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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We were sent back to school during our #P2N2 session on Wednesday as one player challenged each Ranger to remember their times tables 🧮 Others enjoyed football, shop role play and non stop spinning in the hammock 🌪️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay #PlayMatters #PlayWorkWorks

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When the play session is in full swing and you notice everyone has literally and figuratively kicked off their shoes 😂 #P2N2 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #PlayWorkWorks #PlayMatters #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

These guys put in a serious play shift at Gwealan Tops AP and then got stuck into the Community of Practice’s hot topics - differences between playworkers and therapeutic playworkers followed by their hopes for our learning programme. What a team! #ThanksForHavingUs

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Rangers Pip and Charlie were given a warm welcome by the Gwealan Tops team and were honoured to wear the green staff shirt and work alongside them. Pip asked a girl what the rules were on the big swing to which she replied “You should know, you’re wearing the green shirt!”

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our #P2N2 Community of Practice has a collective wealth of knowledge and experience in playwork practice, research, training and academia. Of course in our habitat you will find us immersed in play!

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Our #P2N2 therapeutic playwork community of practice have been visiting the fab Gwealan Tops Adventure Playground in Redruth, Cornwall to undertake research with their play team and explore ideas for our future learning programme @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We had a relaxed day at #OxstallsCampus in the heat of Wednesday. Friendships were formed, there was a lot of creativity with model making and slime. Our group requested sushi and braved a wasabi taste test 🤢 We also had some epic rounds of hide and seek 🌳 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We had a cooler start in #Ayland on Tuesday, our players went wild with potions and science experiments using anything and everything they could find 🧪 We also faced a tough inspection from two of our #YoungVolunteers rating our performance 🧐 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #CommunityPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Our #Oxstalls celebration of Playday 2026 involved bug hunts, tree climbing, tug of war, rope swings and drum kits made from natural materials 🥁 #playday2026😊 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #PlayNurture #TimeToBe #PlayMatters #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Bingo was requested at #Oxstalls this week, lovely to see our #YoungVolunteers kindly integrating those who had never played The group also enjoyed water fights, giant bubbles, tree climbing and communal chats in the shade 🌳 🫧 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay #PlayNurture

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thanks to all who joined us on Tuesday for another busy #community play day at #AylandGardens It was a day for den building it seemed with multiple bases springing up along the shade of the tree line 🏕️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay #DenBuilding

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Much cooler the following day under the shady trees at #OxstallsCampus. Our #P2N2 alumni enjoyed group games, hair braiding, explored the forest school, hung out in hammocks then ventured into the heat for drip drip dunk 💦 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #PlayNurture #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

We had a scorcher of a Tuesday at #AylandGardens with over 130 people joining us for food and fun 🤩 Players enjoyed messy play and crafty creations, as well as games of hide and seek in the shade of the trees 🌳 Thanks to @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk for funding our sessions here over the summer ☀️

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

We had a welcome visitor to our #P2N2 sessions last week, project evaluator @wendyrussell.bsky.social came to gather some feeedback from our #YoungVolunteers 💭 Of course play soon took over & Wendy was embroiled in a dramatic murder mystery 👮 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our makeshift pool was the base for a lot of afternoon play 💦 As well as some floral painting inspired by the flowers that grow around the #PlaySanctuary 🌸 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #SuperSaturday #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Potions, painting and plenty of role play kept our morning #SuperSaturday crew very busy🌪️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe #P2N2

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Ping pong, bubbles, sensory play and hide and seek kept our #P2N2 players busy in the shade during our Wednesday after school session 🏓🫧 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #SensoryPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

A lovely chilled session at #AylandGardens yesterday. We set up in the little shade we could find and players enjoyed making slime, bubble teas and role play with dressing up and fake phone conversations ☎️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #CommunityPlay #SensoryPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

We had fun in the sun during our Wednesday #P2N2 session, we needed to empty our sandpit ready for a refresh and our players asked if we could make it into a pool 💦 We grabbed a tarp, linked up the hosepipe and voilá! @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

We were joined by a colourful insect friend on Wednesday 🦋 Our players enjoyed chopping up fruit salads for snack and chose to start emptying the sand pit ready for a fresh refill - on the agreement that we transform it into a pool next week 💦 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

We loved playing with our newly donated puppets during #P2N2 Super Saturday. Loads of role playing adventures and the gang even had a sleepover in the Play Shack #ThankYou #PlayMatters

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Our Wednesday players certainly embraced the elements during their session ☔️ From paddling in the sandpit to chasing each other in the torrential downpours, accompanied by shrieks of joy and laughter 🏃‍♂️🏃🏾 💦 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ElementalPlay #SensoryPlay #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

It’s a tough job but sometimes in 30c you just have to sacrifice yourself and take a good soaking #P2N2 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

On Wednesday under the glorious shade of the trees at #OxstallsCampus our #P2N2 nurture group enjoyed den building, slime making, slack lining and an epic water fight 🌳💦 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk @uniofglos.bsky.social #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Around 30 brave players ventured out to #AylandGardens in the heat on Tuesday. To keep cool we enjoyed lots of card games, painting and #sensoryplay in the shade, followed by drip drip dunk and water fights to cool off in the afternoon 🥵 💦 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

The grave of the unknown slow worm. Small child found dead slow worm in the park at Ayland Gardens and tenderly made a final resting place for it #P2N2 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #playnurture #naturenurture

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

One player turned 10 on the day of our session and chose to spend her birthday with us 🥳 🥹 We decorated the #PlaySanctuary and she was able to choose how she celebrated, enjoying experiments with bubbles, paint and orbie foot baths 🧼 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Puppets, sand burials and stilts were just some of the ways our Wednesday #P2N2 group chose to spend their session 🎭 🏖️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #SensoryPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

On Wednesday our #P2N2 group chose to walk back via the City Farm 🐐 Followed by army games, crafts, cricket and #roleplay Then came the hail storms - everyone ran outside to play in the showers and try out different hairstyles in the rain 💇🏽‍♀️ 🌧️ #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

During the afternoon there was water balloon fun, more keyboard tunes 🎶 plus messy play and a hospital where each of the Rangers were bandaged up ⛑️ #SuperSaturday #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

#SuperSaturday began with our players choosing to create with clay, make music and play board games, shops and more. @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #RolePlay #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Our new #P2N2 group settled in to their second week of play, enjoying group games of hide and seek, role play, slime creation and some amazing artwork 🖼️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Some of our #P2N alumni returned to the #PlaySanctuary to meet our visitors from other play settings Alongside role play and portrait drawing competitions, the children decided to give our visitors different job roles including chef, builder and prime minister! #P2N2 #childledplay #timetobe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

P2N2 Super Saturdays at The Play Sanctuary gives our younger players and young volunteers a chance to play together in a dedicated space for adventures, friendship and fun. Play really matters!

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Members of our therapeutic playwork community of practice have been on the move meeting playworkers at The Venture Community Hub, Meriden Adventure Playground and Play Gloucestershire. We’re doing our research before creating a training programme. Thank you playworkers, you are a special bunch!

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Our #P2N2 group enjoyed the shade of the #PlaySanctuary on Wednesday, keeping cool with foot baths in the sandpit and games of drip drip dunk at the park 🏖️💦 One player told us ‘this is the best day of my life, and the afterlife’ 🥹 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #TimeToBe #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

The sunshine brought over 230 visitors to our #AylandGardens community day ☀️ 🥵 We were joined by other #HAF providers so children and families had plenty of activities to choose from plus a healthy lunch from the #eatwellwagon 🌯 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay #CommunityPartners

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Bingo is a favourite at #Oxstalls amongst our #youngvolunteers who decided to add a twist to the game, creating ‘challenge’ counters amongst the numbers When picked from the bag, players had to take part games such as freeze tag, hot potato and ‘Simon says’ 🏃🏿‍♀️🏃‍♂️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

At #Oxstalls yesterday our #P2N2 group plus #youngvolunteers began the day with a bug hunt, followed by Pooh sticks by the river, cricket and chilling in hammocks. Endless ways to play in this amazing outdoor space 🌳 🐛 🐜 🐞 🏏 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

What a wonderful sunny day in #AylandGardens ☀️ more than 60 children and their families came to join us for non-stop #communityplay 🫧 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Another ending for our Thursday school #playnurture group last week, choosing army battles, water balloons wars and foam sword fights. They ended the session by revisiting their favourite game hide and seek 👀 or hide and ‘sneak’ as some players called it ☺️ #childledplay #TimeToBe #PlayMatters

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

For our group’s final session they requested a movie night 🍿🎥 This didn’t last long before we headed outside to play. Kind #YoungVolunteer Teddy chose to buy a brand new basketball for the group as a farewell (for now) gift 🥹🏀 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay #PlayMatters

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

We had ALL the weather during yesterdays #P2N2 session, rain, wind and bright sunshine! A surprise hailstorm brought everyone outside to play in the elements ❄️ 💨 🌪️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ElementalPlay #LoveOutdoorPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Our Wednesday #P2N2 group enjoyed some collaborative sandpit play involving toilet humour (never gets old! 💩), followed by Uno and a trip to the park ☀️ @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A windy day at the #PlaySanctuary on Thursday inspired some high octane play. Watching play foam swirl around in the gusts provided much entertainment - as did decorating #PlayRanger Beccy 💨 🧼 #PlayNurture #ChildLedPlay #SensoryPlay #MessyPlay

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

It’s often the simplest play materials that bring the most joy Our #P2N2 group used sellotape to create a spider’s web at the park, experimenting to see how many children could use it as a seat before it broke 🕸️ Then it was back to the #PlaySanctuary for food and Uno 🥯 #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We witnessed a lovely extended period of play with our afternoon #SuperSaturday group. It began with one player building a moat in the sand pit and became a huge project with others joining to help with the structure, adding volcanoes, cities and forts 🌋🏖️🏰 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

We had a lively morning on #SuperSaturday with shop role play, circus skills on stilts and #PlayRanger Joe had a painty makeover 🎨😅 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #P2N2 #ChildLedPlay #TimeToBe #PlayWorkWorks #PlayMatters

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Play Gloucestershire @playglos.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thanks to a kind donation from Play Ranger Mel T we had lots of musical instruments in the #PlaySanctuary which were used by our #P2N2 group - who even took them to the park 🎶 🥁 🎷 @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk #ChildLedPlay #PlayWorkWorks #TimeToBe

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