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Please note: these pages were last updated in summer 2024.
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Guildford Borough Council is supporting residents to play out, and launched its street play policy in spring 2018. The Council does not charge for closures and provides street play packs. You can get more information and apply here from the council website.
It was featured in the Guildford Dragon News, and the Get Surrey website.
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