Blog

Read our policy manifesto

Here
Home > Blog > Community
A small child is chalking on a street, the words Children Playing are written on the street surface and behind the child are some mini toy traffic cones
National Planning Policy Consultation: Playing Out’s response

Alice posted this in Active Travel, Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Street Space on 10/09/2024

The government is consulting on a major set of policies for planning in England, which will have huge…

Read more

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…

Read more

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…

Read more

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…

Read more

A residential street full of children playing
Playing out helps children to make friends across race, culture and backgrounds

Ingrid Skeels posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community on 24/04/2023

This positive feedback comes from a recent community engagement project about playing out close to home. As a…

Read more

four children in the street
The ripple effects of playing out

Jo Chesterman posted this in Activism, Community, Play Streets, Street Space on 22/03/2023

I organised a play street for 4 years between 2014-2018 in St George, Bristol. Our street has only…

Read more

Would you like to stay in touch with the latest Playing Out news and blogs?

Sign up to our newsletter