We campaign for children's everyday freedom and right to play out near home. Founders of the UK-wide play street movement. www.playingout.net
Playing Out
Spending the day surrounded by inspiration, energetic changemakers at the Playing Out and Beyond event in Bristol @playingout.bsky.social @playworcester.bsky.social (1/?)…
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
— George Orwell, 1984
If you’re a councillor - or a candidate in May - and you’d like to pursue a pro-play policy with your council, there’s a kind of “menu” of possible ideas/actions you can engage with here.
@edwardlamb.bsky.social @saskiaheijltjes.bsky.social @positivelyplayful.bsky.social
@playingout.bsky.social
I’ve just shared a bit of a lengthy post about @playingout.bsky.social and the new Play Streets Network that Lucy Colbeck (former PO play streets manager) and I are going to be working on to keep supporting play streets across the country.
A privilege to attend @playingout.bsky.social’s last Bristol event yday. A celebration of 17yrs of creating child-friendly streets & a call for others to take up the fight. Struck how many spoke about how children’s doorstep play brings neighbours together & connects ppl from different backgrounds
Please sign and share. @playengland.bsky.social @playscotland.bsky.social @playwales.bsky.social
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“Streets for play, streets for freedom” by @aliceferguson.bsky.social & @timrgill.bsky.social makes the case for a "child lens" on transport policy. Time to prioritise those most impacted yet least considered in planning our streets: Children.
Read more here: playingout.net/take-action/...
Kate Collier
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Stephen Frost
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Brent Toderian
All but forgotten, but reincarnated in a different form by @playingout.bsky.social and allies across the country, such that, between 2010 and 2024, over 1,650 street communities organised regular, temporary play streets in 100+ different local authority areas across the UK.
Alison Stenning
Alison Stenning
Alison Stenning
What a brilliant @playingout.bsky.social conference today! Children's right to play is more important than ever. Let's make sure that more (all!) children can play, more of the time.
I wasn't able to get down to Bristol earlier in the month for Playing Out's big celebration (and farewell) but I loved seeing the reflections of the day, and of the wider Playing Out movement, which h...
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Council-wide “playing out” policy Some councils are taking the next step on from supporting play streets. They recognise that enabling all children to play out everyday means creating an environment w...
