How to keep hold of children’s freedom into the winter
Ingrid Skeels posted this in Childhood, Free Play, Nature on 10/10/2017
It’s that time of year again when everything is just starting to close in, especially for children. The…
Street Play: A Great Way to Get Children Physically Active
Daniella Radice posted this in Childhood, Health on 23/09/2017
One of the biggest public health challenges at the moment is tackling the obesity epidemic. Although messages about…
New evidence shows impact of street play
Alice posted this in Community, Health, Neighbourliness, News, Playing Out on 31/07/2017
Healthier children, happier communities is the overall impact of street play! So say three separate reports published this week….
Playing Out as a Community Development Tool: An Idea Whose Time has Come
Judith Langdon posted this in Community, Nature, Neighbourliness on 23/06/2017
My role is to support the council’s vision of building sustainable, resilient communities. In particular, my team is…
Air Pollution and Street Play
Zoe Banks Gross posted this in Community, Free Play, Traffic on 23/06/2017
The severe impact of traffic-related air pollution on children’s health is becoming ever clearer and more worrying. On…
News from the Playing Out Movement June 2017
posted this in Community, International, News on 19/06/2017
Welcome to the June newsletter. Playing Out is supporting a growing movement of people who want children to…