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Chiara Wilkinson, @chiarawilkinson
Published:
9:00 AM April 4, 2021
The original 1999 Hackney Playbus which was taken off the road as it no longer complied with recent low carbon emission standards.
- Credit: Hackney Playbus
The team behind Hackney Playbus raised more than £30,000 to build a new travelling play centre to provide free support to the borough’s children and families.
A double-decker, the brightly coloured Hackney Playbus has been on the road since 1972, visiting different parts of Hackney to provide play and learning opportunities for children aged up to four-years-old.
Last March due to Covid-19 restrictions, the service was halted. Then the bus then had to be taken off the road completely because the original 1999 vehicle failed to comply with the Low Emission Zone Euro VI standards that came into effect in March 2021.