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By TOM FOOT
 

Peggy Jay pictured with daughter Catherine Boyd
At 94, Peggy enjoys her renaissance

AT the age of 94, veteran campaigner Peggy Jay is leading a drive to create a children’s play area at the Vale of Health in Hampstead.
The Heath and Hampstead Society life president used to take her children, including economist Peter Jay, to the neglected enclosure on the Heath where the play area is planned.
Following a consultation in October last year, a £20,000 public-private partnership scheme was drawn up that will create an under-10s playground with an eagle’s-nest, swings, a balance beam and a springy camel. The Heath and Hampstead Society and the Corporation of London have pledged £8,500, but organisers are still searching for £11,000.
The Vale of Health playground will honour Ms Jay, who has lived in Hampstead for 90 years.
A former chairman of the Greater London Council’s open spaces committee, she was instrumental in setting up other children’s play areas on the Heath. Ms Jay, who has 17 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren, many of whom live in Hampstead, said the Vale of Health playground would be an asset for future generations. She said: “It means a lot to me – it’s a renaissance, a rebirth of one’s life work and interest.”
Her daughter Catherine Boyd, a Heath and Hampstead Society member, said: “The playground will be a great resource for schools like Christchurch and New End.”
If you would like to contribute, contact the Heath and Hampstead Society’s John Smithard at 020 7722 9512.
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