Month: May 2016

Engage To Compete Programme Encourages Lunchtime Activity

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A new Sport-England funded programme has engaged more than 15,000 school children in regular activity by upskilling lunchtime assistants and other school staff to deliver sessions. Led by youth activity specialist Fit For Sport, the Engage To Compete programme trained over than 700 school staff to deliver regular physical activity sessions. Lunchtime assistants, teaching assistants,…

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Pennine Playground’s Own Vicki Braithwaite Joins The Association Of Play Industries (API)

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The Association of Play Industries (API) has appointed Vicki Braithwaite, Director of Pennine Playgrounds, to its Executive Committee. Vicki will bring over twenty years’ experience in the play industry, developing turnkey projects for schools and managing the company’s surfacing and installation business. Vicki is looking forward to representing the interests of smaller companies within the…

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Walk To School Week

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This week children everywhere have been embracing exercise and the outdoors by taking part in Walk to School Week. Walking makes our children healthier and happier. It’s been proven that keeping active in this way reduces the chances of becoming obese, developing heart conditions and other diseases. Right now only half of 7-10 year olds do…

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Pennine Playgrounds Continued Employee Training & Development Plan

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Pennine Playgrounds have successfully trained a number of our site installers in our ongoing Training and Development plan.  7 team leaders and installers have successfully completed their fork lift truck license training and applications are now with the CITB for renewal of 8 CPCS Plant Operators Licences for safe use of Mini Excavators and Forward…

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