OPENING STATEMENT

At an increasingly early age computers are stealing our children's right to real playtime. For the last 10 years whilst providing technical computer support in schools, homes and other small businesses, we have seen examples of this on a daily basis.

Paul and Janine Truswell have been inspired, partly by the recent television series "James May’s Toy Stories", to start an indoor play space serving the age range 3 to 11 to

“nurture and encourage imagination through real playtime”

The majority of housing in this country no longer provides adequate room for indoor play, and it is this combined with the saturation of technology into homes which has led to the current poor state of play in the UK and elsewhere in the western world. Technology does have a place but there is a serious imbalance of its role in society that needs redressing. In essence; computers, Xboxes, Playstations, Wiis and Nintendos need relegation. We cannot do much about the size of people’s houses but we can provide big spaces and good playtimes again.
 

CONCEPT

To provide large, purpose designed, indoor playzones; clearly defined areas where different toys can be played with to their fullest extent, managed by dedicated adult teams; examples as follows...

TRANSPORT ZONES:

Roads – Scalextric, Hotwheels

Railways – Tomy Thomas Train, Scale railways

Canals – purpose built miniature canal system with working boats

CRAFT ZONES:

Jewellry

Pottery

Wood

Painting

Plasticine

BUILDING ZONES:

Meccano

Lego

K'nex

GIANT GAME ZONES:

Monopoly

Carcassone

Chess

Dominoes

Jenga

ToySpace will also provide space for parents and carers to relax and enjoy company, have a drink, eat light meals and watch the action in the playzones. There will also be the ability to host events such as parties, concerts and relevant product promotions. ToySpace catering will be supported by local and Fairtrade suppliers of goods and services.

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