Andrew Sparrow

MD of Fenland Leisure Products specialising manufacturing timber playground equipment, design and installation of commercial play-areas and playground spares.

[Andrew Sparrow @andrewjsparrow]

@API_ChairUK A fantastic evening celebrating our 40th anniversary and our achievements so far.

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

Thanks to all our members, partners & supporters for making it such a memorable event. Looking forward to the future championing #play.

[Andrew Sparrow @andrewjsparrow]

@r05593311 @RichfromSheff @BBCLauraKT Well said.

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

.@apiplay are proud to support @scope's #LetsPlayFair campaign. #Play opportunities must be fair for ALL #children. Sign the open letter to @luhc: https://t.co/gvDXvzpiEm #EqualPlay

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

Let #children #play. It's essential for their development, their physical & #mentalhealth & their #wellbeing. The importance of free time to play: https://t.co/gSUIxjAtef #EqualPlay #TimetoPlay @nadhimzahawi

[API @apiplay]

.@Childrens_All report on #children's #physicalhealth says: "There is an urgent need for sustained investment in a UK-wide network of #playgrounds to protect and enhance children’s #health." Read more:https://t.co/XTEe3LZCxi #PlayMustStay #EqualPlay

[Professor Helen Dodd @DrHelenDodd]

This is hard to believe. We must not forget about children’s experiences nor the impact the pandemic has had on their lives. Thanks @playingout for highlighting this issue and how we respond. @playfirstuk

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

.@apiplay have added their voice to this survey, please do the same by tmrw. The toll on #children's physical & #mentalhealth over the past 2 years can't be airbrushed out. It should be at the core of the #CovidInquiryUK. #ChildrenFirst #PlayMustStay @UsforThemUK @Childrens_All

[API @apiplay]

Pure joy!! From an early age, #playgrounds are the no. 1 location for #children's outdoor #play. Without urgent @GOVUK funding, 100s more will disappear for good leaving kids with nowhere to play.
#ChildrenAtTheHeart #SummerOfPlay #PlayMustStay
@BorisJohnson @RobertJenrick

[Play England @PlayEngland]

Half of UK children playing out with friends less. “Playing freely allows brains to think, skills to develop and creativity and imagination to flow. Now is the time to make space for play and to allow children to recover.” #summerofplay #funfriendsfreedom https://t.co/Lu2LOlPkRG

[API @apiplay]

We're proud to support #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, highlighting the importance of free-to-all, outdoor play in #children's #mentalhealth. #Playgrounds are closing due to lack of funding: https://t.co/JGPf9RLKCc @BorisJohnson #BuildBackBetter for children too.

#PlayMustStay

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

Urgent investment is needed in free-to-use outdoor #play spaces, particularly in deprived areas where such facilities can have the greatest impact.@BorisJohnson @RobertJenrick @MattHancock will you #MatchTheScottishPlayPledge and invest in #children's #mentalhealth? #PlayMustStay

[API @apiplay]

#Play is essential for #mentalhealth and #playgrounds are the only chance many #children get to play outdoors. Urgent @GOVUK funding is needed to stop hundreds more playgrounds from disappearing @RobertJenrick @MattHancock @BorisJohnson

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #PlayMustStay

[API @apiplay]

MUGAs provide the kind of space that #communities need & #children & young people are crying out for. Choosing an API member as your supplier means safety, quality & peace of mind: https://t.co/GnsN45DyE4 #SportsCages #BuildBackBetter #PhysicalActivity #MentalHealth #ActiveLives

[Nigel Farage @Nigel_Farage]

If the French are prepared to behave like this then thank god we left.

https://t.co/FbrVKnsc1g

[API @apiplay]

Multi Use Games Areas (MUGAs)are spaces where young people spend time together, develop friendships & engage in sports & activities. Read our guest interview with Youth & Community worker @lbilli91 @HackneyQuest https://t.co/lAQetp4Mey

#sportscages #BuildBackBetter #PlayMustStay

[API @apiplay]

Come rain or shine this #BankHolidayWeekend, your local #playgrounds are there to get the kids outdoors, playing and letting off steam!

#APImembers #PlayMustStay #SummerofPlay #oktoplay #playisexercise

[API Chair @API_ChairUK]

All UK children deserve this #play promise: access to a place to play in their own community.

@BorisJohnson @RobertJenrick @MattHancock will you provide the funding that public #playgrounds so desperately need?

#MatchTheScottishPlayPledge #PlayMustStay https://t.co/QMxiXncmnl

[API @apiplay]

Lead author of the largest UK #play study, @DrHelenDodd, says: "It's crucial that all children have access to spaces like these for their development & wellbeing."

#Playgrounds need urgent @GOVUK funding before it's too late: https://t.co/2elXVKczmD

#PlayMustStay #SummerofPlay

[Andrew Sparrow @andrewjsparrow]

@OLPlaygrounds really looking forward to seeing the launch of the new website and the expanded product range