Play England was created to support local authorities to deliver more play opportunities. It was awarded £15m of lottery funding in 2006, as part of a £155m Children's Play initiative to increase the number of community play projects across the country.
Play England had been hopeful of securing further funding from the Big Lottery Fund beyond March 2011, when the current funding dries up. But at a meeting with the Play England council last week, director Adrian Voce told members no more money would be committed to the Children's Play initiative by the lottery fund.
Despite the news, Voce remained optimistic. "The Play England council has adopted an exciting new strategy and we are actively seeking funds from a variety of sources to support play from April 2011," he told CYP Now.
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