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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…

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Children of different ages playing in a residential street
How to handle objections and defuse difficult situations on play streets.

Kate Staniforth posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Play Streets on 28/10/2022

A street, estate or block of flats can be like a microcosm of society – a community made…

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How playing out helps to build children’s independence

Kate Staniforth posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Play Streets on 29/09/2022

Building confidence for the move to secondary school Recently I’ve noticed that one of the main topics of…

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Street parties to play streets: Keeping the community spirit going throughout the year

Rose posted this in Community, Play Streets, Street Space on 17/06/2022

An estimated 16,000 street communities took the opportunity of the Platinum Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend to come together…

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Find your village: growing play and community on a tower block estate

Samira Musse posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Play Streets on 03/05/2022

Samira is a parent and community activist who lives on the 14th floor in a tower block and…

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Why play out? Words to inspire from parents and residents

Ingrid Skeels posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Play Streets, Street Space on 10/03/2022

If you’re thinking about organising a play street or playing out session where you live, don’t just take…

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