Pupils in Pembrokeshire have put forward ideas on what their school playground should look like.

Around 40 children together with some teaching staff from 13 primary schools recently attended a Play Conference at the headquarters of the 2nd Milford Haven Sea Scouts in Gelliswick, Milford Haven.

Titled ‘The Great Outdoors’, the conference followed on from a similar event for head teachers the week previously.

Pupils spend the morning session talking about their playgrounds and agreeing on an action they could take back to their school councils.

To assist the children realise their first identified action, every school which attended will receive a small grant from the Welsh Governments All-Wales Play Opportunities Grant.

There was also discussions on the possibility of opening school playgrounds to families in the local community.

The young people will return for a second conference in the autumn to discuss what they have achieved/

Pembrokeshire County Council’s Play Sufficiency officer, Damian Golden, said the feedback from pupils had been encouraging, with one of them saying he didn’t want the conference to end.

Damian added: “This was a brilliant opportunity for children to take the lead, working with their peers and teaching staff to make real changes to their play areas that every child will benefit from and, hopefully, also local families.”

Throughout the day, groups of pupils were able to enjoy food toasted on a camp fire supervised by Tom Bean, an education ranger with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.

The also took part in team indoor games and learnt how to build outdoor shelters.