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Archived News 2009


  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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! 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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:

  • 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!!!    
              
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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. 

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


     

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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..

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 27.07.2009

    Chorley takes the Challenge
    A new play area has recently been opened at Astley Park in Chorley, Lancashire.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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.


     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.


     

  • 30.04.2009

    Jobs Boost at Sutclffe Play
    Sutcliffe Play, the Yorkshire-based designer and manufacturer of children’s play equipment, has completed one of its biggest ever recruitment drives to help maintain its strong business performance.

  • 30.04.2009

    Silence Is “Goal-Den” With Sutcliffe Play’s New Youthzone
    Innovative playground designer and manufacturer Sutcliffe Play is launching a revolutionary new ball court that features a unique sound insulation system to keep noise at bay.

  • 27.04.2009

    Playdale deliver on all Playbuilder and Pathfinder deadlines
    Playdale are proud to announce that all Pathfinder and Playbuilder projects were completed on schedule for the government deadline of the end of March

  • 27.04.2009

    Scramble to the top with Playdale’s new Jungle Climber range
    Developed specifically for the 8 plus age group the Jungle Climber range is perfect for natural play spaces. Its abstract timber design with a wide variety of play experiences allows children to encounter both risk and challenge.

  • 21.04.2009

    Playful Landscapes
    Creating playful landscapes is currently high on the agenda; with government, open space planners and playground manufacturers keen to provide children with a place to play that both fits into the locality and brings children closer to nature. Inspiring play spaces entice children outdoors to play.

  • 15.04.2009

    Sherriff of Nottingham officiates at new play area
    A massive £222,500 has just been invested in the exciting development of Chediston Vale Park in Nottingham which includes a fantastic new play area complete with a multi-use games area, exercise equipment, and landscaped natural play elements.

  • 09.04.2009

    Sutcliffe Play Flies The Flag For Uk Manufacturing
    Yorkshire-based Sutcliffe Play, one of the world’s leading suppliers of children’s play equipment, is providing a boost for the UK manufacturing industry by flying in the face of the current economic downturn

  • 07.04.2009

    Wicksteed Playscapes Does it Naturally
    Creative outdoor play company, Wicksteed Playscapes has welcomed the Government’s cash injection into England’s playgrounds and has already created a number of significant play areas which offer the ideal combination of natural play features and play equipment

  • 07.04.2009

    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 events.

  • 07.04.2009

    Another Successful Playground Installation by Miracle Design and Play!
    The Aspreys, a new play area in OIney on the outskirts of Milton Keynes, was completed in January 2009 after several months of working closely with key individuals within the Landscape Strategy Team at Milton Keynes Council.

  • 02.04.2009

    Notts Sport’s ‘Green Dragon’ breathes new life into play provision
    Green Dragon Play – a new generation of children’s playground design to beat boredom and obesity – has been developed by leading surfacing supplier Notts Sport

  • 01.04.2009

    Winning Partnership
    Pendlewood Ltd and Holland Moor Primary School in Lancashire have recently formed a winning development partnership that has already resulted in huge play and educational benefits!


     

  • 31.03.2009

    500 New Play Areas Open in Time for Easter Break
    Children’s Secretary Ed Balls and Children’s Minister Delyth Morgan will today announce that over 500 new or refurbished play areas across England have opened ahead of the Easter holidays.

  • 27.03.2009

    Help fight the myths: Health and Safety Executive poster
    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a poster aiming to dispel the myth that health and safety rules take the fun out of adventure playgrounds.

  • 25.03.2009

    Freedom of expression with Freenotes
    No, it’s not the sounds of seagulls flying over the BIC in Bournemouth, nor is it the clickety clack of bowling balls on the well tended greens, it’s the sounds of Wicksteed’s Freenotes reverberating round the centre as care professionals test out the tastefully tuneful instruments!

  • 23.03.2009

    Two New Play Areas for Epsom & Ewell Borough Council!
    Proludic considers landscape led design to be one of the most important aspects of a play space project. Evaluating the existing environment and applying a design sympathetic to its setting is a must in play area implementation.

  • 18.03.2009

    API Technical Guide to Playground Layout & Design
    The guidance given in this document has been formulated as a result of a design conference held by the API. Amongst other issues, there was general concern that current procurement methods were leading designers to locate equipment items as tightly together as possible to reduce costs.

  • 17.03.2009

    £200,000 from BLF for 2 new play areas in Derbyshire Dales
    Asking the local people – particularly the youngsters themselves – what they want to see in their playgrounds is an important element of being able to produce the most effective and successful result. Creating effective, imaginative and challenging play areas which encompass the end users’ wishes can best be achieved by involving the immediate community

  • 16.03.2009

    Have Play Your Way with Miracle Design & Play Ltd
    As new members of the API we are very pleased to now be formally associated with the organization. Miracle has been installing outdoor play areas in the UK for 25 years and has over 80 years experience in the play industry

  • 12.03.2009

    Eureka! Joins the Play Revolution
    Leading playground equipment designer and manufacturer, Sutcliffe Play, is delighted to be working in partnership with Eureka! the National Children’s Museum.

  • 06.03.2009

    Willoughby Case Study
    Back in 2004 a group of residents from the village of Willoughby on the Wolds in South Nottinghamshire decided that the children of the village deserved better playing facilities. The group, consisting mainly of local parents named themselves Willoughby Community Park Association, and set about creating a new play area for the village.

  • 05.03.2009

    “Eco-build”
    DCM Projects Ltd, the premier installer of impact absorbing safety surfacing
    is delighted to have been approached by International Business Events Ltd,
    London to be involved in “Eco-build”.


     

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 24.02.2009
    Lichfield Champion Free Play at Streethay

    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.

  • 24.02.2009
    Keeping Fit with Proludic Kit!

    David Lloyd were proud to use Proludic as their contractors to build our new children’s play area

  • 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.

  • 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

  • 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...

  • 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

  • 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

  • 09.02.2009

    Youngsters’ delight as playground reopens
    A £150,000 play area renovation in Higher Walton has been unveiled.


     

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!


 

  • 23.12.2008

    Enhancing Busy Fingers’ play areas
    Thanks to staff at the popular shopping channel, QVC, Vicky Collins from Busy Fingers, Alistair Scott from SureStart and Wicksteed Playscapes, the little ones at Busy Fingers in Kirk, Liverpool, can now enjoy two super new play areas.

  • 19.12.2008
    Creating a play space where imaginations can run riot
    That was the aim of Maureen Ivers, Head teacher at Basnett Street Nursery School in Burnley. The children already had a lovely playground, with plenty of grass to run around on, and a pirate ship for adventures on the high seas! The only thing missing was a little protection from the sun, wind and rain.
  • 15.12.2008
    Create your own Playground colours
    A new online colour mixing tool has been launched by Playtop, the Newark and Edinburgh-based installer of impact absorbing play surfacing.
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