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30.11.2009
New Managing Director unveils fresh business focus and brand image for SMP (Playgrounds) Ltd
SMP (Playgrounds) Ltd, one of the world’s leading specialists in outdoor play area and ball court provision for children, teenagers and third generation users, today unveils its new brand.
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27.11.2009
Notts Sport Playground Project gets top marks from youngsters
Youngsters in the East Lancashire community of Littleborough are making the most of brand new playground facilities – thanks to a vibrant, tailor-made design by world-leading synthetic surfacing specialist Notts Sport.
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27.11.2009
Land of adventure comes to urban park
What a transformation! A huge park in the London Borough of Havering has recently undergone some Wicksteed magic!
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19.11.2009
Leicester City legend Steve Walsh opens Notts Sport multisport facility
A small Midlands community is benefiting from a new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) after enlisting leading synthetic surfacing specialist Notts Sport to design and project-manage the facility
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17.11.2009
Approved by Royal Parks
Timberplay Set Sail at Princess Diana Memorial Garden After 8 years of exceptionally heavy use the Adventure Playground at the Princess Diana Memorial Garden was in need to some updating, so the Royal Parks called in Timberplay to carry out a £150,000 refurbishment.
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16.11.2009
eibe’s latest Natural Play Area for only 13K
Pete Tidey the parish councillor for Eversley Council had a strong vision to develop the small woodland area in the heart of Eversley, the play area was dark and had some very old swings.
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13.11.2009
Ware youngsters invited to help buid play area
Young people throughout Ware have been working hard over the last few months to design a new adventure playground at King George V playing fields as part of East Herts Council’s ‘Playing on the Wildside’ project.
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11.11.2009
Timberplay scores double at top Industry Awards
Timberplay are riding high after a double success at Horticulture Week’s Landscape and Amenity awards last week. Not only was their own submission, Castle Howard short listed in the category of Best Playspace, but the overall winner of the category was stocked exclusively with Timberplay equipment!
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10.11.2009
Join The Playground Revolution
Leading playground equipment designer, manufacturer and exporter Sutcliffe Play, is delighted to be exhibiting for the first time at this year’s Building Schools Exhibition & Conference Middle East & North Africa (BSEC MENA) in Abu Dhabi on 13-14 December.
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06.11.2009
New North Kensington adventure playground sets the pace for Pathfinder!
Timberplay’s Natural Play has come to West London – and it seems that the children of Kensington, Chelsea and the surrounding areas are delighted. A Phase 1 £400,000 development in Little Wormwood Scrubs opened at the start of July 2009 and attracted a staggering 500 children on the opening day and since then has averaged around 150 children per day.
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05.11.2009
Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour in our local parks
Anti-social behaviour (ASB) is virtually any intimidating or threatening activity that scares you or damages your quality of life. Many communities are affected by rowdy, noisy behaviour, yobbish behaviour, vandalism and graffiti.
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05.11.2009
PlayQuest Adventure Play Ltd – ‘The Missing Link’
“A derelict site, a local eyesore and a blot on the landscape”. These were the terms used to describe the ‘Link’ play area in Shobnall, Staffordshire.
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02.11.2009
Notts Sport appoints new childs play installer in South West
Notts Sport – the UK’s leading designer of synthetic surfacing systems for sport, play and leisure – has expanded its team of expert installers with the appointment of Somerset company Arborista to serve the South West.
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23.10.2009
Melcourt Master Stockists meet to hear about the serious business of play...
Master Stockists of Melcourt products gathered at Tetbury for their annual meeting last week to hear Roger Davis, a nationally recognised expert
in children’s play from the Oxfordshire Playing Fields Association, give a talk on childrens’ play.
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20.10.2009
Government Minister Visits The Pendlewood Success Story!
Leading politician and Minister for the North West of England, Phil Woolas, has become the latest MP to pass through the Pendlewood gates and see our success story first hand.
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19.10.2009
Animal Magic at Wicksteed
Wicksteed Playscapes has been looking after a variety of animals at their HQ and luckily ones that need very little maintenance.
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12.10.2009
Flagship Playground for Green Flag Park
Sutcliffe Play was delighted to win the tender for Cassiobury Park Pools Playground, a flagship playground for Watford Borough Council. The refurbished Cassiobury Park playground was officially opened by Elected Mayor, Dorothy Thornhill.
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08.10.2009
Futuristic Play
Strange noises have been heard at a factory in the heart of Northamptonshire and sightings of a UPO (Unidentified Playing Object) have been reported. The object has been described as ‘spider-like’ with flashing lights and emitting electronic sounds!
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08.10.2009
eibe and Nursery Hill just Love Playtime…….
The successful development of another Foundation Stage outdoor play area has taken place at Nursery Hill Primary School in Nuneaton. Plans to re-develop the play area started last year when the Nursery approached eibe and wanted help planning the re-development of their outdoor Play Space.
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02.10.2009
Inspection and Maintenance - Insurance Statement
The API approached TL Dallas, insurance specialists for outdoor and indoor play, on behalf of its members with regard to an insurance perspective relating to children's play and the creation of natural play spaces; they have responded as follows:
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01.10.2009
eibe’s “Land Ahoy” is the call at Skerne Park Primary School
The children of Skerne Park Primary School in Darlington came back after their Summer Holidays to a great surprise!!!
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28.09.2009
Indoor Play Operator successes recognized at PPA ASPIRE Awards 2009
The winners of the 2009 Awards for the Play Industry Recognising Excellence (ASPIRE) were announced at a fantastic industry awards dinner held on Tuesday as a part of Leisure Industry Week.
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28.09.2009
The Scorpion leaves a sting in the tail at IOG Saltex 2009!
Record RSS, who are renowned for their forward thinking design in outdoor play equipment, recently launched their latest highly anticipated dynamic piece of play equipment ‘The Scorpion’ at this year’s Exhibition.
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25.09.2009
Wicksteed Playscapes and Rogers Play Systems lead the way
Wicksteed is delighted to announce an exclusive new partnership between Rogers Play Systems and Wicksteed Playscapes.
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25.09.2009
Help inform Play Englands future plans
As Play England approaches the final year of our original 5-year plan, they are asking for your views on the work so far and the direction our future plans might take.
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23.09.2009
Ludic’ Area from Proludic - The future of Adventure Play
At this year’s SALTEX exhibition, Proludic unveiled the international launch of Ludic’ Area. The Duke of Kent witnessed the unveiling of this ground-breaking concept, which has the potential to shape the future of adventure play and introduces a look beyond the notion of the destination park.
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23.09.2009
Telford and Wrekin Council
Following Lappset’s successful completion of Town Park in Telford we were presented with an invitation to submit a quotation for Dale End Play Area in Ironbridge. Both projects were tendered and subject to public consultation.
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23.09.2009
HMS Forefield
Pendlewood Ltd has just completed one of its most epic and adventurous play structures to date and the lucky beneficiaries are the children at a Merseyside primary school.
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18.09.2009
A UPO (Unidentified Playing Object) has been sighted on Windsor Racecourse!
Strange, bleeping noises were heard and flashing, coloured lights were spotted by visitors to Wicksteed’s stand at the SALTEX exhibition. A sudden invasion of an alien airship from outer space? No, fear not, it was one of the latest play products on show from Wicksteed Playscapes!
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17.09.2009
Meeting the Learning Goals - Snug supports Early Years Foundation Stage
September 2008 saw the introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) by the Department of Children, Schools and Families. This play based framework will ensure all under fives in childcare benefit from a safe, secure and happy environment where they can play and develop.
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16.09.2009
Record RSS announce partnership with Halcrow
Innovative playground and sports equipment manufacturers Record RSS are pleased to announce a partnership with leading planning, design and management services company Halcrow. Halcrow will be working closely with Record RSS to enhance the play value of future schemes by incorporating natural play and responding to the context of each site through landscape design. The combined aim is to deliver play spaces that are exciting and challenging, with a sense of place.
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10.09.2009
Irchester Country Park Benefits from new Play Space
eibe Play Ltd recently finished the development of a new Adventure Play Space at Irchester Country Park near Wellingborough. The £100,000 project which was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund?????? Was completed in March this year and is proving to be a massive success.
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04.09.2009
Play Day 2009 comes to Valley Gardens in Harrogate
What better way to officially open the new Valley Gardens Play Area in Harrogate than on Play Day 2009?
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02.09.2009
Notts Sport Cricket and Dura Sport Complete Leicestershire CCC Indoor School Refurbishment
Notts Sport Cricket has played a key role in the refurbishment of one of the best indoor cricket facilities in the country.
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02.09.2009
Youngsters Work On Their Wildside
Young people aged 12 - 16 will soon be putting their hard hats on to create a new adventure playground at King George V playing fields in Ware as part of East Herts Council’s ‘Playing on the Wildside’ project.
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01.09.2009
New appointment to Schoolscapes’ management team
Schoolscapes recognises the importance of its corporate and local authority clients and is pleased to announce the appointment of Cherie J. Wood as UK Business Development Manager with special responsibility for taking the Schoolscapes product range to new markets and providing unsurpassed levels of customer service.
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01.09.2009
eibe inspire a new play venture ‘Café Parc’ Cardiff
After running Café Junior in Cathays, Cardiff for five years, Mr Wagg a local Entrepreneur was looking for ways to develop the business concept to cater for older children and their families.
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25.08.2009
£150k Playground Built in 6 Days
The PlayFair Playscape was designed by the API Design Team (comprising of 4 leading play manufacturer’s) and incorporated 32 different products from 19 suppliers/sponsors. With only 6 days to build the whole area, precision planning and efficient installation were paramount to success… with a stroke of luck on the weather front also playing a part!
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19.08.2009
IOG Saltex - where outdoor play is fun
With over 30 top play manufacturers and suppliers – including some of the biggest names in the business – plus the new and exciting Sensory Play Experience as well as dedicated seminar sessions by Play England on inclusive play and funding complemented by an interesting insight into landscape-led natural play design, this year’s IOG SALTEX open space management show is a must-see event for everyone who’s serious about outdoor play.
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18.08.2009
Back to nature in Kings Lynn
If you go down to the woods in King’s Lynn today, you can be sure of a great surprise…! Nestling in amongst the undulating landscapes, enhanced recently by Wicksteed Playscapes, are intriguing woody trails, craggy rocks for sitting on or clambering over and natural, roped walkways plus the odd sprinkling of play products such as a soaring swing and colourful multi-play system.
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12.08.2009
National Play Day - electronic style
Throughout the summer children, young people, parents, carers and general communities will undoubtedly be getting out and about in the fresh air but Wednesday August 5th was officially named as National Playday.
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10.08.2009
Roll up, roll up! - Exciting times for the residents of Warrington
Orford Park is brimming over with exciting play and fitness products in specially themed playscapes Exciting times for the residents of Warrington, Cheshire, as sparkling, new play areas light up Orford Park.
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05.08.2009
Proludic Launch Red Carpet Show at Saltex
Proludic will again be attending the outdoor show in Windsor, Saltex. Positioned at their usual stand space, stand D1 they will be showcasing a range of products suitable for Playbuilder and the Playpathfinder agenda.
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04.08.2009
Playfair review in pictures - DCE
Playfair, in just two years, has become the major showcase for Outdoor Play Equipment. The API members involved should be delighted and proud. Their commitment to the event has been commendable, says Steve Hilton, DCE.
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04.08.2009
Inspection Probes
With the introduction of the revised standard for playground equipment BS EN 1176:2008 coming fully into force on the 1st June 2009 there are a number of important changes to the probes used for the testing of equipment.
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31.07.2009
Engaging Pupils in and out of the Classroom with Playforce’s Free Climbing Adventure Trail, Your Children will Love It
By providing a variety of experiences for your children, the New Playforce Free Climbing Adventure Trail, can form part of your schools vision to create ‘climbing places’ where children are active and engaged in and out of the classroom.
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31.07.2009
The Charter for Children’s Play – promotional resources
Play England have recently launched a new set of resources to help you raise the awareness of the importance of play for children in your area.
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30.07.2009
Planning and Design for Outdoor Sport and Play
The Fields in Trust Autumn Conference ‘Planning and Design for Outdoor Sport and Play’ is taking place on the 14th September 2009 at Church House, Westminster, London
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30.07.2009
Proludic Revamp Marmion Park
When creating a new play area, you are not just providing a space in which children can play; it is a space that the whole community can enjoy.
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28.07.2009
Sutcliffe Play design competition leads to a new dynamic range
Sutcliffe Play, designer and manufacturer of cutting edge playground equipment, has developed a new range of dynamic play equipment following an internal design competition.
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27.07.2009
Inspection & Maintenance - HSE Statement
The API and the RPII have approached the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) on behalf of its members with regard to the HSE's position on health and safety law as it relates to children's play and the creation of natural play spaces; they have responded..
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27.07.2009
PlayFair 2009 boasts 35% increase in visitors
Two days of glorious sunshine accompanied PlayFair 2009, the play, sport and leisure activity event, which took place from the 23rd – 24th June at Stoneleigh Park.
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27.07.2009
Record RSS launch their Top Secret ‘Project X’ at IOG Saltex 2009!
Record RSS, who are renowned for their forward thinking design in outdoor play equipment, will be launching their latest highly anticipated dynamic piece of play equipment at this year’s Exhibition.
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27.07.2009
Chorley takes the Challenge
A new play area has recently been opened at Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire.
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24.07.2009
PPA ASPIRE Awards return for 2009
The PPA ASPIRE Awards are set to return for 2009 after a successful launch event last year.
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21.07.2009
Company Expansion
Pendlewood Ltd has continued to grow and thrive throughout the current recession and the development of the company recently took another huge step forward as we expanded our premises – to twice the size as before!
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21.07.2009
CHAS Accreditation - Pendlewood
Pendlewood Ltd had reason to celebrate recently after becoming fully accredited members of the highly respected Health & Safety organisation CHAS.
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17.07.2009
Designing Outdoor Play Environments Conference
Designing Outdoor Play Environments is a conference with a difference.
It is an opportunity for you to learn more about the design, risk, standards and the benefits of natural play environments.
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16.07.2009
Brand new stainless steel trail from Playdale!
As the creators of the original timber Adventure Trail, Playdale now introduce a stainless steel version which as well as being a stand alone range, compliments the rest of their ‘City’ playground equipment.
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15.07.2009
API Members Image Gallery
A selection of sites can be viewed in the gallery giving company names, details of site and approx value of the project. Useful for those who are looking for examples of what is available and achievable.
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15.07.2009
John Grogan MP for Selby opens the new Record RSS 250k Powder Coating Facility
Leading playground designer and manufacturer, Record RSS have recently invested £250,000 in a new Powder Coating plant at their Selby North Yorkshire site. The new facility was officially opened by the Rt Hon John Grogan MP on the 4th July 2009.
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15.07.2009
Playfair 2009 Review
We hope you all managed to visit our stand at the recent Playfair 2009 exhibition, which is supported by the API (Association of Play Industries).
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03.07.2009
Great Success at Playfair 2009
Visitor and exhibitor comments at Playfair 2009 said it all: “Really impressed,” “See everything in a condensed space,” “Playscape area is very good,” “Agreeably surprised,” “Brilliant! Definitely worth it,” “An eye opener. Very creative,” “Really interesting. Good to see and compare, test, try out and ask questions.”
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03.07.2009
Record RSS ‘move it move it’ at PlayFair 2009!
Innovative Play and Sports equipment manufacturer Record RSS recently launched their Outdoor Fitness Range at this years PlayFair exhibition . Young and old were queuing up to try out the sleek black and silver units which are based on popular gym apparatus.
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02.07.2009
Notts Sport scores 25 years at the top of the non-turf trade
This year, leading synthetic surfacing designer Notts Sport has something big to celebrate – 25 years of ground-breaking solutions that have revolutionised sports and play provision at every level.
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02.07.2009
Fitness Fun From Sutcliffe Play
Yorkshire based Sutcliffe Play, an innovative playground equipment designer and manufacturer has introduced a new range of outdoor fitness equipment
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01.07.2009
Playday 2009
Playday is a national campaign – now in its 22nd year – where thousands of children and young people get out and play at locally organised event.
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26.06.2009
Notts Sports appoints new head of multi-sports
Notts Sport, the leading supplier of sports and play synthetic surfacing solutions, has appointed a new Head of Multi-Sports.
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23.06.2009
Designing Outdoor Play Environments Conferences, 2009
The aim of this conference is to provide an opportunity to further develop people’s knowledge, skills and experience about designing outdoor play environments.
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22.06.2009
Risk and Challenge for Playbuilder Play Areas
To meet the growing demand for providing challenging opportunities for Playbuilder play areas, Proludic have introduced two new product ranges.
The Clamber Boulders and Summit Nets range make excellent additions to both natural and urban play areas. They also meet the Playbuilder / Playpathfinder agenda, as they are designed specifically for the 8-13 age group.
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19.06.2009
Snug Launches at Fizzy Lizard
Snug, Sutcliffe Play’s innovative and unique loose parts play equipment, has launched at Fizzy Lizard, Huddersfield’s newest indoor and outdoor play facility for under 8s.
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18.06.2009
Is Natural Play Here to Stay?
The Government’s pledge to improve and create more play areas for 8-13 year olds with a cash injection of £235 billion last year is a positive step forward but have the play purists got it right?
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17.06.2009
eibe Play are rewarded with another Green Apple award
eibe Play are honoured to be presented with another Green Plaque award for the development of a new natural Play Space at Brocks Hill Country Park, Leicestershire.
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02.06.2009
80 per cent of children are deprived of outdoor play due to Cotton Wool Society
New statistics recently released reveal a disconnection between what parents want for their children and the reality of our current Nanny state.
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01.06.2009
Best Delivery Guide for Local Authorities
The Guide aims to support and steer Local Authorities in their implementation of the Government’s National Play Strategy. By offering a series of practical tips, the API hopes the Guide will help to eliminate the problems Local Authorities faced during Phase One as delivery of Phase Two begins.
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28.05.2009
Sharing good practice on Playbuilder and Playpathfinder topics
Key Note speakers once again joined Proludic last month to share, discuss and debate the current issues and trends in the play industry.
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28.05.2009
Safe from Bullying guidance on tackling bullying outside of school
The Department for Children, Schools and Families would like to inform you that it has recently published Safe from Bullying, guidance on tackling bullying outside of schools. It consists of a suite of guidance documents setting out how different local services can work together to prevent and respond to bullying outside of schools. This builds on the success of our Safe to Learn guidance on tackling bullying in schools. Safe from Bullying contains specific documents for practitioners working in play and leisure provision, youth activities, local authorities and other strategic leaders, extended services in and around schools, Further Education (FE) colleges, Children’s Homes, and on journeys around the community. They are supported by a set of training resources for staff.
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27.05.2009
Cotton wool culture stifling the nation's children
Parents must shake-off the cotton-wool culture and just let children be children, council leaders said today, as they pledged to put the adventure back into the nation’s playtimes.
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27.05.2009
Hackney is on the right path with play!
After years of neglect three play parks in Hackney are experiencing something of a renaissance, thanks to Pathfinder Phase One.
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22.05.2009
Play time for Ed
Park Leisure and The London Borough of Redbridge welcomed Ed Balls, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families when he attended the opening of their new natural play area in Ray Park, South Woodford.
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22.05.2009
Inspiring Play for 25 years
As the Association of Play Industries (API) celebrates its milestone 25 year anniversary, its crucial role as the leading trade body within the play sector has become ever more significant.
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18.05.2009
Play & Leisure ltd – Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council refurbishment of play areas
Play & Leisure Ltd is pleased to announce the recent refurbishment of 3 new sites for Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council.
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14.05.2009
Camden opens 12 Pathfinder Play areas
The London Borough of Camden now boasts 12 exciting play areas thanks to the first wave of Pathfinder Funding. Environmental Consultancy, Land Use Consultants managed the planning and design of 4 key sites that ranged from £35k to £75k.
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14.05.2009
Knowsley benefit from first raft of Pathfinder funding
28 playgrounds around the Borough of Knowsley are receiving a significant boost after the successful application for Pathfinder funding by Knowsley Borough Council.
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13.05.2009
Electronic playscapes by Wicksteed
Wicksteed Playscapes is about to set the world of play alight; literally. With the official launch of their latest exciting product, which has individual, luminous satellites, flashing coloured lights and even talks - the industry is about to be truly amazed!
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13.05.2009
Playforce offers all customers free playground vouchers!
The country's leading designer of school play environments is leading a
playground revolution, by offering all customers the chance to earn
UNLIMITED vouchers for creating fantastic new Playground Zones.
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13.05.2009
Launch of Sutcliffe Play Scotland
Sutcliffe Play, the UK’s leading children’s play equipment designer and manufacturer, has completed a joint venture agreement resulting in the launch of a new company, Sutcliffe Play Scotland.
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13.05.2009
Notts Sport recruits new talent as Childsplay brand goes from strength to strength
Leading surfacing specialist Notts Sport has welcomed two new recruits following the successful launch of a feature that has enhanced its ChildsPlay systems.
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08.05.2009
Outdoor safety is child's play for Playforce customers
The country's leading provider of outdoor play equipment for schools has
launched a new School Aftercare Pack, designed to help schools keep their
children playing safely.
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08.05.2009
Record RSS look to take off at PlayFair 2009!
Record RSS invite everyone to come fly the ‘Typhoon’ at this years PlayFair, where they will be showcasing their latest ‘must have’ addition to any self respecting play area.
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08.05.2009
TV Celebrity opens Fitness Area at St Phillips!
St Phillips Special Needs School in Chessington, Surrey recently purchased several items of the Outdoor Fitness range from Innovative Play and Sports equipment manufacturer Record RSS.
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07.05.2009
LIW 2009
Celebrating it’s 21st Anniversary this September, Leisure Industry Week remains the ultimate meeting place for stakeholders from across the UK out-of-home leisure industry.
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05.05.2009
Keep on the grass!
The local community in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, are thoroughly enjoying their adventure playscape in the middle of Greening Road Play Area.
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05.05.2009
Playfair 2009 – Size doubles and adds, PlayFair Playscape!
Success breeds success for Playfair 2009. Now in its second year, Playfair is set for a further triumph on 23-24 June at Stoneleigh Park, Coventry. With exhibitor space sold out, enthusiasm is already strong and further fuelled by the new and exciting central attraction of the Playfair Playscape designed to excite and inform.
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01.05.2009
Inspection and Maintenance
In recent months the API has received a steady number of calls from authorities and commercial play providers in regards to how they are expected to deal with the inspection and maintenance of natural play spaces and natural play features such as boulders and tree trunks.
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01.05.2009
Nike Concept Space uses Playtop
Nike’s 1948 store has incorporated Playtop with Nike Grind for its floor to create a space that is part retail outlet and part creative playground.
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01.05.2009
Wicksteed Playscapes takes new products and seminars “on the road”
Wicksteed Playscapes will be going on the road again this year to showcase their latest exciting products and lead two important seminars which will be held twice daily at all four venues.
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26.02.2009
Notts Sport Supports Grass Roots Football
Local knowledge goes a long way in grass roots football – and when Lutterworth Soccer Centre decided the time was right for a revamp, Notts Sport was only too happy to help.
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24.02.2009
Playdale install 40 i.play’s!
Playdale have recently sold their fortieth i.play making them the leader in the electronic playground equipment market in the UK
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24.02.2009
Following the recent success of the Worthington Road project in Lichfield, outdoor natural play specialist, Timberplay were approached again by Lichfield District Council to work on a second play area.
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24.02.2009
David Lloyd were proud to use Proludic as their contractors to build our new children’s play area
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19.02.2009
Campaign Launched to Help Playground Surfacing Buyers
‘What’s key to choosing the right play surface? ur!’ – that’s the title for a new campaign aimed at anyone who buys or specifies playground surfacing.
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17.02.2009
Record RSS install first concrete Skate Plaza Park in the UK!
Skateboarders, BMX-ers and inline skaters in Stockingford, near Nuneaton now have their own unique venue to perfect their gravity defying feats
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16.02.2009
Bringing Nature to Play!
The existing play area at The Lane in Awsworth was old, the equipment tired; it generated little enthusiasm in the local children...
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16.02.2009
Notts Sport launches enhanced childsplay range
Leading play surfacing specialist Notts Sport has enhanced its market-leading range of ChildsPlay systems with the addition of an exclusive new feature
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16.02.2009
Independent Street play area gets a natural makeover
Watch out for a major new playscape soon to be unveiled for the people of Independent Street, Nottingham
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09.02.2009
Youngsters’ delight as playground reopens
A £150,000 play area renovation in Higher Walton has been unveiled.
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30.01.2009
Notts Sport Offers Free Condition Checks For Multi-Sports Facilities
Sports providers can benefit from a free condition check for their synthetic turf facilities carried out by leading specialist Notts Sport.
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30.01.2009
Playground classic evolves!
Playworld Systems has just brought out an electronic version of a playground classic that is certain to get children’s imagination soaring.
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30.01.2009
DDA for Knyvett Green Play!
South Norfolk District Council wanted to create an exciting play space that the whole family could enjoy. Friends of Knyvett Green Association wanted a modern area but one that was sympathetic to the village surroundings.
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29.01.2009
Playtop chosen to support new Eco School
Playtop impact-absorbing surfacing has been incorporated into the playground outside the new, eye-catching and environmentally friendly building at Bowbridge Primary School, Newark.
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29.01.2009
Play like never before!
The country’s leading designer of outdoor play equipment for schools has just launched an exciting new range of Sand & Water play items, created to bring ‘hands on’ learning (and, of course, plenty of fun!) to school playgrounds.
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29.01.2009
Rooftop playground gets better and better
Children at the Leicester Children’s Hospital, based at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, are the latest to benefit from the creative use of outdoor space as Playtop completes a 528 square metre rooftop resurfacing project.
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27.01.2009
PPA partners with LIW to build profile
The Play Providers Association (PPA) has signed a two-year partnership with Leisure Industry Week (LIW) to help raise the profile of high quality play centre operators throughout the UK and boost its membership.
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22.01.2009
New School Playground Funding Guide from Playforce
Playforce, one of the country’s leading names of school playground design and bespoke play equipment structures, has launched a School Playground Funding Guide, which not only provides details on how to manage a funding project for a school grounds development but provides up to date sources of funding opportunities for Primary Schools and Early Years.
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19.01.2009
Full Steam Ahead for Pendlewood & Bredbury Green Primary School
Pendlewood Ltd and the children of Bredbury Green Primary School in Stockport are on the right track to fun with Pendlewood’s latest amazing playground design: The Pendlewood Express.
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12.01.2009
Record RSS launch Inspection and Maintenance service for the North
With over 20 years experience of providing a successful inspection, maintenance and repair service from their southern office, Record RSS have now launched the service from their northern office in Selby.
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09.01.2009
Sutcliffe play learns from children
A flagship school in Yorkshire has helped Sutcliffe Play, a leading manufacturer and designer of playground equipment, to develop their range of inclusive play equipment.
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07.01.2009
Norwich Flyers’ brand new track is ready for action!
The thrilling new track just completed for the Norwich Flyers was launched with a regional competition which saw plenty of action!