NEWS ARCHIVE
See how Playday hit the national headlines in
previous years.
2010
Many 'fearful of
helping children in need'
2 Aug
BBC online reports on the Playday 2010
research, highlighting that many people fear helping a child in
need in case witnesses think an attempt is being made to abduct the
youngster.
Would you step in to help a child?
2 Aug
BBC online's 'Have Your Say' asks readers to
debate the issues raised by the research findings, posing the
question: 'Would you step in to help a child?'
Half of men steer clear of children
in trouble for fear of being branded
paedophiles
3 August
The Daily Mail explores the 2010 Playday
research and highlights that nearly
half of men would be too scared to help a child in need because
they fear being branded a paedophile.
2009
2009 media highlights included The Observer, the Telegraph,
Sky News and BBC online.
Most parents cannot find enough time to play with their
children
2 August
The Observer explores the 2009 Playday research
and says that head teachers, academics and parents agree that
parents cannot find enough time to play with their children.
Not enough time to play, say parents
3 August
The Guardian quotes Playday
2009 research and Play England Director, Adrian Voce.
Busy parents 'unable' to play with their children, survey
claims
3 August
The Telegraph highlights the Playday 2009
research and that busy parents are unable to play with their
children.
Do parents of larger families face discrimination?
5 August
Sky News featured the 2009 Playday research and
posed the question, ‘Do parents of larger families face
discrimination?’
Make time for
play, schools urged
3 September 2009
BBC News online quotes the Playday 2009
research, highlighting the importance of children having time to
play during school hours.
2008
2008 media highlights included BBC Radio 5 Live, Radio 1,
features on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, BBC Breakfast, GMTV,
Newsround and The One Show. The campaign was featured in
Daily Mirror, Sun, The Guardian, The Observer, The Telegraph, The
Independent, The Times, BBC News online, Newsround online and had
wide-ranging local press, radio and television coverage and also
international coverage.
In 2008 Playday featured on the Persil’s summer national television
and cinema advertising campaign. The partnership also featured in
national magazines, newspapers, radio and online.
The
return of British Bulldog
2 September
BBC magazine cites Playday 2008 research and asks,
is traditional rough and tumble schoolyard game British Bulldog
about to make a comeback in a backlash against a risk-averse
culture?
When the wide world was our playground
6 August
Keith Waterhouse comments on this year's
Playday theme and reflects on his own childhood play
experiences.
Risky play prepares kids for life
6 August
The Guardian features director of Play England,
Adrian Voce, discussing the Playday Give us a go! campaign.
Are you allowed to play out?
4 August
CBBC Newsround features the Playday 2008 research
and asks children and young people: Do you think it's more
important to be safe or would you like to do more things without an
adult?
Conkers
bonkers
4 August
The Daily Mirror features Playday 2008 research.
It says children are not being allowed to take part in adventurous
play by their over-cautious parents.
Over-cautious
parents stop play
4 August
The BBC covers the Playday 2008
research. It says children are being denied adventurous play
because their parents are nervous about exposing them to
risk.
Parents too serious about fun and games
4 August
The Telegraph runs an indepth piece on Playday
2008 research. Discussing that parents who wrap their children in
cotton wool and curb their sense of adventure risk turning them
into adults who struggle to deal a challenge.
The end of playtime?
4 August
The Independent features Playday 2008 research,
citing that play time is over for children, with up to half of
youngsters banned from climbing trees, playing conkers or riding
their bikes by over-protective parents who are terrified that they
might get hurt.
Cotton wool parenting 'is holding our children
back'
4 August
The Daily Mail features Playday
2008 research, discussing that over-protective parents are harming
their children's development by banning them from 'dangerous'
pursuits such as climbing trees.
Kids need the adventure of 'risky' play
3 August
The Observer features the Playday 2008 research,
reporting that parents harm their children's development if
they ban tree-climbing or conkers.
In praise
of summer mischief
17 July
BBC News online explores what the summer holidays
may have in store for children and young people and discusses this
year's Playday theme - asking if children now have the opportunity
for 'Just William' type adventures enjoyed by generations
before.
2007
Headliners at East London Playday
5 August
Headliners attended East London Playday in
Victoria Park. They filmed a report on this year's Playday theme
'Our streets too!' - asking children and young people at the event
about play in their local neighbourhood.
Kaiser Chiefs support Playday
1 August
Leeds band Kaiser Chiefs have voiced their support
for Playday and highlighted concerns over the lack of opportunities
for children to play out.
Adrian Voce
joins the Today programme
1 August
Radio 4's Today programme invited Play England
director Adrian Voce to discuss the Playday campaign.
Adrian Voce comments in the Guardian
31
July
In the Guardian, Adrian Voce voices his support
about the government's new bonkers-for-conkers approach.
Woman's
Hour
31 July
Woman's Hour's Jane Little talked to Adrian Voce,
asking, 'Is it unsafe and anti-social to play in the
street?'.
APF coordinate Playday in Prison
31 July
Action for Prisoners’ Families is coordinating
Playday in Prison, an innovative scheme designed to help strengthen
family ties and to help prisoners’ children play and bond with
their parents.
Drive to get children playing outdoors
30 July
The Telegraph highlights Playday 2007 research -
reporting, 'Only one in five of today's children play outside in
the street or local parks every day, according to new
research.'
Radio Five
Live
30 July
Radio Five Live's Colin Murray dedicated an hour
of his show to the Our streets too! debate. Adrian Voce,
director of Play England joined the discussion.
Newsround asks 'Do you play outside?
30 July
Newsround follows up Playday 2007 research -
reporting, 'Hardly any of you are playing in parks and streets near
your homes compared to when your parents were growing up, according
to research.' Add to their comment board: 'Do you play
outside?'
Drive to get children playing outdoors
30
July
The Telegraph highlights Playday 2007 research
-reporting, 'Only one in five of today's children play outside in
the street or local parks every day, according to new
research.'
Reclaim streets call in Wales
30 July
The Western Mail reports, 'Residential streets
need to be reclaimed from traffic to make them safe for children to
play in, experts will argue this week amid fears of a
“battery-reared” generation of unsociable and overweight
youngsters.'
Campaign to reclaim streets
29 July
The Observer highlights Playday 2007: Our
streets too! - reporting, 'It's holiday time, but
traffic and 'stranger danger' have driven children indoors.'
Cardiff Blues back Our streets
too!
16 July
The Cardiff Blues rugby team is backing the Vale
of Glamorgan Council's "Our Streets Too!" campaign.
Peter Wilby comments in the Guardian
1 July
In the Guardian, Wilby claims Britain has lost the
art of socialising the young. The decline of the street as a place
where children play goes hand in hand with the atomisation of our
neigbourhoods.
To see how Playday has been reported on locally and regionally
in previous years, visit the local and
regional news archive.