Neighbourhood play initiatives on central Bristol estates

Lovesmith, George; Ferguson, Alice; Pinkowska, Pat

Abstract

From 2016-2018 Playing Out, Up Our Street and residents of Twinnell House & Wills Drive (Lawrence Hill) and the vicinity of Somerset Square (Redcliffe) have endeavoued to bring about change for neighbourhood play on these estates.
This was rooted in experiments with the Playing Out / Play Streets model to see how pop-up outdoor play might best be enabled on outdoor spaces around the tower blocks.

Initiatives trialled both
- creative ways the open spaces could be used
&
- ideas for improving existing play amenity

Positive outcomes for residents included:
- increased use of their outside space
- increased neighbour interaction across ethnic groups
- increased opportunities and community support for children to play out
- an active residents’ group.

However, progress was hampered by council officers’ lack of support and
understanding of resident-led action

• Presentation Conference Type: Poster
• Conference Name: Towards the Child Friendly City International Conference. Chiuldren's Rights in the Built Environment
• Start Date: Nov 27, 2019
• Deposit Date: Dec 15, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 15, 2023
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11517925