Topic: #playingoutside

Campaigners ‘delighted’ at decision to reopen playgrounds

The Association of Play Industries (API) has welcomed the news that playgrounds in England are to reopen. (more…)Read more

25-06-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Decline in playgrounds is a ‘public health issue’

The worrying trend of closing public playgrounds in the UK poses a real ‘public health issue’, say campaigners. Addressing a ‘massive decline’ in mainly urban playgrounds across the country, the Association of Play Industries (API) has...Read more

23-01-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

If in doubt, let them out – children have the right to play

New research from Statistics Canada’s Canadian Health Measures Survey reaffirmed the dramatic decline in Canadian children’s fitness seen over the past 35 years — with only one-third of Canadian school-aged children meeting physical activity guidelines. Other...Read more

18-12-2019|Comment|author: admin