Plans to close three of Greenwich Council’s staffed adventure play centres will go ahead after a challenge to the decision was thrown out – despite councillors being told of pleas from children to keep one of the venues. Users of the Coldharbour centre in Mottingham said they would feel unsafe without the centre, a scrutiny […]
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Greenwich Council’s adventure play centre cuts to be challenged
Greenwich Council’s cabinet voted to axe three of the borough’s five staffed adventure play centres – but the decision has been challenged by opposition councillors and will now go to a scrutiny hearing. A staffed play centre in Woolwich is to be closed altogether and replaced with an unstaffed playground nearby, while one on the […]
Greenwich Council to close three adventure playgrounds despite police concerns
Greenwich Council has confirmed plans to close three of its five staffed adventure playgrounds to save £600,000 per year – despite concerns from police and charities about young people’s safety. The five centres – Coldharbour, Glyndon, Meridian, Plumstead and Woolwich – offer supervised activities for young people for 30 hours a week. But only the […]
Fears for adventure play centres after council consultation delayed
A consultation on the future of Greenwich Council’s adventure playcentres has been delayed — after promises that it would begin in the summer. The council approved plans in February to review the future of the five centres, which include activities such as ropeswings, zipwires and table tennis. It had hoped to save £400,000 from the […]
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