Press Releases
Latest campaign press releases
2008
New figures for Playday 2008 reveal
children deprived of adventurous play
3 August 2008
Figures released today for Playday 2008 show that children are
facing serious restrictions to their opportunities for adventurous
play. An ICM survey commissioned by Play England for Playday shows
that half of children (51%) aged 7-12 years are not allowed to
climb a tree without adult supervision and half (49%) also report
that they have been stopped from climbing trees because it was
considered to be too dangerous.
Playday 2008 unwraps the cotton wool from
children's play
4 July 2008
Playday is delighted to announce that the theme for the 2008
campaign is Give us a go!
2007
30 July
Latest figures show
dramatic reduction in children playing in their local
streets
Figures released today for Playday 2007 show
that regularly playing outdoors near home is much less common for
today’s children than for previous generations. An ICM survey
commissioned by Play England for Playday shows that 71 per cent of
adults played outside in the street or area close to their homes
every day when they were children, compared to only 21 per cent of
children today.
Children across the UK get ready to
reclaim the streets for Playday 2007
23 July 2007
As the school holidays get under way,
neighbourhoods across the country are gearing up for this year’s
Playday, the annual celebration of children’s play, which takes
place on Wednesday 1 August.
Playday asks what’s in your
street?
13 June 2007
This year, Playday is asking children across
the UK what’s in your street? Send in your photos,
collages or drawings of what it’s like to play in your
neighbourhood or show what your ideal street for play would look
like.