Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids When soft play centres reopen in England this week, it won't just be parents breathing a huge sigh of relief.
That's because while many businesses have suffered from the closures brought on by the pandemic, indoor play has barely been open at all over the last 14 months.
In many ways sisters Kelly Edwards and Jenna Camilleri, who own Adventure Forest play centre in Trafford, say it's been the 'forgotten' industry in all of this.
When they closed suddenly in March 2020, they say they 'never imagined we'd be closed for over a year'. The pair have been dogged by setbacks, including a huge flood which hindered their chances