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Importance of public playgrounds confirmed by new study the garden, playgrounds are the most popular spaces for outdoor play at least once a week, closely followed by green spaces, and they are also the third most adventurous place for children’s play. The paper’s lead author, Professor Helen Dodd, says: “We can see that playgrounds and green areas are critical spaces for children’s play, particularly outdoor, adventurous play.
Free-to-access, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play according to a new national survey from the University of Reading.
place. The British Children’s Play Survey was conducted with a nationally representative sample of 1919 adult respondents who had a child aged 5-11 years.
In the largest study of play in Britain, children on average spent more time playing in playgrounds than any other
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“It is therefore crucial that all children have access to spaces like these for their development and wellbeing. “Providing the spaces is not enough though, urban planning must take into account how children and families will travel to and access these spaces and they need to be engaging and interesting places for children’s play.”
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a dramatic rise in footfall in public play facilities over the course of the pandemic, demonstrating how important these assets are to children and local communities.
“Playgrounds are vital community assets which have a significant impact on children’s health and wellbeing,” he continued.
The SLCC, which represents the chief officers to over 5,000 town, parish and community councils, are calling on the Government to recognise the importance of play in exercise, provide financial support for shared public spaces and longterm legacy funding for parks and playgrounds.
“Recent years have seen a sharp decline in the number of playgrounds. These community spaces are hugely under-funded and hundreds are disappearing. “There is now an urgent need for sustained investment in a UK-wide network of playgrounds to protect and enhance children’s health.” Shrewsbury Town Council conducted research showing
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Given all this challenge and change, the title for the 2021 Amenity Forum Annual Conference is ‘Facing the Future’. What will the new normal bring?
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How will amenity organisations need to adapt and change? What will be the impact of proposed policy changes in how the work is undertaken? All these topics and more will be covered. The conference is being held at the Kettering Conference Centre in Northampton on October 21st. For those still uncertain about travelling to a physical venue, the conference will also be available on-line as in 2020. Amenity Forum Enquiry 3
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What has been highlighted during the time since the virus impacted has been the vital and important role of amenity management, seeking to keep amenity and sports surfaces safe and healthy.
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A growing number of leading academics are also calling for children to be placed at the heart of the nation’s recovery post-pandemic, with experts calling for a ‘summer of play’.
Amenity Forum reveals 2021 conference details The pandemic has impacted on every aspect of daily life and recovery will be long and extremely challenging.
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Chair of the Association of Play Industries (API), Mark Hardy, said the study confirms the essential role that public play areas have in the physical and mental health of children.
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