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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