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The borough of Barking and Dagenham is currently under going a large regeneration programme. There is a number of sites in the borough that has land that is not in use as yet, and also areas that can be enhanced. This borough is like a construction site presently. As play is in the here and now, many of the children and young people would like to make use of the land and spaces available for play and also participate in large scale art projects. Which would be the best way forward so that these spaces and land can be utilised in the mean time.
Posted by: Marcia Gutzmore, Student, Play & Art in Motion, -1 June 2020, 1-:25

Marcia, this is interesting. I don't know what a striaghtforward answer would be like (if there is one) but there may be some interesting potential here. To think strategically for a moment, some questions occur: how many sites? how long will each site (or the ones you are interested in) be 'unused'. It may be the moment to think in terms of a rolling programme bringing some/all of the spaces into temporary (but how long is temporary?)use.
Happy to have chat with you about this.
Posted by: Benard Spiegal, Principal, PLAYLINK, -1 June 2020, 1-:25