STREET PLAY

STREET PLAYA local project - a national movement

STREET PLAYA local project - a national movement

35 local authorities in England have active street play initiatives happening in their area.

STREET PLAYA local project - a national movement

35 local authorities in England have active street play initiatives happening in their area.

Over 1200 local people are involved in making the streets where they live a safe space for children to play.

STREET PLAYA local project - a national movement

35 local authorities in England have active street play initiatives happening in their area.

Over 1200 local people are involved in making the streets where they live a safe space for children to play.

Over 6000 children are benefitting from Street Play initiatives every week.

Why Street Play?

Decline in opportunities to play

• 90% adults said they played out regularly when they were children

• 29% children say they don’t play out at all

• 73% said they would like to play out more often

ICM research for Playday 2010

Start Active, Stay Active (2011)

All children and young people should engage in moderate to vigorous intensity physical activity for at least 60 minutes and up to several hours every day.

Decline in physical activity

• Less than 20% of children are sufficiently active

• Physical activity is more important than obesity

• Promoting physical activity for children and young people is evidence based

Professor Gareth Stratton: Chair of British Association of Sports and Exercise Scientists European College of Sports Sciences REACH (Research into Exercise Activity and Children's Health) Group (March, 2015)

Street Play – how does it work?

Street Play – key elements

• Resident and tenants• Voluntary and community

groups• Local authorities• Highways and transport officers• Health and Well-being Boards.

Planners anddevelopers

Voluntaryand community

groups

Policeand streetwardens

Local play associations Housing

Public health

Highways and

transport

Residentsand tenants

Schools

Street Play

Street Play – does it work?

• Children are 3 to 5 times more active outdoors than indoors.• 22.6% of children’s time spent outside after school is

moderate to vigorous physical activity compared to 4.4% of time spent inside.

• Conversely 52.5% of children’s time spent inside is sedentarycompared to only 23.6% of time spent outside

• Children spent 30% of their time outside during street play sessions in moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) and another 15% in light activity. This compares to 5% of time indoors usually spent in MVPA during this time of day for children of a similar age.

University of Bristol, PEACH Project Outdoor and Active Briefing (March 2015)

Asset-based approach to healthpromotion with young people

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Fenton, C, 2013 from CMO Annual Report, 2012

Everybody Active, Every dayAn evidence-based approach to physical activityPHE (2014)

“We are surrounded by existing spaces which can be used to help everyone become more active, from forests to multi-storey car parks. With imagination and communities at the heart of the planning, these can become vibrant spaces that reduce isolation, sustain communities and improve health.”

Why Street Play?He's why

Find out more:

Play England:www.playengland.org.uk/streetplaywww.facebook.com/playengland@playengland#streetplay

Playing Out: www.playingout.net

Hackney Play Streets http://www.hackneyplay.org/street-play/

London Play Streets: http://www.londonplay.org.uk/content/30290/our_work/recent_work/play_streets/play_streets

Photo credits: Playing Out, Hackney Play Streets and Play England

Play England is a registered charity, no. 1150216, and a company limited by guarantee, no. 07880687