Milton Keynes MPs Encourage Nominations For Free Tickets To 360 Play As Part Of Young Minds Campaign

Milton Keynes MPs, Ben Everitt and Iain Stewart, have encouraged people to nominate deserving families in MK to receive free tickets to 360 Play.

360 Play’s founder Duncan Phillips has pledged £60,000 worth of tickets for children and families who have struggled during lockdown as part of the business’ Young Minds Campaign.

And after visiting the centre on Friday to see the positive impact re-opening was having on hundreds of families across MK, Ben and Iain are encouraging people to nominate family, friends and colleagues to win free tickets.

There are many reasons a person can nominate someone to receive free tickets to 360 Play. From children not seeing a parent as much due to them being a frontline worker to a child going above and beyond to help others, the main theme is that they could really use with a fun and much-needed experience at 360 Play.

Ben Everitt, the MP for Milton Keynes North, commented:

“This is such a wonderful offer from 360 Play who have seen the impact lockdowns have had on children and families across the country and are doing their bit to help out.

“It was lovely to see so many families back out enjoying themselves in a COVID-safe way at 360 Play so if you know anybody who would really benefit from tickets please do nominate them and help boost mental wellbeing across Milton Keynes.”

Iain Stewart, the MP for Milton Keynes South, said:

“The children of Milton Keynes have had a really difficult time during the coronavirus pandemic and that is why I am championing the Young Minds Campaign by 360 Play. 

“By allowing people to nominate families and children who have experienced a tough time to receive free tickets to 360 Play, it will give children the long-awaited opportunity to create childhood memories and be children again!

“If you know of a family or children that could do with a visit to 360 Play, I encourage you to nominate them.”

Duncan Phillips, founder of 360 Play, added:

“I am passionate that it’s now we need to get our children out from home lockdowns and start playing together with others in safe and creative settings that will help re introduce them to social interaction off screens.  Through our Young Minds Campaign if we can reach out and give just one family some help right now it will have been a success.  That’s why I am so proud to play our part reaching out to thousands of families who may not have the ability to access our sites to come along as or guests and play again in active and open settings, I look forward to hearing our centres full of play and laughter again.” 

 You can nominate somebody you think is deserving of free tickets to 360 Play here: Nominate here

 

360 Play re-opens to welcome local families for some safe smiles

May the 17th was a happy day at 360 Play’s centres for customers and staff.  This leading leisure attraction group closed its doors along with the rest of the country’s hospitality businesses back in December last year, with the hope it would only be a few weeks before they could reopen.  Five months later and in line with stage 3 of the road map, 360 Play finally got to welcome back many local families for some well overdue fun and play. 

“The coronavirus has had deep and wide impacts on our city, our families and many of the local businesses that serve them.  Some of the most impacted and yet least talked about are our children.  As a father of two boys I have seen some of the impacts this latest lockdown has had on them which is why I am so pleased we can open up our attraction for local families to be able to come and enjoy some play time without screens”  Founder and Managing Director Duncan Phillips.

Maureen, grandmother to Reece and Fay, was visiting Rushden Lakes’ centre and said  “Its amazing to be back and able to spend some quality playtime with my grandchildren in the safe clean environment that 360 Play gives us. The kids adore it here and it makes for an easy day out”

360 Centre Manager Lauren Jenkins said “The second lock down has been very hard on many of our staff and so we are really pleased to be able to get back to doing what we love here at 360, and hopefully put some smiles back on our customers faces.  We will keep in place our covid safe operating procedures and be limiting numbers while we steadily emerge from the latest lockdown. I have been with 360 Play for 5 years now and have really missed seeing the centre full of life over the last few months, so I and all the team are loving the noise our first customers are making with us today.”

360 Play was founded over 10 years ago and now has seven play centres across the South East and South Midlands.  Founder Duncan Phillips started the business to give families like his own a place where they could all play together.  Utilising hands on creative play environments, physically active play settings and skills based play attractions, the centre encourages intergenerational active play in a more traditional way, encouraging adults to spend time playing with their children and having fun too.