News & Events

• [31 Mar 2010]
  Play England urges increase in staffed provision

  Play England has called for an increase in the number of staffed playgrounds to help beat child obesity and tackle anti-social behaviour.

• [25 Mar 2010]
  Budget 2010: small leisure businesses to benefit

  Small and medium-sized leisure businesses should find it easier to secure bank loans and funding, according to plans outlined by chancellor Alistair Darling in today's budget announcement.

• [22 Mar 2010]
  The PPA ASPIRE Awards are back

  The Play Providers Association’s (PPA) brilliant ASPIRE Awards are set to return for the third consecutive year on Tuesday 21st September 2010.

• [19 Mar 2010]
  Change4Life scheme unveiled in Wales

  Change4Life, the campaign designed to encourage more people to adopt healthier habits and become more active, has been launched in Wales.

• [12 Mar 2010]
  Serendipity Sam’s 10th Birthday

  Romsey based Serendipity Sam’s is due to celebrate 10 years of ‘Healthy Play, Every Day’ on Thursday 18th March. The business was started by local couple, Paul and Cecilia Taylor, back in March 2000, since then, the company has enjoyed phenomenal success establishing itself as the regions premiere indoor play and party provider.

• [12 Mar 2010]
  Theme Parks: Crealy says time is right for Double Summer Time

  Crealy Great Adventure Park is hosting parliamentary visits during British Tourism Week to promote tourism in the South West, whilst also campaigning for extra hours of sunlight by introducing Double Summer Time in the UK.

• [19 Feb 2010]
  Turning point for British Tourism in 2010??

  National tourism agency, VisitBritain, forecasts a return to growth for British tourism in 2010. Recent figures for 2009 suggest that the tourism industry has reached a turning point, marking it as an economic driver to lift Britain out of recession as we enter 2010, and beyond. During the first 10 months of 2009, 300,000 more inbound holiday visitors chose the UK as a holiday destination.

• [15 Feb 2010]
  Theme Parks: Merlin looks into Feeding the kids on a day out

  In a independent survey conducted in January 2010 by GFK NOP for Merlin Entertainments (‘Merlin’), Europe’s leading visitor attraction operator, parents across the country with children under 16 and under were asked their views about feeding the kids, particularly on a ‘treat’ day out.

• [11 Feb 2010]
  Shortfall in playscheme places means parents lose out

  Parents are facing limited holiday playscheme places this half term due to tighter Government legislation on play workers.

• [01 Feb 2010]
  Leisure firms to receive government support

  Leisure operators are being encouraged to take advantage of a new government initiative, which guarantees the offer of a job, training or work experience for each unemployed young person across the UK.