Alice Ferguson
@aliceferguson.bsky.social
Co-founder of Playing Out movement for children’s freedom and right to play out in the streets and spaces where they live. Bristol, UK.
#SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social
#SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social
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Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Let’s seize this moment for children’s outdoor play!
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
FREE lunchtime webinar, Weds 3 Dec 12.30-1.30pm
Hear from Cllrs @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social and @edwardlamb.bsky.social on the bolder actions councils can take to restore children's outdoor play.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/restoring-...
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Good that the Covid Inquiry is hearing about play, that it’s not just a nice to have, that it’s essential to childhood, for fun, that it’s how children exercise, that public play is unevenly policed, and that children’s right to play should have been upheld in lockdown.
@playingout.bsky.social
@playingout.bsky.social
Covid exercise messaging left children stuck indoors, UK inquiry hears
Children not allowed out partly because their exercise – playing – looked too much ‘like fun’, says campaigner
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Good that the Covid Inquiry is hearing about play, that it’s not just a nice to have, that it’s essential to childhood, for fun, that it’s how children exercise, that public play is unevenly policed, and that children’s right to play should have been upheld in lockdown.
@playingout.bsky.social
@playingout.bsky.social
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Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
Restoring children's freedom to play out: let's seize the moment
Society is waking up to children's right and need to play out; councils and orgs around the UK are taking action, come and get inspired !
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Please do sign up for - and share - this webinar, on Dec 3rd, to hear about some of the amazing work going on nationally and locally to restore children's ability to play out on their doorsteps.
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
@rezinachowdhury.bsky.social @edwardlamb.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social @aliceferguson.bsky.social
Hoping everyone had a wonderful weekend at the Bristol International SUV Fiesta (formerly known as the Balloon Fiesta). Let's make the next one even more car-dominated by cancelling all public transport into the city!! @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social
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Hoping everyone had a lovely weekend at the Bristol International SUV Fiesta! | Alice Ferguson
Hoping everyone had a lovely weekend at the Bristol International SUV Fiesta! A wonderful opportunity to drive the whole family into the city to join the traffic jams along with thousands of others an...
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August 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Hoping everyone had a wonderful weekend at the Bristol International SUV Fiesta (formerly known as the Balloon Fiesta). Let's make the next one even more car-dominated by cancelling all public transport into the city!! @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social
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Yup really cool Lena Dunham / @netflix.com - way to glorify the kind of driving that kills pedestrians. #TooMuch @thewaroncars.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Yup really cool Lena Dunham / @netflix.com - way to glorify the kind of driving that kills pedestrians. #TooMuch @thewaroncars.bsky.social
I’ve exercised my right to peacefully protest in the UK a lot over my lifetime: CND/Greenham in the 70s (as a child), anti-apartheid in the 80s, stop the war in 2000s, on and on. Today is the first time I’ve felt scared of being arrested, just for showing up. #FreePalestine @stwc.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I’ve exercised my right to peacefully protest in the UK a lot over my lifetime: CND/Greenham in the 70s (as a child), anti-apartheid in the 80s, stop the war in 2000s, on and on. Today is the first time I’ve felt scared of being arrested, just for showing up. #FreePalestine @stwc.bsky.social
Imagine reaching the age of 114(!) and achieving such amazing things and this is how your life ends. Horrendous.
End Road Violence Now. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
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End Road Violence Now. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
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Fauja Singh: Man arrested over hit-and-run death of world's 'oldest' marathon runner
British marathon runner Fauja Singh was hit by a car while crossing a road on a trip to India.
news.sky.com
July 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Imagine reaching the age of 114(!) and achieving such amazing things and this is how your life ends. Horrendous.
End Road Violence Now. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/man-ar....
End Road Violence Now. @thewaroncars.bsky.social
news.sky.com/story/man-ar....
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Just make ensure they have time, space and permission to play throughout their everyday lives. Oh, and enable them to walk and cycle for everyday journeys too.
Dutch kids get safe cycling routes to school, ours are encouraged to watch cartoon aerobics classes on their phones...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Joe Wicks and government join forces to get children moving
New animated series for kids, known as Activate, will get more children across the country moving more and encouraging a healthier lifestyle.
www.gov.uk
July 15, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Just make ensure they have time, space and permission to play throughout their everyday lives. Oh, and enable them to walk and cycle for everyday journeys too.
Why rising temperatures are yet another reason children need space to play out on their doorstep… @playingout.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-...
What does extreme heat mean for children and outdoor play? | Alice Ferguson
What does extreme heat mean for children and outdoor play?
Cycling past a local playground in the 30+degree heat last week, I saw a lone mum pushing a child on a swing in the blazing sun - both look...
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July 15, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Why rising temperatures are yet another reason children need space to play out on their doorstep… @playingout.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/posts/alice-...
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Dammit kids, get off your screens and go outside!!!
Just kidding, stay inside and stop bothering the neighbourhood and drivers by playing on your street
Just kidding, stay inside and stop bothering the neighbourhood and drivers by playing on your street
July 10, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Dammit kids, get off your screens and go outside!!!
Just kidding, stay inside and stop bothering the neighbourhood and drivers by playing on your street
Just kidding, stay inside and stop bothering the neighbourhood and drivers by playing on your street
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Last weekend in Bristol, children on bikes took over their city centre! They were seen and heard. They had a blast.
But the aim of #KidicalMass is also serious. This is not the everyday norm. Children across the UK need #SafeStreetsNow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtA...
But the aim of #KidicalMass is also serious. This is not the everyday norm. Children across the UK need #SafeStreetsNow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtA...
Bristol Kidical Mass 2025 (with EN subtitles)
YouTube video by Bristol Cycling
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Last weekend in Bristol, children on bikes took over their city centre! They were seen and heard. They had a blast.
But the aim of #KidicalMass is also serious. This is not the everyday norm. Children across the UK need #SafeStreetsNow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtA...
But the aim of #KidicalMass is also serious. This is not the everyday norm. Children across the UK need #SafeStreetsNow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLtA...
We did this in Bristol last weekend and it was great. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@kinderaufsrad.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social
@kinderaufsrad.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social
This time last week in Bristol, children on bikes took over their city centre! | Playing Out
This time last week in Bristol, children on bikes took over their city centre! We rang bells, tooted horns, waved flags and made sure they were seen and heard. Together, with a band of heroic stewards...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We did this in Bristol last weekend and it was great. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
@kinderaufsrad.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social
@kinderaufsrad.bsky.social @kidicalmasslond.bsky.social @playingout.bsky.social
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So much joy in today’s #kidicalmass Bristol ride, we desperately need more space for kids to cycle safely, but we can have fun while working towards change . @aliceferguson.bsky.social @bristolcycling.bsky.social
June 14, 2025 at 1:28 PM
So much joy in today’s #kidicalmass Bristol ride, we desperately need more space for kids to cycle safely, but we can have fun while working towards change . @aliceferguson.bsky.social @bristolcycling.bsky.social
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This makes me sad every time I walk past. Local school playground - an increasingly precious safe, car-free space for children - is opened up at half-term and weekends for cars, but not for children to play. What message does this send? @playingout.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This makes me sad every time I walk past. Local school playground - an increasingly precious safe, car-free space for children - is opened up at half-term and weekends for cars, but not for children to play. What message does this send? @playingout.bsky.social
Unbelievable. Even when a car has been deliberately used as a weapon in a horrific violent crime with tens of victims (including children) *and* the perpetrator is named, the BBC can’t break the habit of using the passive tense.
May 30, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Unbelievable. Even when a car has been deliberately used as a weapon in a horrific violent crime with tens of victims (including children) *and* the perpetrator is named, the BBC can’t break the habit of using the passive tense.
“I hope the mayor remembers that kids ride bikes, too — and that we want to be safe on the streets we all share”. Honestly, a lot of 12yr olds are this clued up and articulate and we would learn a lot if we just gave them space to speak.
INCREDIBLE article by an Orthodox 12-year-old in Streetsblog, reporting from the gripefest over the Bedford Ave. bike lane. He must’ve written the article for me, personally, because FDNY alarm inspections make a cameo. As do those e-trikes that the Hasidic grocery stores use.
Bklyn Tween Speaks Truth to Mayor Adams on Supposedly 'Dangerous' Bike Lane, Gets Booed By Hasidic Men - Streetsblog New York City
On Thursday night, I went to my first town hall. Mayor Adams came to speak at Beis Chana School on Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg. I live nearby and went with my dad — but I got there a little late be...
nyc.streetsblog.org
May 28, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“I hope the mayor remembers that kids ride bikes, too — and that we want to be safe on the streets we all share”. Honestly, a lot of 12yr olds are this clued up and articulate and we would learn a lot if we just gave them space to speak.
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Birmingham, welcome to the flock!
Good luck, especially to students getting from halls and bus stop to Matthew Boulton College across the dual carriageway A47. 🤞🤞🤞
Good luck, especially to students getting from halls and bus stop to Matthew Boulton College across the dual carriageway A47. 🤞🤞🤞
May 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Birmingham, welcome to the flock!
Good luck, especially to students getting from halls and bus stop to Matthew Boulton College across the dual carriageway A47. 🤞🤞🤞
Good luck, especially to students getting from halls and bus stop to Matthew Boulton College across the dual carriageway A47. 🤞🤞🤞
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Ladies Mile is a totally unnecessary road cutting across Bristol’s biggest public greenspace - The Downs - making it unsafe for kids. It was closed to cars for the day yesterday and what a change! Let’s make this permanent. @edplowden.bsky.social @robbryher.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Ladies Mile is a totally unnecessary road cutting across Bristol’s biggest public greenspace - The Downs - making it unsafe for kids. It was closed to cars for the day yesterday and what a change! Let’s make this permanent. @edplowden.bsky.social @robbryher.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social
Isn’t this what we want all our politicians to be like? I will never understand why normal (non-billionaire) people keep voting for people who only care about billionaires.
McGovern: "You are literally taking food off kids' plates to buy Elon Musk another yacht. I guess he's getting a good return on his campaign donations ... this is not policy. This is theft."
May 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Isn’t this what we want all our politicians to be like? I will never understand why normal (non-billionaire) people keep voting for people who only care about billionaires.
On my way into work this morning I saw this, on a rare “home zone” in Bristol, where cars do not have priority.
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 1:53 PM
On my way into work this morning I saw this, on a rare “home zone” in Bristol, where cars do not have priority.
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
Imagine the time and energy this must have taken! Imagine the sense of belonging, of “my space, my street, my community”. Imagine if all children had this. @playingout.bsky.social
You won’t hear about it in the media but 400,000 people of all ages, religions and backgrounds marched together through central London yesterday, demanding an end to genocide. #FreePalestine #Nakba77 @stwc.bsky.social
May 18, 2025 at 6:57 PM
You won’t hear about it in the media but 400,000 people of all ages, religions and backgrounds marched together through central London yesterday, demanding an end to genocide. #FreePalestine #Nakba77 @stwc.bsky.social
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Bristol folk - join us for #KidicalMass 2025! A family-friendly city-centre protest ride calling for safer streets for children and everyone. Come on bikes, scooters, skateboards or roller-skates! Castle Park bandstand from 11am, Saturday 14th June. www.facebook.com/events/10929...
May 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Bristol folk - join us for #KidicalMass 2025! A family-friendly city-centre protest ride calling for safer streets for children and everyone. Come on bikes, scooters, skateboards or roller-skates! Castle Park bandstand from 11am, Saturday 14th June. www.facebook.com/events/10929...
Sorry not sorry to be one of those smug “look what I can carry on my bike” people - but look what I can carry on my bike! 😊
May 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Sorry not sorry to be one of those smug “look what I can carry on my bike” people - but look what I can carry on my bike! 😊
"...with the cost of inaction measured in children’s lives, politicians urgently need to wake up and act". @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social
@playingout.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org #SUVAlliance
www.suv-alliance.org.uk/blog/surging...
@playingout.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org #SUVAlliance
www.suv-alliance.org.uk/blog/surging...
Surging SUV use driving road fatalities rise, new study finds — SUV Alliance
A study finds that the likelihood of a pedestrian or cyclist being fatally injured is 44% higher if they are hit by an SUV or light truck compared with smaller cars.
www.suv-alliance.org.uk
May 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
"...with the cost of inaction measured in children’s lives, politicians urgently need to wake up and act". @mumsforlungs.bsky.social @adfreecities.bsky.social
@playingout.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org #SUVAlliance
www.suv-alliance.org.uk/blog/surging...
@playingout.bsky.social @cleancitiescampaign.org #SUVAlliance
www.suv-alliance.org.uk/blog/surging...