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Click on the links below to take you to our latest news and events. Click on the quick links above to take you to the latest issues of our newsletters and bulletins. These pages will be constantly updated so, keep coming back to find out what is new within the Association!

A new way to interact with us - Facebook!
Advertising Opportunities in Play Matters Magazine
An office move for Wales!
Good Toy Guide 2009 / 2010 Winners Announced!
NATLL AGM and Conference 2009
Natll's London Office Moves!
New Membership Area
New Research from Wales
New Toy & Leisure Library Insurance
Swine Flu Advice for Toy Libraries
The Independent Pimlico Toy Library Article

A new way to interact with us - Facebook!
Click on the link below to go to our brand new Facebook page. Become a fan and post on our wall where you will be able to communicate with us and other toy and leuisure libraries through our discussion board.

We hope all our members, friends and colleagues will join!

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Advertising Opportunities in Play Matters Magazine
Click here to download a document explaining how you can advertise in the Association's Play Matters quarterly magazine. A booking form and full cost details form part of the document.

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An office move for Wales!
Our office in Wales has moved address;

Suite 11

65 Penarth Road

Cardiff

CF10 5DL

And our new telephone number is:

029 20230447

Ann will be in the office between 10am - 1pm every day should you need to contact the office. There is an answer machine as well, so please leave a message and she will get back to you as soon as she can.

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Good Toy Guide 2009 / 2010 Winners Announced!
The Good Toy Guide 2009 / 2010 Winners have been announced and are listed below. We are currently printing the new Guide and will be posting out to our members in due course. A pdf version will also be available to download on the Good Toy Guide section. Well done to all the winners!

*Overall Winner* - BERG Toys UK - Moov(7 in1)

*Overall Winner - Inclusive Play* - EXCITIM Ltd - Arnold the Snoring Pig - Cowley the Cow - Mongo the Gorilla - Nurserytime Bear

0-12 months

GOLD
V Tech - 1st Steps Babywalker

SILVER
Mamas & Papas - Pico Puppet
Step by Step - Activity Coccoon

12 - 36 months

GOLD
WOW Toys
Off Road Ollies Outdoor Pursuits
Police Chase Charlie
Robin's Medical Rescue
Poppy's Pony Adventure
Harvey Harvester
Johnny Jungle Plane

SILVER
TOLO
First Friends Safari Vehicle
First Friends Safari Animals

LEGO
Duplo Feeding Zoo

Arts & Crafts

GOLD
Top Banana Toys Ltd - PlayMais

SILVER
Spin Master Toys UK Ltd - Moon Sand Range
Interplay Uk Ltd - Luxury Soap Science

CONSTRUCTION

GOLD
Haba - Coloured Building Blocks

SILVER
Asco Educational Supplies Ltd - Translucent Building Blocks
Meccano Toys (UK) Ltd - Kids Play Tractor

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NATLL AGM and Conference 2009
Thank you to all who attended our Annual Conference on 8th October. We are delighted that so many people attended and very much hope you enjoyed the day. Thank you also to the Chair, Rowland Earle, our Keynote Speaker Dr. Amanda Gummer and to all the fabulous workshop leaders for delivering inspirational talks and presentations.

A full report of the day will appear here within the next few weeks once we have had a chance to look at the evaluation forms.

Roll on next year!

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Natll's London Office Moves!

Our office in London has moved to Harmood Street, just a few stops up the Northern Line from Euston. The new offices are modern and spacious and most of all DDA compliant! The new telephone and address details are below.

1A Harmood Street, London NW1 8DN
Tel: 020 7428 2280 Fax: 020 7428 2281

click here to email the office in London

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New Membership Area
Our members can now access the members area by clicking on the Membership Area tab on the navy blue bar at the top of each page of the website. The area has a whole host of features that toy and leisure libraries can access to support them in the running of their projects. Areas include - Discount Vouchers, Document Templates, Downloadable PlayMatters and Funding Bulletins. Our online forum is a fantastic new tool for toy and leisure libraries to post news and communicate with other members across the UK. Hints, tips and questions can be shared and even events publicised! Why don't you apply for your username and password now - click here to jump to the Membership Area log in screen to find out how to do this.

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New Research from Wales
Click here to download the executive summary of 'What have we got to play with' - our new research from Wales. Please contact our Wales office on 02920 230 447 for further details of the research and to request a copy of the full report.

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New Toy & Leisure Library Insurance
NATLL has worked closely with Aston Scott Ltd to bring our members a competetively priced insurance scheme. A policy has been put together designed specifically for toy and leisure libraries and only available to our members. If you would like to get a quote for your project, please contact membership on 020 7255 4604/10 or fill in our online contact form and we will get back to you to discuss further.

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Swine Flu Advice for Toy Libraries
The Association has issued advice on how toy and leisure libraries can help stop the spread of swine flu by following some basic guidines. Click on the icon below to download the guidance.

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The Independent Pimlico Toy Library Article
Published on 24th March 2009, The Independent suppliment included a very interesting feature on Pimlico toy library in London. Click here to open the full article on pdf.

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