Nottingham Post published Cropwell Bishop Playgroup on the brink of closure

A PLAYGROUP which has served a community for almost 50 years is on the brink of closure.Cropwell Bishop Playgroup is desperately appealing for donations or toddler registrations in a last-ditch bid to save it from shutting down.The pre-school has 15 children, aged between two and five, on its books for September. But it needs to double that to survive. If spaces cannot be filled, the centre's only option is a sponsorship deal to help run a service for a reduced number of children.But Helen Auty,