Market Forces
In a famous speech on the campaign trail for the US Presidential nomination in 1968 Bobby Kennedy said, ‘too much and for too long, we seem to have surrendered personal excellence and community values in the mere accumulation of material things…yet the gross domestic product [the official measure of such things] does not allow for … Continue reading
Shire kids go Scything
What an amazing weekend the kids and staff from Shiremoor Adventure Playground have had in the Yorkshire Dales. They completed their John Muir Discovery Award in the most extraordinary way and discovered a really wild spot at Muck Hole near Robin Hoods Bay. On a 17 acre site, in the middle of nowhere, live two … Continue reading
Street Play – helping communities reconnect with streets
Today we are very proud to announce a three year partnership between Play England, Playing Out, London Play and Bristol University to get kids out playing in their streets, neighbourhoods and the spaces near where they live. This programme is backed by the Department of Health as part of its drive to help children and … Continue reading
Helping kids to play out in Hackney
A guest post by Claudia Draper. As a child of the 1970s, playing out in our quiet cul de sac in leafy Buckinghamshire was just a part of daily life – and for all the other kids on the street too. I remember endless football games (with me stuck in goal), cricket, British Bull Dog … Continue reading
Young volunteers Love Outdoor Play
Guest post by Pip Levett. Play Gloucestershire are bringing the Love Outdoor Play campaign to Gloucestershire this summer. With funding through the Free Time Consortium’s Get Involved in Play programme, we aim to get more children in Gloucestershire playing outdoors more often. At the heart of our campaign and our charity’s work, is our growing … Continue reading
Another way to Love Outdoor Play
One of our local playworkers had a couple of ideas about how he could show how much he loves outdoor play and he has managed to join up World of Difference Vodafone Volunteering and the John the Muir Award1. This Saturday was the third session for the John Muir Award Explorers, from Exploring Nature play … Continue reading
Wall to wall fun
Young people, staff and the amazing volunteers from Northumbria Dry Stone Wall Association (NDSWA) celebrated placing the final stone in the dry stone wall at Shiremoor Adventure Playground this week. The wall has been built as part of Play England’s Exploring Nature Play project to provide a playable boundary enclosing their new nature play and chill … Continue reading
Everyone has a skill or life experience that can be shared with others
This week’s blog posts are brought to you by volunteers who are supporting local play projects involved in the Free Time Consortium’s ‘Get Involved in Play’ programme funded by the Cabinet Office’s Social Action Fund. We want to celebrate the amazing work done by the volunteers – children, parents and grandparents – who Love Outdoor … Continue reading
Volunteering – you are trained and listened to
This week’s blog posts are brought to you by volunteers who are supporting local play projects involved in the Free Time Consortium’s ‘Get Involved in Play’ programme funded by the Cabinet Office’s Social Action Fund. We want to celebrate the amazing work done by the volunteers – children, parents and grandparents – who Love Outdoor … Continue reading
Volunteering can make a World of Difference
This week’s blog posts are brought to you by volunteers who are supporting local play projects involved in the Free Time Consortium’s ‘Get Involved in Play’ programme funded by the Cabinet Office’s Social Action Fund. We want to celebrate the amazing work done by the volunteers – children, parents and grandparents – who Love Outdoor … Continue reading
Love Outdoor Play 