A new report by the body responsible for advising the Government onpublic space, the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment(CABE), urges councils to be 'creative and brave' in developing theGovernment's 235 million Play Strategy, which aims to develop3,500 play areas over the next three years (News, 9 April).
In June, the Government chose 20 pathfinders and 43 'playbuilders' to bethe first local authorities to receive their funding allocations (News,19 June).
Sarah Gaventa, director of CABE Space, said, 'It's a huge investment andit is essential that local authorities use it to create exciting newspaces.'
She added, 'We must all stop obsessing about risk and trying to wrap ourchildren in cotton wool, and instead create spaces that allow them touse their imaginations freely.'
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