Temporary accommodation also fails to cater for the play needs of children, contributing to poorer mental and physical health Reach Alliance UCL

Great stuff. School streets are also fantastic for a bit of pre- or post-school #playtime and for parents and carers to meet their kids' friends and one another in a relaxed way #playbuildscommunities #playmatters

The best public spaces provide variety, joy and flexibility, allowing people to determine the function of objects based on how they interpret them. What if a sculptural form was also a seat, a play opportunity and public art? #Playablelandscapes #strandaldwych

Five ways the next #MayorofLondon can make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in:

5. Listen and act on children's views. Appoint a young Mayor for Play and give children a voice. #5WaystoaPlayfulLondon #playmatters #adventureplay tinyurl.com/84xduz4n

Five ways the next Mayor of London can make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in:

4. Make the roads safe to enable children to independently access local parks, playgrounds & schools
#5WaystoaPlayfulLondon #playmatters tinyurl.com/84xduz4n

Five ways the next Mayor of London can make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in:

3. Enforce the requirements in the London Plan relating to quality, quantity and accessibility of play provision. #playmatters
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Five ways the next Mayor of London can make the capital the best city in the world to grow up in:

2. Actively promote London as ‘adventure play capital of the world’; acknowledge the importance of these vital places for children. tinyurl.com/84xduz4n

Budding designers, engineers, architects, creators of the future have made some improvements to Lewisham's Bellingham Play Park. What do you think? Castle ramparts, wide slides, boats and a cardboard cafe were just some of the suggestions children had for their playground.

London Play is calling on the next #MayorofLondon to make the capital the best city for children to grow up in.

1 of our #5ways manifesto:

Implement a London-wide play strategy to set the capital on course be the most playful city in the world. tinyurl.com/84xduz4n

The best explorers of urban nature in London are surely children at play! Contribute to the worldwide bioblitz #CityNatureChallenge and share your photos of spring springing in London between 26-29 April

📣 Delighted to announce that 17 #SafeStreetsNow actions will take place on Saturday 20th April.

It’s not too late to organise an action and every voice for safer streets matters

Please remember to sign the open letter on behalf of your organisation 👇

safestreetsnow.co.uk

Prioritise Children's Right to Play in the UK - Sign the Petition! chng.it/TbhLMmqC via Change.org UK

'If we want the UK to truly achieve in this changing world... we will need to prioritise children’s opportunities for creativity, with flexibility of mind and adaptability nurtured through free play. '

'Tech firms can do more, but it’s the government’s job to ensure children have safe places to play – and it’s not doing it.'
Thank you for stating this so clearly and simply gabyhinsliff The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Intergenerational, disabled-led project #RebelPlay 's collecting & sharing the positive play experiences of disabled children & adults. Got a positive play experience to share? Or are the parent/carer of a disabled child who'd like to be involved more here: touretteshero.com/2024/04/02/reb…

Great to see another 15 organisations sign up for the #ManifestoforYoungLondoners2024 , including London Play, METRO Charity, and Football Beyond Borders. They join over 60 organisations.

Read the Manifesto, or sign up here:
partnershipforyounglondon.org.uk/younglondoners…

'In losing doorstep play, children have lost the hours of exploration and physical activity that nature designed them to seek out in order to thrive.' theguardian.com/society/commen…

Get June 11 in your diaries! The UN General Assembly has just declared it #InternationalDayofPlay , starting this year and every year. #righttoplay #uncrc #article31 #playmatters

Play provision should be a statutory duty with dedicated funding. ESP PLAY 🛝 report finds three of the top ten councils to slash spending on play are in London: Bexley cut spending by 74% from 2018/19 to 2022/23, Hillingdon cut revenue by 62%; Richmond 52%. espplay.co.uk/the-play-gap-r…