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See how the street play movement is growing across the UK

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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What’s happening in Sheffield?

Currently residents in Sheffield have been using the street party application process to arrange play street sessions. You can download the form and guidance from the council website.

We know a couple of residential streets in Sheffield have held street play sessions, the first in 2013! There was also a 3 day play street held in central Sheffield in August 2021 as a follow-up to the city-wide Beat The Street game held over the summer.

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