End of the adventure: council funding cuts imperil Leicester’s playgrounds

End of the adventure: council funding cuts imperil Leicester’s playgrounds

Decade of austerity blamed for impending closure of inner-city spaces that provide meals and outdoor activities

All nine of Leicester’s remaining adventure playgrounds are to lose all their council funding and are beginning the process of shutting down.

Three are already handing out redundancy notices and setting dates for closure in September with playworkers at another warning they are “just a few months behind”.

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