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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    A dog walker with many dogs is seen in Bradshaw Brook in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the arboretum in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured with a newly installed chessboard picnic table , paid for by Bolton Council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured with a newly installed chessboard picnic table , paid for by Bolton Council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured with a newly installed chessboard picnic table , paid for by Bolton Council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured with a newly installed chessboard picnic table , paid for by Bolton Council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured with a newly installed chessboard picnic table , paid for by Bolton Council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by a recently refurbished pathway parallel to Bradshaw Brook in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by a recently refurbished pathway parallel to Bradshaw Brook in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by a recently refurbished pathway parallel to Bradshaw Brook in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by a recently refurbished pathway parallel to Bradshaw Brook in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by a football pitch in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the children's play area , which had been partly refurbished by the council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the children's play area , which had been partly refurbished by the council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the children's play area , which had been partly refurbished by the council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured in the children's play area , which had been partly refurbished by the council , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
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    Parks at risk: ‘If it was not for the volunteers, we would struggle’
    Local authorities have had to slash funding for maintaining their open spaces, and friends groups are picking up the slack.

    Chair of Friends of Harwood and Longsight Park in Bolton Jane Wilcock is pictured by one of three walled flower beds that cost £6,000, paid for by Jane and her husband David , in Longsight Park . Councils are cutting park budgets across England as they struggle to sustain essential services.
    6th July 2022. Bolton, UK.

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  • ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Broken bones plaque at Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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  • ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Scarp yard behind the perimeter wall at Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Scrap yard behind Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Little plaque to someone who broke their arm at Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    ‘It’s heartbreaking’: adventure playgrounds disappearing across England Figures from Play England show at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost since 2017
    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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    A “Save our Playground” sign hangs in the trees. The Grove is clinging to survival, its constant struggle for funding part of a wider crisis for adventure play, an energetic philosophy born in the years that followed the second world war and inspired by activists who saw how happily children played on bomb sites. “This is a space for play,” says play lead Ashlee Aderele. “We connect children here with nature but they don’t even notice – it’s just here in every corner – the fire, the mud, the wood – they are part of it without noticing because they are playing.
    Grove adventure playground. Loughborough Junction, South London.Figures from Play England given exclusively to the Guardian show that at least 21 adventure playgrounds have been lost across England since 2017. Their research found 126 sites that matched the description of staffed outdoor play, free for children to attend. This is down from 147 in 2017. Many more have lost direct council funding or have severely reduced their hours or staffing levels.

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