40 years the folk of picturesque Cotswold village Bledington were told their see-saw would have to be pulled up. It was, claimed a Playing Fields Association official, a danger under EU directive EN1176-1;1998 Playground Equipment For Outside Use. The fact no one had ever been hurt playing on it did not matter one jot. And the madness didn’t end there. The swings also had to be moved because there was the potential risk they could damage a child’s eyes because they faced the sun. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
See-saw no more
AFTER almost 
40 years the folk of picturesque Cotswold village Bledington were told their see-saw would have to be pulled up. It was, claimed a Playing Fields Association official, a danger under EU directive EN1176-1;1998 Playground Equipment For Outside Use. The fact no one had ever been hurt playing on it did not matter one jot. And the madness didn’t end there. The swings also had to be moved because there was the potential risk they could damage a child’s eyes because they faced the sun. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
40 years the folk of picturesque Cotswold village Bledington were told their see-saw would have to be pulled up. It was, claimed a Playing Fields Association official, a danger under EU directive EN1176-1;1998 Playground Equipment For Outside Use. The fact no one had ever been hurt playing on it did not matter one jot. And the madness didn’t end there. The swings also had to be moved because there was the potential risk they could damage a child’s eyes because they faced the sun. Daily Mirror 28/2/05.
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