CYP Now - Interview: Alison Moore-Gwyn, director of the National Playing Fields Association

"Mark Twain said 'they don't make land anymore'. And they don't," says Alison Moore-Gwyn, the new director of the National Playing Fields Association. "Once you've sold that bit of land it's never going to be there for the community any more. And I think the idea that one generation has the right to deprive future generations of it is outrageous."

Moore-Gwyn has taken over from Elsa Davies, who has retired after 13 years' campaigning to save Britain's recreational space from land-hungry developers. She will be a hard act to follow, but it is clear Moore-Gwyn shares the passion that helped bring the widespread sell-off of the UK's playing fields to national attention.

Walking in London's Holland Park, she halts in the midst of an expanse of grass and gestures at the green space around her.

Behind her there is a group of boys kicking a football around and a softball game in progress. The nearby children's playground is full.

A park like this is a focal point for a community and something every family should have access to, she says.

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