London is the home of adventure play in the UK and is the global capital for staffed adventure playgrounds.
This book showcases the unique value of London’s staffed adventure playgrounds through the eyes of the children and playworkers who make them what they are. It makes clear that this is a crucial and specialist form of play provision which cannot be replaced by fixed, unsupervised playgrounds typically found in parks and other public places. Decision makers take note: staffed adventure playgrounds are vital for children living in some of the capital’s least affluent areas, their communities and to London as a whole. CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO READ
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Greenwich Council cabinet’s decision to close or downgrade four of the borough’s five staffed adventure play centres has been formally challenged
Adventure playground structures are classed as ‘permitted development’ in planning terms – yet a growing number of organisations are finding themselves challenged by local councils to apply for planning permission when upgrading or replacing them. This case study tells the story of one adventure playground which faced down such a challenge, in the hope of equipping other similar organisations with the knowledge and confidence to do the same.