Haringey Play Association
haringey-play.bsky.social
Haringey Play Association
@haringey-play.bsky.social
Haringey Play Association promotes and provides children's play opportunities in Haringey. Operating since 2003 from our fantastic and free Somerford Grove Adventure Playground
Today, we had the honour of hosting Prof Fraser Brown at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground for 2 powerful talks:

1️⃣ Playwork’s Guiding Rule in 1975 – still valid?
2️⃣ Therapeutic Playwork in a Romanian hospital

Freedom, healing, and the radical power of play. 💥

#Playwork #PlayMatters
May 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Somerford Grove Adventure Playground in full swing this Easter holidays! Open everyday, why don’t you come and play #PlayMatters #AdventurePlay #Tottenham #London
April 9, 2025 at 10:27 AM
And the National Playwork Award for “Play & Community Development” goes to… Haringey Play Association! it was an honour to receive this award at Eastbourne Playwork Conference 2025 / Annual Playwork Awards #PlayMatters #NatPlayConf
March 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
An insightful and concise talk about the valuable Adventure Playground provisions & history, Playworkers, risk & adult intervention - by Ben Highmore, Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Sussex. Worth checking out!
Thinking Allowed - Playgrounds - BBC Sounds
The social history of the playground.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It’s that time of year again! HarPA AGM on Saturday 14th December. Hope to see you there
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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Attended the Home Cooked Community Programme Launch this afternoon at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground.

Home Cooked is a violence reduction programme funded by Mayor of London VRU. This partnership project being delivered in Northumberland Park is designed to help tackle serious youth violence.
November 16, 2024 at 5:19 PM