Roger played a lot with Meccano, he’d get a fresh set every Christmas and would construct many models. He played outdoors quite a lot. He […]

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Cathy moved house into an estate that hadn’t been completed yet. She may have been about five when she would go out and play on […]

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Lovely new radio story about The Land adventure playground over on Transom Public Radio.   Adventure Playgrounds are public spaces for children that encourage managed risk. […]

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Continuing the previous interview post – Playing in the country in 80s – 90s – Andrew talks about some of the naughtier games he used to play. Living […]

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This interview with Andrew starts off with his earliest memories of play in a village called Lytchett Matravers, where he lived in a terraced property. […]

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Mr John Steadman left school at 14 in the mid 50s. He’d had meningitis and was unconscious for a year and this had put him back […]

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As a youngster Mr Moorhouse mainly played sports and went out wrecking havoc. Cutdown branches to make bow and arrows, like boys do. Shot arrows […]

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The interview starts with Annette telling us about growing up in the countryside, lived in a group of houses and cottages along a main road […]

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From age of 4 to 10 Gillian lived in wick, near John O’Groats in Scotland. It was very cold there and she doesn’t remember the […]

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This is an edit from the end of an interview with a young mother, who has two children. One child you will hear throughout the […]

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