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Mary Lubrano, Head of Communications
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The state of play in Scotland: Detailed data analysis shows children’s play opportunities are a ‘postcode lottery’

Last month, the Association of Play Industries (API) launched its Equal Play campaign based on new research which showed that…


New study finds access to public play spaces is unfair and unequal

Access to public play spaces in the UK is unfair and unequal, according to new research.  A Freedom of Information…


It’s #PlayDay2021!

Today is PlayDay, the national day for play and the API has released a short video to celebrate. Public playgrounds…


Campaign for Children: Children’s sector’s letter to Telegraph says children must be at the heart of recovery plans

The Association of Play Industries has signed a letter to the Telegraph with over 100 other children’s sector organisations, calling…


Your turn now, Boris! Pressure mounts on Westminster to invest in a Summer of Play

Boris Johnson’s Government faces renewed pressure today to pledge urgent and sustained funding for public play spaces to help children…


Join the Summer of Play

The API are joining the #SummerOfPlay campaign to give children the space, time, and freedom to play this summer as…


Playgrounds are Number 1 place to play

Free-to-access, public playgrounds are the most common places for children to play according to a new national survey from the…


Playground closures creating pandemic of mental health problems

A new Parliamentary Committee report has called for investment in the UK’s playgrounds to halt and reverse the alarming decline…


Boris must match Scottish play pledge

The Association of Play Industries has today written to the Prime Minister and Ministers Matt Hancock and Robert Jenrick, urging…


End Play Poverty: API writes to Children’s Commissioner

Chair of the Association of Play Industries, Mark Hardy, has written the following letter to the Children’s Commissioner for England…