News & Events

• [07 May 2010]
  Play England loses lottery funding

  The future of Play England has been thrown into doubt after the Big Lottery Fund confirmed it will not renew its funding for the organisation after March next year.

• [05 May 2010]
  Tickets for the PPA ASPIRE Awards are now on sale

  The Play Providers Association (PPA) ASPIRE Awards are returning on the 21st September 2010 and tickets for the event are now on sale.

• [03 May 2010]
  Eddie Catz opens its Third Children’s Playcentre in Newbury, Berkshire

  New centre to open on 14 June includes giant playframe, party rooms and purpose-built sports’ pitch

• [29 Apr 2010]
  API sponsors “ASPIRE in the Community” at the Aspire Awards 2010

  The Association of Play Industries is pleased to announce that they are once again supporting the Play Providers Association (PPA) with their Aspire Awards

• [26 Apr 2010]
  Popular tourist attractions have had to pay out millions of pounds in compensation cases involving visitors who have hurt themselves on days out

  The payouts include dozens of injuries caused by "trips and slips". Critics will use the findings as further evidence of the nations burgeoning "compensation culture"

• [21 Apr 2010]
  Creative play is associated with healthy lifestyle, study finds

  Adults who take part in creative play as children are more likely to have a healthy diet and to take regular exercise, according to a new study.

• [16 Apr 2010]
  The Play Providers Association (PPA) is delighted to announce its schedule for the next series of PPA Regional Meetings to take place in early May.

  Comprising of 3 locations spread across the UK, the meetings will not only provide the opportunity to discuss the current state of the indoor play industry with other likeminded operators but also will host workshops launching the PPA’s latest activity in support of the Change4Life campaign

• [07 Apr 2010]
  Play safe and easy at The Red Dragon Centre

  The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay has teamed up with popular children’s activity specialists, Ezeeeplay, to give parents and toddlers access to a free play scheme every month. Both fun and educational for children up to the age of five, the Tiny Tots Play Pod was launched today (07 April) and will continue on the first Wednesday of each month during lunchtimes, between 12.30-2.30pm, at The Centre.

• [06 Apr 2010]
  Low pay and poor perceptions of profession put graduates off career in playwork, SkillsActive study finds

  Enticing graduates into a career in playwork is being hindered by poor perceptions of the profession, low pay and lack of career progression, according to research by SkillsActive published yesterday.

• [01 Apr 2010]
  Children need more school trips, MPs' committee says

  Children in England are spending too much time in the classroom, according to a report by MPs.The Children, Schools and Families Committee criticised a lack of funding for trips and said children in poorer areas were less likely to go on them.