🌳Street trees reduce the amount of asthma related hospital visits 👩‍👦🚑

Studies looked at the correlation of asthma attacks and tree density - and saw a clear link between areas with lots of trees and lower rates of asthma attacks

Trees = healthy cities & healthy people 🌳🏙️😃

A huge thank you to @rosskemp for talking about  #PlayStreets on BBC Breakfast today! The perfect way to 'take over' your street for children and the whole community on #ThankYouDay 7 July, or any day. Find out how: playingout.net/blog/take-over…“ Together Thank You Day

The Guardian Phineas Harper Michael Gove
'The construction sector accounts for 62% of waste: that could be drastically cut if we chose refurbishment over demolition'
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

An excellent piece on the complexities of the housing crisis

Relying solely on new home building and increased density to fix the housing affordability challenge is 'slow and complex' and 'unlikely to affect the supply-demand balance in a timely manner'

abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

There are 261,000 long term empty homes in the UK, with 1.3 million families on the social housing waitlist

10,500 empty homes in 10 cities could rapidly be turned into quality socially rented homes to start to tackle this

An excellent report by Shelter england.shelter.org.uk/professional_r…

🌟 Exciting news! National School Sports Week is back from 17th to 23rd June 2024, powered by Monster Kickabout! Get ready for a fantastic Euro 2024 event promoting 60 minutes a day of PE, sport, and play for every child. Don't miss out, join us now! #NSSW2024 #MonsterKickabout

‘Young people are getting unhappier – a lack of childhood freedom and independence may be partly to blame’ - The Conversation

theconversation.com/young-people-a…

Experts often highlight social media and harsh economic times as key reasons why young people are getting unhappier. And while

Children’s increased access to online space and their loss of access to real, outdoor space are two sides of the same coin. Both caused by an appalling neglect of children’s needs, both feeding into each other, both doing huge harm to children.

📢Contentious Barbican demolition plans tipped for City approval architectsjournal.co.uk/news/contentio…

This coming year will be critical for children's rights, with an election, a new government & a new mandate to improve children's lives. I've set out my priorities for the upcoming year - and my final three years as Children's Commissioner for England childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/blog/business-…

A nation that moves together, thrives together! By investing in physical activity, we're not only reducing healthcare costs but also boosting productivity and happiness levels across the board. 🏃‍♂️🌞 #MoveMore #InvestInHealth

We asked the council to invest in protecting the spaces well loved and well used by the community for physical activity at the Finsbury Leisure Centre in Islington.

Help us protect our open communal space for leisure and sport. It is a necessity.

‘Let children play: the educational message from across Europe’ - @Guardian

theguardian.com/society/2021/a…

While approaches across Europe may differ, the importance of free time to play is increasingly being recognised.

In Finland a five-year-old at a daycare centre in Helsinki,

Protection for children in planning? Nah! They are “JUST” THE FUTURE!

“Play is really the ONLY place where children learn to be and are in control of their life. Take that away and they will never learn how to take control of their life“

Dr. Peter Gray, the decline of play. TEDx talks.

Help save our sports pen used by all why should local people lose out so you can reach a target community thoughts before politics Roehampton Labour Councillors Fleur Anderson MP you need to talk with residents asap

#SocialHousingCrisis : What it's built matters as much as how and where.

Privatising the land of the Finsbury Leisure Centre is WRONG.

Well-loved, used and needed spaces for the community must be protected, not removed!

First, do no harm.

change.org/p/ec1voices-sa…

it is perverse to continue with architectural curricula structured around designing for new construction

Schools need to put most of their pedagogical efforts into educating architects capable of repairing and re-imagining the existing built environment

placesjournal.org/article/repair…

Sadly, it’s true.

In an attempt to mitigate the #housingCrisis , we see is a lot of short sighted and desperate moves being imposed by councillors.

But the crisis will get better by acting systematically and investing in the future.

For the community, by the community!

Save Toland Square - Sign the Petition! chng.it/w96y8ZFB via Change.org UK