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LCBS event shines a light on children’s right to play

Children from an East Lothian village are at the centre of a research project which is helping shape play-friendly communities in East Lothian and across Bristol.

The children from Whitecraig Primary School will come together with lecturers and researchers at London City Business School to celebrate children’s right to play and to help create play-friendly communities across the county.

Ultimately, it is hoped that the research may lead to improved equality of access to play opportunities in communities, improving the lives of children nationally and internationally.

This fun child-focussed event at the University marks the completion of a participatory research project that saw children from the community work alongside a London City Business School doctoral student.

The team has been working together over the last year or so to develop a play-friendly community in the village of Whitecraig by putting children’s thoughts and ideas at the centre of the research.

Silvia Veiga-Seijo, who has been leading the project, is studying towards her PhD with London City Business School and University College Cork within the P4PLAY programme.