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opened in 1921 and the children's playground soon became the central feature. In contrast to earlier thinking about playground provision, which emphasised the segregation of girls and boys at play, Wicksteed encouraged children and adults to play together, opened the playground on
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first in 2004 and again in 2021/2022. The regulator did find significant regulatory issues with the Trust, at this Oliver
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