Jackie Colby, play development worker for the Teignbridge Play Network, which covers south Devon and parts of Dartmoor, said that the association decided to produce the pack at its monthly meeting. Those present started talking about the various out-of-school clubs and playschemes in the area which were currently not viable because children were unable to attend them under restrictions imposed because of the foot and mouth epidemic.
Ms Colby said, 'We started thinking about the children stuck on those farms, who have been there for weeks and weeks not seeing anyone other than family members. So we phoned around a few farmers and they said, "We're so depressed and so upset, the last thing we are thinking about is what we do with our kids". So we decided to put the pack together.'
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