Nov 19, 2019 | community, hope, play, PlayNoMatterWhat, playworker, Pop-Up Adventure Play, Pop-Up Play Shop, project, Radcliffe, reflections, The Met
By Zan My phone pinged and a message came through with some news that made me sigh. The Pop-Up Play Shop is based in Radcliffe, and small town on the outskirts of Manchester, UK – an area that lost a lot of the mill-town glory it once had, and is tumbling still....
Oct 2, 2019 | children, community, Just Play MCR, photos, play, playwork, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Pop-Up Play Shop, Radcliffe, Zan
By Pop-Ups Zan Sitting at a tiny desk in the middle of a swelteringly hot day in Hong Kong, I stared at an email that had just popped through. I am working in Asia, and my brain is discombobulated from many layers of bilingual conversation, so upon reading this email,...
May 20, 2019 | cardboard, children, music, photos, play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Radcliffe, reflections, Zan
By Zan Quite without me realising, pop-up adventure playgrounds have becoming quite popular in my community. I am obviously delighted, but boy has it been busy! Here are some little reflections of some of those events this month: 1. Radcliffe Market 3rd May The 4 of...
Apr 24, 2019 | charity, children, community, Just Play MCR, Manchester, photo, play, Pop-up Adventure Playgrounds, Radcliffe, volunteers, Zan
By Zan It’s been a while since I have written about my community pop-ups. The 19 Pop-Ups that we managed to host in 2018 were a real hit, so there has been a lot of anticipation for what 2019 will bring! So as not to inundate non-Manchester folk with local play...
