The National Children's Bureau

Nursery World
29 March 2007

The National Children's Bureau is calling on the Government to develop a plan of action on children's play following the revelation that an additional £675m of lottery funding will be required to pay for the 2012 Olympics, including £425m from the Big Lottery Fund. Play England, an NCB project that received a £15m grant from the Big Lottery Fund, is concerned that further investment is threatened by the rising cost of the Games. Play England director Adrian Voce said, 'We need to discuss now what happens after the current funding (for play provision) runs out in 2009/2010. For all its...

 

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