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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…

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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…

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You’re not alone: working together for friendlier streets and children playing out

Daniella Radice posted this in Community, Street Space on 11/03/2019

Feeling daunted by trying to change things for children on your street, or in your local area or…

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Halloween: Reclaiming Streets and Building Community

Ingrid Skeels posted this in Community, Street Space on 30/10/2018

Clocks have gone back, nights are drawing in, and the festival that children love will soon be here!…

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Bea’s Walk to School – and why it matters

Ingrid posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing on 05/10/2018

October is international walk to school month, yet how many young children still do that independently? Parent Rachel…

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Five Easy Ideas for Pavement Play this summer

Ingrid posted this in Children's play, health and wellbeing, Community, Street Space on 30/07/2018

Need some inspiration for those long days at home in the summer holidays? Plenty of things require lots…

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