Eight-year-old Tasha Edwards is playing shops, having neatly laid outher wares of plastic tangerines, bananas, chocolate and eggs under atree in the Tyssen school playground, which hosts an after-school clubin Stamford Hill, London. "During school we can play at playtime, butafter school I can play outside until it is time to go home," sheexplains.
"I don't get to play outside at home because I live in a flat." And whyis it important to her to play outside? "Fresh air is healthy," she saysfirmly, before adding, "and there is more space for the shop."
Tasha and her friends are lucky to have a playground in which to run offtheir post-lesson energy, as many after-school clubs are restricted toindoor spaces, and based on low-risk activities like video, computer andboard games.
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