Get Used To It, Kid
From the Sunderland Echo, via Angry People in Local Newspapers, comes this quote from a (UK) government bureaucrat, in response to criticism of a “minimalist” playpark populated exclusively by concrete plinths of varying height after a child is injured by whacking his head on one: The design provided in the park is very different and probably not what many people are used to in a public play space, but the provision of features, such as natural materials, mounds, logs and blocks, encourages children to play more imaginatively and creatively. This broader and more naturalistic approach to play provision is one that is being [ . . . ]
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