Last December, the Children’s Plan provided England’s councils with around £1m each to spend on play areas for children aged eight to 13, with 30 pathfinder areas receiving an extra £1m each to build new adventure playgrounds and other facilities set out in the national play strategy, Fair Play. Play England will advise the local authorities on these objectives, share good practice, develop the capacity of the voluntary and community sector, and provide progress reports to the government. Paul Bonel, playwork unit...