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Palenque May 19th, 2010 11:13 AM

London Opens First Playground for the Elderly
 
Newsvine - London opens first exercise playground for elderly
May 19, 2010 ... Pensioners Winston Fletcher, right, and Frances Blois enjoy equipment in London's first pensioners' playground in Hyde Park, London, ...
http://www.newsvine.com/_.../4307491...nd-for-elderly - 2 hours ago

London, following the lead of other European cities, has opened a playground just for the elderly - folks 60 and over. In Hyde Park i'm sure the vast majority of Fodorites will qalify to enter and play to their hearts delights.

In fact this IMO would be a great place for a London GTG - Flanner could be in charge, as usual. JJ could hop over from Sac'to.

Anyway something to look up if dawdling in Hyde Park.

Palenque May 19th, 2010 11:14 AM

London Opens First Exercise Playground For Elderly - CBS News
May 19, 2010 ... London's Hyde Park Opens Capital's First Exercise Playground For Older People.
www.cbsnews.com/.../main6499167.shtml?

see if this link works

Iowa_Redhead May 19th, 2010 11:36 AM

Nope, that one doesn't either.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...ag=mncol;lst;1

alanRow May 19th, 2010 11:44 AM

May be London's first one but it's not the first in the UK

http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKL3081924620080130
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...layground.html

And I passed one in Antalya last week

Palenque May 19th, 2010 12:10 PM

thanks Red for the link that works

And though the article did not say it my info says that a Diaper Changing Station is in the WCs and can be used free of charge - even for diapers.


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