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New Playground At Los Perales a Community Project
Noticing that the higher-grade playground was in a state of disrepair and constant need of fixing, Mooradian asked the school principal Amy Black if … Click for complete story.
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Groups partnering to renovate playground
DENMARK – A Denmark playground is getting a facelift thanks to the women of the Nu Tau Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Click for complete story.
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Volunteers build community playground in six hours in East Chattanooga
Julie Conyer, Angela Wheeler, Janet Brown and Dawn Weber, from left, assemble equipment as they and more than 200 other volunteers build a new … Click for complete story.
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Neglecting Home Playgrounds Presents Dangers For Children
With spring here, many kids are headed out to the backyard to enjoy their playground. Experts warn that now is the time to check your playground for … Click for complete…
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Sunscreen Maker Donates Money To Build Shade Shelters On US Playgrounds
A sunscreen company has teamed up with the nation’s leading group of dermatologists to install shade shelters in playgrounds and parks around the … Click for complete story.
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Fit Family Challenge: Park Hop codes
This park is great for the entire family to enjoy with many amenities, including softball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds, picnic … Click for complete story.
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Playground ceremony to honor former teacher
Candace Woolston’s sons, Tyler, 14, left, and Will, 11, sit on the bench dedicated in her honor at the Windham Primary School’s playground. Woolston … Click for complete story.
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Apollo Tyres uses end-of-life tyres to create Go The Distance playgrounds for village children
Chennai, May 5 (IBNS): Apollo Tyres on Tuesday inaugurated two Tyre Playgrounds near Chennai, in the southern part of India. These playgrounds … Click for complete story.
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Home National Apollo Tyres uses end-of-life radials to create playgrounds in Chennai…
Satish Sharma, president (Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa), Apollo Tyres, at the Go The Distance Playground after the inauguration today. Click for complete story.
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TDSB land deal to turn Pantry Park into playground irks Beaches residents
A complicated land deal would turn Pantry Park, a quiet 1.5 hectares adjacent to an elementary school, into a playground. Neighbours felt blindsided … Click for complete story.
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City explores smoking ban in parks
Coun. Pat Lorje wants to ban smoking in public places, such as playgrounds and parks despite a city staff report last week that said signage would … Click for complete story.
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UK schools sent death threats, dead animals hung up in playgrounds for pro-gay teaching
Teachers in parts of the UK with large Muslim populations are receiving threats for teaching about homophobia. Speaking at the National Association … Click for complete story.
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New play area vandalised – before it’s even opened
A sharp tool was used to carve obscene graffiti into a wooden drawbridge at the new play area, while equipment in the existing playground was also … Click for complete story.
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Resource – Guidelines for school playgrounds: Playground safety management
DEECD Victoria has published new guidelines for principals, teachers and school council members to improve students’ safety. Click for complete story.
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Stop crumb rubber use on playgrounds
Schools, child-care providers, parks and playgrounds should follow the Kentucky environmental agency’s lead and hold off on building new crumb … Click for complete story.
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Playgrounds to get a facelift
An action plan is being prepared to improve playgrounds and basic infrastructure for sports in rural areas, Collector and Chairman of the District Sports … Click for complete story.
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City of Saskatoon explores banning smoking in playgrounds, parks
The City of Saskatoon administration is re-evaluating the feasibility of banning smoking in public outdoor places — including playgrounds and parks … Click for complete story.
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Mom raising funds to upgrade playground
Anna Reiter, second from right, and the Love Your Playground Committee of the Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club hold a meeting in the gazebo at Town … Click for complete story.
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How to fix DC’s downtown “playground desert”
D.C.’s fast-growing downtown neighborhoods have new restaurants, offices and apartments–but few playgrounds. With thousands of children … Click for complete story.
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Space-inspired noise protection for playgrounds under Heathrow flight path
Space travel has inspired playground structures to protect pupils under the Heathrow flight path from noise. The airport is investing £1.8m in providing … Click for complete story.
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Threats As Trojan Horse ‘Has Not Gone Away’
One headteacher tells how her life was threatened and says dead pets are left in playgrounds amid a campaign of intimidation. 09:41, UK, Monday 04 … Click for complete story.
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‘Dead animals are being strung up in playgrounds’ says head in Trojan Horse scandal warning
A headteacher has claimed dead animals are being strung up in playgrounds and teachers are receiving death threats in a warning that the problems … Click for complete story.
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WIRED on Twitter: “Photos: What playgrounds look like around the world http://t.co/HDPhygaBhl …
Photos: What playgrounds look like around the world http://wrd.cm/1zlbumq … “@WIRED: Photos: What playgrounds look like around the world … Click for complete story.
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Are playgrounds too safe? Winnipeg school puts some risk into recess
Young children at Winnipeg’s Lord Selkirk School are climbing rocks and jumping off logs on a playground that students and parents say has gone … Click for complete story.
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Urban child obesity rising fast in Bangladesh
Fast-foods and high caloric beverages, reduced physical activities due to lack of playgrounds in schools and housing societies, widespread use of … Click for complete story.
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Disney VoluntEARS Build Playground in Anaheim
This marks the eighth Orange County KaBOOM! playground built and largest nationwide, providing vibrant play spaces to more than 13,500 kids. Click for complete story.
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Village looks to add green space to subdivisions
In some cases, playgrounds created when the subdivision was built need repair or replacement. “The home owners association finds out that it can … Click for complete story.
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Crowded schools in Charlotte mean no playground time for some elementary school students
Elementary schools are required to give students 30 minutes of recess a day. But in the most overcrowded schools, there isn’t enough playground … Click for complete story.
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Crowded schools mean no playground time for some students
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Overcrowding at Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools also extends to the playgrounds. Elementary schools are required to give … Click for complete story.
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Arsonists hit children’s playgrounds
A £5,000 rubber swing on the children’s playground behind Westfield Lane social centre was completely destroyed sometime overnight on Thursday, … Click for complete story.
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