Listen to  St Albans Drive with Gemma K on Tuesday afternoon from 4:00 pm.

Steve Simpson talks to Helen Whittington, the owner of the DJ's Play softplay centres in St Albans, Berkhamsted and Hemel Hempstead about her frustration and the impact to children's well being after  the government's decision to leave soft play centres across the country closed.

Helen talks about her trip to Westminster to lobby for some clarity on when they can reopen,  and highlights the petition she is supporting with over 20000 signatures, which you can see and add to at https://bit.ly/2Wnoasj