Lib Dem Haringey Education Spokesperson Cllr Gail Engert has called on Haringey Council to help children to play games at break-times by painting game markings on a local school’s playground. The calls come after children raised the issue during one of Cllr Engert’s regular visits to the school earlier this month.

They informed Cllr Engert that the School Council had written to Haringey Council to request a range of markings on the playground from football to hopscotch. Cllr Engert offered to put her weight behind the campaign and wrote to the Council asking them to address the children’s request.

Cllr Engert was impressed at the children’s initiative in seeking these playground improvements. She says she will be pressing for action as it is essential that kids are encouraged to be active at break-times and anything that helps them should be done.

Cllr Engert (Muswell Hill) comments:

“I am delighted to see young people using their initiative and writing to the Council about this issue and I am more than happy to assist them.

“With the cross-party interest in keeping children healthy, I hope that Haringey Council assist the school in helping the kids keep active!”