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The Atlantic!We’ve added a pin for every area where parents, residents, a community organisation or the council (and ideally, all of them together) are starting to change things for children through play streets and related ideas. The movement is growing! See what’s happening near you by entering the name of your local authority (council) in the box below. For more support on play streets and to connect with the play streets movement see our Support for play streets page.
Please note: these pages were last updated in summer 2024.
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This area is a Play Street Beacon, which means there are individual play street experts you can contact in this area for advice and support in your area. Click on the link for more information on our Beacon areas.
Residents can play out in Epsom and Ewell! Read more and how to apply on their council website here.
In 2023, one amazing resident lobbied her council for several months and they agreed to a play street trial on her street! Read press coverage about this here.
Alice Ferguson posted this on 01/08/24
“To be happy and healthy, children need a decent amount of everyday, sociable play and physical activity. To grow into independent, capable, resilient young adults, they need a chance to…
playingout posted this on 12/06/24
In Spring 2023, Playing Out joined with allies to ask for a Parliamentary Inquiry into Children, Young People and the Built Environment. We pointed out that children’s health and wellbeing…