Re: Let children play in car parks, say health chiefs after hundreds of school sports fields are axed
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Re: Let children play in car parks, say health chiefs after hundreds of school sports fields are axed         

Group: uk.transport · Group Profile
Author: Tony Dragon
Date: Aug 22, 2008 10:06

Doug wrote:
> Great! Since motorists have literally driven children from our streets
> the kids are now invited to share car parks instead.
>
> "Health chiefs are under fire today after recommending that children
> should play in office car parks - in the wake of the closure of
> hundreds of school playing fields.
>
> In addition to getting children to walk, cycle and swim more, the
> Government's health advisory body wants to open up more space for them
> to play in.
>
> The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice)
> handed out the advice as part of new draft guidelines for promoting
> children's health by making sure they get more exercise.
>
> But the car parks proposal will be seen as misfire, coming as it does
> after the mass sell-off of more than 300 school playing fields last
> year alone..."
>
> More:
>
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1048121/Let-children-play-car-parks-say-health...
>
> --
> World Carfree Network
> http://www.worldcarfree.net/
> Help for your car-addicted friends in the U.K.
>

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