Sails provide the perfect shade solution, and are completely bespoke. Shade Sails are a stunning feature in your outdoor space, and allow you to still enjoy being outside without the worry of over exposure to harmful UV rays.
Our design team tailor the Shade Sails to suit both your shade requirements and budget. We have two fabrics, one is showerproof, the other is waterproof – both importantly filter UV rays. Available in a wide range of colours for shade fabric, support posts and safety padding - a great way to brighten up your outdoor space!
Every year Learning Through Landscapes (LTL) arrange the
National School Grounds Week. A week long event that focusses on different themes to encourage schools to make the most of their outdoor spaces for both learning and play. This year the theme is ‘Exhibition Mission’. The aim is to get as many UK schools as possible to turn their playgrounds into art galleries, showcasing their work and projects – we think it’s a great idea! LTL are encouraging schools to open their ‘Grounds into Galleries’ to parents and the community. To find out more about this event and the great work that LTL do please click here.
At Safe Shade we believe the design of an outdoor space is just as important as the inside. Unfortunately playgrounds are often over looked when it comes to upgrading or even the design of a new school. Having the right equipment in place is key in order to transform the outdoor environment into a more practical, usable space.
Very soon (fingers crossed) the nicer weather will be here, let’s make the most of it! Think of as many activities/lessons as you can that can be enjoyed outside the classroom. It adds more to the experience, especially after we’ve all been couped up inside for so long! And, who cares if it’s raining, with weatherproof Shade Sails for shelter! Enjoy the outdoors!
Congratulations to Clare Schmieder and her team at Old Town Children’s Centre in Poole, Dorset, who are the very worthy winners of Nursery World’s Outdoor Challenge 2010, run in association with Learning Through Landscapes.
Safe Shade are members of Learning Through Landscapes and were more than happy to provide the top prize for the Outdoor Challenge 2010! Clare’s in-depth entry impressed the judges so much with her plans to maximise the Old Town Children’s Centre’s outdoor area into ‘…an attractive & adventurous space…providing free-flow access for all children’.
The Safe Shade team are looking forward to heading down to Poole to meet Clare and discuss her many prizes!!! Which include, a Safe Shade Shade Sail worth £6,ooo, Safe Shade graphics, Learning Through Landscapes site visit, a year’s subscription to Nursery World and Learning Through Landscapes Play Out Toolkit!!!
We’ll keep you posted on the progress of the project and look forward to installing the Shade Sails!
We are pleased to announce that Safe Shade are now partners with award-winning KOMPAN Play Equipment! KOMPAN provides intelligently designed play solutions from sand-pits and themed climbing frames to outdoor fitness equipment for children of all ages! KOMPAN’s equipment provides an excellent addition to our product portfolio and we can’t wait to introduce the range to our customers!
Our shade sails already provide a great transformation to outdoor spaces, with KOMPAN’s equipment we can now offer complete solutions!
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