This is new play territory, but the children don't need much initiation. Soon they're playing in the middle of the road, racing with new friends on scooters, flinging Frisbees, kicking footballs or creating colourful chalk drawings.
This vibrant chaos in Charlton, south east London, is the result of one of the latest road closures for children's play. The Playing Out movement was started in 2009 by two Bristol mothers, frustrated at their children's lack of freedom to play outside in their rat-run street. They applied for a road closure order and spread news and advice about the process. Their efforts have led to "play streets" in at least 30 areas.
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