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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…

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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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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…

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