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Yes Ball Games – removing signs and welcoming playing out

Ingrid Skeels posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Play Streets on 10/09/2024

No Ball Games! We’re all familiar with these signs around housing estates and other city spaces where children…

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Children and the built environment: Inquiry and next steps

Alice Ferguson posted this in Activism, Children's play, health and wellbeing on 12/06/2024

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

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Growing up, playing out and freedom for my son

Otis Thomas posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Play Streets, Street Space on 11/06/2024

Otis is co-founder of The African Pot project, a central Manchester organisation we and Ubele collaborated with on…

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Take over your street for play this Thank You Day!

Rachel Mansi posted this in Community, Play Streets, Street Space on 29/04/2024

The Together Coalition is all about building a kinder, closer and more connected society. They approached us about…

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Who in Government is standing up for children?

Alice Ferguson posted this in Activism, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Street Space on 04/04/2024

Last week, we were back in the Houses of Parliament for the final live session of the select committee…

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“We think about bins and cars more than children”

Alice Ferguson posted this in Activism, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Street Space on 29/02/2024

On Monday 26th February the Parliamentary Select Committee Inquiry into Children, Young People and the Built Environment held…

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