Children’S Playgrounds Are Declining At An Alarming Rate, Labour MP Warns

The “great British tradition” of children’s playgrounds are “declining at quite an alarming rate”, a Labour MP has warned.Chris Leslie said that nationally playgrounds were not being replaced at the same rate at which they were disappearing, with pressures on the availability of local outdoor spaces, plus “very squeezed” resources.The Nottingham East MP said parents were faced with the “retreat of the traditions of municipal provision” and ha