GUEST WRITER: Playwork Campference 2019 – “That’s playwork”

GUEST WRITER: Playwork Campference 2019 – “That’s playwork”

Simon Rix has been in playwork since he was 17, taking roles at all levels in adventure playgrounds and advocacy for children’s right to play. We knew it was essential that his passion, experience and political context be represented in this young and growing...
Playwork Campference 2019 – A Million Thank Yous

Playwork Campference 2019 – A Million Thank Yous

Two weeks had passed since the Playwork Campference 2019 had concluded. I was surrounded by snotty tissues. No, I wasn’t emotional that it had all come to an end. This was just my post-project cold. It was one of the worst I’d had in a while, which hinted...
GUEST WRITER: Playwork Campference 2019 – “…we practice ways out and in of play.”

GUEST WRITER: Playwork Campference 2019 – “…we practice ways out and in of play.”

We have invited our one of the first recipients of the Playworker Travelling Fund, Ana Rita to write about the journey that she took with Pop-Up Adventure Play to the Playwork Campference 2019. We haven’t quite written about it yet (our reflection time is taking...
Playwork Campference 2019 – Reflective Letter from our Previous Keynote Speaker

Playwork Campference 2019 – Reflective Letter from our Previous Keynote Speaker

****** Dear Campference 2019 attendees, Why do we attend conferences? To paraphrase the 20th Century poet, T.S. Eliot: ‘information is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom.’ In other words, it is possible to have lots of information in your memory about a...