‘Run it yourself’ offer to parents

Friday 4th April 2008, 2:31PM BST.

Playzone at Checkers Superstore is set to close. Owner of the store, Sandpiper, has offered parents the equipment if a home can be found for it. Staff members Liz Roland, left, and Kelly Eborall look on. (Picture by Peter Frankland, 0559567)

PARENTS must find a new home for Playzone for their children or it will be lost forever.

Supermarket owner Sandpiper has decided to get rid of the facility, which has 2,600 youngsters registered, and replace it with a new cafe.

But it has donated the equipment, worth £70,000, to parents – as long as they can find somewhere for it. Nearly 600 parents signed a petition to save the service when it was first announced that Sandpiper was closing it down.

*Anybody who has suitable premises for a new playgroup is asked to call 729642.