Frank and Erica Mudd opened the Pop Up Play Village and café in IFly, in the Leisure Park, on December 23, after transforming the former indoor ski slope into a play area. Inside the play village, there are four different play areas, a construction play area and a ‘village green’ area for babies. The cafe role play area (Image: Newsquest)The village is designed for children and their parents to play together. They expanded their then-mobile play area business to include hireable play area kits that Frank would deliver to families during lockdown. Frank Mudd, Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Cllr Jacky Tustain and Erica Mudd (Image: Newsquest)The idea to turn their mobile play business into a permanent play centre stemmed from Frank.