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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

“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/...

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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

Playing Out… and Beyond! Photo of the stage at Bristol City Hall

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Kate Collier @positivelyplayful.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Spending the day surrounded by inspiration, energetic changemakers at the Playing Out and Beyond event in Bristol @playingout.bsky.social @playworcester.bsky.social (1/?)…

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Saskia Heijltjes @saskiaheijltjes.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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.

Table discussion at playing out conference

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

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.

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Impact of play streets - Playing Out

An overview of how play streets benefit children and communities

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” — George Orwell, 1984

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

This will be a fabulous celebration of @playingout.bsky.social and all its allies, plotting next steps in the movement to reclaim children’s freedom to play out and move around safely and happily on their doorsteps and in their neighbourhoods. Join us!

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Come to Bristol on 12th March! A day-conference bringing together people from across this wide and diverse movement for children's freedom and right to play out near home. Great speakers, lots of discussion. Low-cost and free ticket options! Don't miss it. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebratin...

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Celebrating 16yrs of Playing Out!

Join us in Bristol as we share learning, look ahead and release this amazing, diverse movement for children's freedom into the world.

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angeladevas.bsky.social @angeladevas.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

@playingout.bsky.social children were never asked if they would like to give up their natural playgrounds - the streets - and be cooped up indoors or cooped up in cars

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Cllr Ed Lamb @edwardlamb.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Tomorrow I'll be talking through the political process we went through on Wirral to get outdoor play on our council Work Programme. Join the latest @playingout.bsky.social webinar if you can! Lots of other good stuff on the agenda as well 😎😀 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...

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Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment

Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Not too late to join our FREE webinar this Wednesday lunchtime! Hear from Cllrs @edwardlamb.bsky.social and @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on actions councils are taking to restore children's freedom, as well as 'big picture' stuff from us. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...

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Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment

Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play! FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...

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Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment

Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Lots of posts with comments about the proposed two-hour screen limit/curfew for children and young people are popping up in my timeline, all saying the same thing: Invest in places for C&YP to play and hang out in.

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

This is wonderful news! Exactly what we've been wanting to happen. Enormous gratitude to @edwardlamb.bsky.social and Wirral Council for leading the way for other councils to follow!!

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Emmet Ó Briain @emmet.quiddity.ie · 08/07/2025

If you live in Dublin and would like to organise a Play Street for your street / area for World Car Free Day, you can read all about the UK experience of how to do it informally here via @playingout.bsky.social: playingout.net/play-streets... #d7playstreets

MAKE
PLAY HAPPEN THIS SUMMER
JOIN THE INITIATIVE
ORGANISE A PLAY STREET WHERE YOU LIVE

WHO?
D7 PLAY STREETS
initiative is about giving children some of the experience of unstructured street play that we enjoyed
WHAT?
PLAY STREETS
are simple community- led opportunities for children to play freely and safely on the streets where they live.
WHY?
IRELAND
has the lowest rate of children’s independent mobility in Europe – it’s time we reclaim our streets for play!

If you want to see how it works or need support, come join us at any play street this June.
Email: d7playstreets@gmail.com and we can let you know if there are others happening in your area

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Children have as much right to their streets as drivers. There is no legal basis for them being shoed off streets. And I have no doubt that cars - moving and parked - cause a nuisance for children. This is extraordinarily depressing from Manchester City Council. @playingout.bsky.social

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Any organisation that exists to support children cannot remain silent in the face of this genocide. Our Government must end its complicity and take meaningful action against Israel *right now*. #StopKillingChildren

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Last weekend in Bristol, children on bikes took over their city centre! They were seen and heard. They had a blast. But the aim of #KidicalMass is also serious. This is not the everyday norm. Children across the UK need #SafeStreetsNow. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtA...

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Bristol Kidical Mass 2025 (with EN subtitles)

YouTube video by Bristol Cycling

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Off to the launch of the Play Commission final report this morning - will be absorbing the report and its recommendations on the train, but pleased to see strong arguments for child-friendly neighbourhoods. @playingout.bsky.social

4. Neighbourhoods are designed and adapted to be child-friendly. This includes:
a. Tackling safety concerns - particularly traffic and crime
- through a new strategy to make streets safe for play which prioritises children's independent mobility.

b. A national ban on 'No Ball Games' signs.
c. A commitment to ensure all families live within a safe 10-minute walk of a park or green space.
d. Local authorities using creative solutions like play rangers, mobile play stations, and toy libraries to bring play to more communities, and opening school playgrounds for use outside of school hours.

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Emmet Ó Briain @emmet.quiddity.ie · 11/06/2025

Today is International Day of Play. As Ingrid Skeels - @playingout.bsky.social - says below: "we have to make the outside world a place children can play in real life." Instead of debating road "closures", we should be *opening* our streets so more children can play on the streets where they live.

road "open" sign from Playing Out showing icons of children playing on street

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

I always saying opening a street for play is magical, often not spectacular, but the ordinary magic that Stuart Lester talks about. No wonder those who try it want more. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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Residents of street where cars banned for kids to play say 'make it permanent'

The road, near a city primary school, was temporarily closed down to all forms of traffic

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Ladies Mile is a totally unnecessary road cutting across Bristol’s biggest public greenspace - The Downs - making it unsafe for kids. It was closed to cars for the day yesterday and what a change! Let’s make this permanent. @edplowden.bsky.social @robbryher.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

On my way into work this morning I saw this, on a rare “home zone” in Bristol, where cars do not have priority. Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Bristol folk - join us for #KidicalMass 2025! A family-friendly city-centre protest ride calling for safer streets for children and everyone. Come on bikes, scooters, skateboards or roller-skates! Castle Park bandstand from 11am, Saturday 14th June. www.facebook.com/events/10929...

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

It’s not often you see MPs, one after another, standing up & calling for safe streets where children can 🚲🚶🏾🛴 🤸 without fear of being killed. Hats off to @ollyglover.bsky.social and all. #SafeStreetsNow @playingout.bsky.social parliamentlive.tv/event/index/...

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Alison Stenning @alisonstenning.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Doing some planning for @playingout.bsky.social's next Play Streets Forum, where the focus will be on the campaign against "No Ball Games" signs, as part of the wider campaign for children's doorstep play, so a reminder of the petition - please sign and share: chng.it/B6nJ7XVKvn

✅ Take down ‘No Ball Games’ signs and actively promote play as a fundamental right, alongside the benefits of being active.
✅ Reimagine public spaces so they are open, inclusive, and accessible for all forms of play.
✅ Engage in the debate and commit to removing systemic barriers to play, sport and physical activity, particularly in disadvantaged communities.

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Michael ᚋᚔᚉᚆᚓᚐᚂ @baoigheallain.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Why don’t kids get off their phones and play in the streets like we did?

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Kidical Mass London @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

It’s Sunday! This might well be the most MASSIVE Kidical Mass London yet - join us! It is going to be amazing! Thank you so much @ibikelondon.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org @zeroemissions.bsky.social and everyone else who has been sharing details of this ride!

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Louise @louisehildesley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

As a former Lambeth resident, it’s great to see this campaign gaining momentum! 🏀⚽️ Removing 'No Ball Games' signs is an important step towards creating a child-friendly borough where every child can feel part of their community, stay active, enjoy playing with friends, and be happy!

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

"No Ball Games. No Freedom. No Hope....Not any more". (58sec film by Saatchi & Saatchi using their advertising power for good). #MoreBallGames #RightToPlay www.youtube.com/watch?v=Exxd...

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More Ball Games

YouTube video by London Sport

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

“No Ball Games” signs make children unwelcome on their own doorstep, contributing to isolation and inactivity. It’s time for them to go. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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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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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Pavement life. When shared doorstep space was children’s everyday play space. @playingout.bsky.social

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

This is the exact opposite of what should be happening if we want children to be outside, moving, healthy and happy! We and allies will be strongly opposing this change.

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Play - and children's urgent need for more of it - has had a lot of UK media coverage recently. This is VERY GOOD. It has also brought out some common misconceptions. So, in the interests of myth-busting, here are some responses to these...

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Happy #IWD2025 - let’s create a world where all girls feel safe and free to be out and about in their streets and neighbourhoods!

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Yes. Also convenient to blame smartphones for children’s loss of outdoor play, physical activity and social contact. We started @playingout.bsky.social as parents 17 years ago because these things were already being lost due to an increasingly child-hostile *outdoor* environment.

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Friday is my non-work day so just settling down to read this with a coffee in the 🌞Amazing launch party last night brought together the worlds of architecture, planning, policy and play. 🙏 @dbornat.bsky.social for nod to @playingout.bsky.social & parent activists - and HUGE 🎉🎉🎉

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We could have eliminated child poverty over the past 100 years but instead we eliminated the one amazingly beneficial thing that all children, rich or poor, had daily access to: outdoor play and freedom.

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

“Children are often overlooked by decision-makers”. This is important. If we truly care about children’s well-being, we must create environments where they can be safe, playful and mobile! @playingout.bsky.social 1/3

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Playing Out @playingout.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

“We need to move beyond talking about play areas and towards talking about playful neighbourhoods. The best playgrounds are completely wasted if children can’t safely get to them”. Thank you @timrgill.bsky.social

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Alice Ferguson @aliceferguson.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

He then added, “I grew up in poverty. The wonderful thing about playing outside is that it’s free”. Hear hear! @tomhayesmp.bsky.social

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