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Alice Ferguson

On Monday 26th February the Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry into Children, Young People and the Built Environment held its second session to hear oral evidence from a range of experts about how and why we should be creating child-friendly streets, public spaces and cities.

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Alice Ferguson and Ingrid Skeels, Playing Out Directors, standing in front of the UK Houses of Parliament
From play streets to parliament – making the case for children to play out

Ingrid Skeels posted this in Activism, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Street Space on 25/01/2024

This week Playing Out presented oral evidence to the parliamentary inquiry into children and the built environment, held…

Two older boys playing football in a cup-de-sac with other children, houses and parked vehicles in the background
Parliamentary Inquiry into Children and the Built Environment: A Golden Opportunity

Alice posted this in Active Travel, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Street Space on 08/01/2024

In Spring 2023, Playing Out joined with allies to ask for a Parliamentary Inquiry into Children and the…

play street
“It’s changed our lives”: how playing out helped my children, my neighbours and me

Emma Sarjo posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Play Streets on 16/11/2023

Emma first got interested in play streets seven years ago. Since then, with help and advice from Playing…

A small child holds up a homemade sign saying 'Safe Streets Now'
We need a plan for children, not motorists

Alice Ferguson posted this in Active Travel, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Street Space on 05/10/2023

“We are not a nation of motorists, we’re a nation of families”. These words were spoken by Joanne…

Play streets brought some peace to our rat run

Lyndsey Melling posted this in Community, Play Streets, Street Space on 06/07/2023

Why Lyndsey organised a play street after lockdown, benefitting children and adults in her local area… It started…

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