Woo hoo! That was quick:
12 August 2009: As part of the Government’s Let’s Get Moving campaign, GPs are being encouraged to write out detailed programmes, with a weekly plan of activities such as gym sessions, evening sports classes and weekend team events.
27 August 2009: The Play Providers Association (PPA) is urging the government to introduce funded access to indoor play centres for children under 12 in response to Health Secretary Andy Burnham’s announcement for family doctors to prescribe activity programmes to get patients healthy...
7 September 2009: Children will be able to play for free at indoor activity centres around the UK. The Government-backed scheme, which launches on Tuesday, is aimed at encouraging children to get "exercise in disguise". Seventy-four play centres across the UK are taking part in the Play4Life campaign, which will run for the month of September...
A spokesman for the Department of Health said: "Kids just aren't getting up and about as much as they should. Play is an easy, fun way for our children to get their 60 minutes of physical activity a day - on top of what they already do at school. By eating well and moving more, we can all live longer and healthier lives. With continued support from Change4Life this can be a reality for every family in England."
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"Seventy-four play centres across the UK are taking part in the Play4Life campaign, which will run for the month of September..."
Might have been more use if they had them up and running during the school holidays instead of after the beginning of the school year.
Mrs R - brilliant spot! So the money is to tide over the playcentres during term-time.
It's not quite what the government blub says. It seems to be that you have to collect token/s in the Daily Mirror then you may be eligible for reduced entry or free return entry tickets.
I can't distinguish this from their normal entries.
Prices for a play session vary, but one I've looked at is £4.75 per child, which is quite steep.
WOAR, I don't quite understand how the DM fits into all this. When The Metro said "government backed" I assumed it meant with backed with taxpayers' cash, rather than just supporting it generally.
£4.75 seems a lot, but if your kids are the right age they can play for hours while you read a book or the paper, so quite a nice afternoon out for all concerned, I've found.
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