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Harriet Grant @harrietgrant.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

From me: Housing is being built without the right community infrastructure. This is a huge issue - it's about how we live, move, get on with our neighbours - or how we end up lonely, fragmented, unhealthy and sedentary. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

theguardian.com

‘No shops, no schools’: homes in England built without basic amenities

Thousands of properties going up without access to playgrounds, community infrastructure and even doctors

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Harriet Grant @harrietgrant.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

A brilliant new campaign from London Sport - with support from @playingout.bsky.social and others ...https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/mar/18/yes-ball-games-drive-to-take-down-signs-warning-against-play-begins-in-london

theguardian.com

Yes, ball games: drive to take down signs warning against play begins in London

Charity says thousands of signs on capital’s estates deter children from being active, and is covering some of them up

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Harriet Grant @harrietgrant.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

We have to be so careful with the way we talk about girls and play - girls face a barrage of stereotypes from the moment they can walk (and before! with tedious pink baby grows!) - we need MORE football and skate parks and we need to be looking at how to help girls take up space on them.

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

“It would be lovely to extend the playground on to the highway, but it simply isn’t practical ... It’s no place for a playground.” Surely a dense, car-dominated neighbourhood is exactly where we should be acting to carve out space for play? More great stuff from @harrietgrant.bsky.social.

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Harriet Grant @harrietgrant.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yesterday I wrote about the high court victory for Tower Hamlets mayor versus the LTN campaigners - they were protecting 3 popular LTNs where children play and older people now sit out and chat. They lost that fight to the rights of drivers. This is the reality of that context.

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