Town and parish councils can boost communities by supporting play streets
Streets constitute the majority of public space in our villages and towns. To see them only as places to drive and park cars is to undervalue them. Streets can and should be places where people...Read more
Play Wales: ‘Adults should pay better attention to children’s play needs’
Adults should pay ‘better attention’ to children’s play needs in order to serve their interests better, says the head of Wales’ national body for play.Read more
Play campaigners demand government ‘levels up’ access for children
The Association of Play Industries (API) says access to public play spaces in UK cities and towns is ‘unfair and unequal’, and wants government action to level up children’s opportunities for play.Read more
Playing outside: who, where and what?
Fortunately, more and more attention is being paid to a play-friendly public space in both research and policy. Yet there is still little insight into very basic questions. For example, do boys play more outside than...Read more
Campaigners ‘delighted’ at decision to reopen playgrounds
The Association of Play Industries (API) has welcomed the news that playgrounds in England are to reopen.Read more
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