According to Channel 4 News hundreds of playground developments across England are up for the chop as part of the growing list of cuts. It looks like the Department for Education have put the brakes on the scheme we set up to deliver 1,500 new play areas. This was part of Labour’s £235m Playbuilder Scheme for community play.
Having worked with people representing the Play Industries I know there was criticism at the delays in getting round to fulfilling this pledge. It will now be a bit of a kick in the teeth for all those projects that were now looking forward to receiving their funding. Projects are not just delivered overnight – they take months of local consultation and planning. There are already about 2,000 playgrounds that have benefitted from the cash.
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