News archive

• [24 Nov 2009]
  Parents urged to take their blinkers off and fight childhood obesity

  Following the recent ‘Couch Kids’ survey from the British Heart Foundation (BHF) which says that parents overestimate the amount of exercise their children actually do, the Play Providers Association (PPA) is urging parents to utilise indoor play centres to ensure their children achieve the Government’s recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day and develop key skills learnt through play.

• [13 Nov 2009]
  PPA announces largest ever tour of regional meetings

  The Play Providers Association (PPA) will be holding its largest ever series of regional meetings this November and December.

• [06 Nov 2009]
  Fit children given fat food choices

  Lack of regulation allows leisure centres to sell our kids unhealthy foods which cannot be advertised on children’s TV or sold in school vending machines, according to the report A Fit Choice published by British Heart Foundation

• [27 Oct 2009]
  Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund invests £2 million into Monkey Bizness

  Octopus Investments Ltd (Octopus) today announced an investment of £2 million from the £30 million Octopus Capital for Enterprise Fund into Monkey Bizness Limited (Monkey Bizness), which is the UK’s largest independent operator of family entertainment centres.

• [22 Oct 2009]
  Make Autumn the Time to Review your Child Protection Arrangements

  The whole leisure industry has been shocked by the recent press reports of the female ex-teacher who sexually attacked one hundred 4-7 year old boys and girls in caravan park public toilets and showers. Now is the time, as the summer season draws to a close, for management to take stock and review their child protection arrangements.

• [05 Oct 2009]
  Food and drink award for Belper children's centre

  A children's play centre in Belper has earned national recognition for its food and drink.

• [25 Sep 2009]
  Indoor Play Successes Rewarded at ASPIRE

  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.

• [10 Sep 2009]
  FREE INDOOR PLAY FOR KIDS THANKS TO PLAY4LIFE

  Children from all over the UK can access more than £1.9 million worth of free indoor play throughout September thanks to the Play4Life campaign being launched by the Play Providers Association (PPA) and its UK wide Indoor Play Centres.

• [05 Sep 2009]
  Play Providers Conference line up announced

  The Play Providers Association (PPA) has annouced its seminar and workshop program line up for its 2 day Play Providers Conference at LIW 2009

• [13 Aug 2009]
  New study reveals scale of the nations laziness

  Despite the Government’s £75 million anti-obesity campaign, all attempts to get the country fit and healthy are failing*. This is the damning conclusion of a major new report published today.