Number of playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor fitness areas
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
The Association of Play Industries (API) campaigns for policy recognition of the value of play. Previous years’ FOI requests have revealed an alarming decline in the number of public play spaces. We are lobbying Government for increased funding for public playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor fitness areas. Please can you provide the following information:
How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?
How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?
How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during the financial year 2019/20?
How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during this financial year 2020/21?
How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
Yours faithfully,
Holly Palmer
Dear Ms Palmer
Further to your contact with Derry City & Strabane District Council please
find attached letter in relation to same. Should you have any queries
please do not hesitate to contact me.
Regards
Michelle
From: Holly Palmer [mailto:[FOI #771062 email]]
Sent: 06 July 2021 08:30
To: foi <[Derry City and Strabane District Council request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Number of playgrounds, MUGAs and
outdoor fitness areas
Dear Derry City and Strabane District Council,
The Association of Play Industries (API) campaigns for policy recognition
of the value of play. Previous years’ FOI requests have revealed an
alarming decline in the number of public play spaces. We are lobbying
Government for increased funding for public playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor
fitness areas. Please can you provide the following information:
How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the
financial year 2019/20?
How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this
financial year 2020/21?
How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the
financial year 2021/22?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area
during the financial year 2019/20?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area
during this financial year 2020/21?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your
authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during
the financial year 2019/20?
How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during
this financial year 2020/21?
How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority
area in the financial year 2021/22?
Yours faithfully,
Holly Palmer
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Dear Foi,
Hello, I was wondering whether you would be able to provide the data for the questions stated below:
How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the
financial year 2019/20?
How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this
financial year 2020/21?
How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the
financial year 2021/22?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area
during the financial year 2019/20?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area
during this financial year 2020/21?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your
authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during
the financial year 2019/20?
How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during
this financial year 2020/21?
How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority
area in the financial year 2021/22?
Yours sincerely,
Holly Palmer
Holly
Sorry for the delay. We have most of the information you are looking for.
Just waiting on a reply from one staff member which we hope to have today
or tomorrow. I will send the information when it’s complete, hopefully in
the next day or two.
Damian McCay
Information Management team
From: Holly Palmer <[FOI #771062 email]>
Sent: 10 August 2021 12:16
To: foi <[Derry City and Strabane District Council request email]>
Subject: Re: FOI 3582 - Freedom of Information request - Number of
playgrounds, MUGAs and outdoor fitness areas
Dear Foi,
Hello, I was wondering whether you would be able to provide the data for
the questions stated below:
How many playgrounds were there in your authority area during the
financial year 2019/20?
How many playgrounds are there in your authority area during this
financial year 2020/21?
How many playgrounds do you expect to have in your authority area in the
financial year 2021/22?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) were there in your authority area
during the financial year 2019/20?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) are there in your authority area
during this financial year 2020/21?
How many multi-use games areas (MUGAs) do you expect to have in your
authority area in the financial year 2021/22?
How many outdoor fitness areas were there in your authority area during
the financial year 2019/20?
How many outdoor fitness areas are there in your authority area during
this financial year 2020/21?
How many outdoor fitness areas do you expect to have in your authority
area in the financial year 2021/22?
Yours sincerely,
Holly Palmer
Please find attached response to your FOI request of 6 July. My apologies
for the late reply.
Damian McCay
Information Management Team
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