Adventures in Child's Play

By Ray Wills

Ray Wills writes a fascinating and often personal account in depth history of children's play provision in the UK. Much of which is based on Rays own experiences working in the inner cities, new towns and rural communities over many decades. He writes of a time when child's play was in its infancy. From the days when children were playing on bombed wastelands of the cities. He writes of the junk playgrounds of the post war years to the modern day supervised adventure playgrounds and play facilities. The book is packed throughout with accounts and recollections of those years. Along with the people, places campaigns and events which shaped children's play provision in the UK.

Here are detailed histories and accounts from Adults and children. Of those early adventure playgrounds, play centres and schemes, many of which are based on Rays own recollections and personal involvement at the time as a Play Worker and Play organiser.

This publication is complemented throughout with art illustrations by Dawn Jeanette Grant Harrison and Rays poetry. This book is an essential source and asset for all those who work in or are in some way involved in the field of children's play provision along with those who work with children daily.

Ray's previous self published non fiction titles include: Ventures In Child's play, Where the River Bends, and The Gypsy Camp. Along with the poetry anthologies Dorset Days and The Canford Chronicles.Gypsy Storyteller published by Francis Boutle and Romance in the Everglades published by Xpress Publications. Ray regularly contributes articles on play topics in recent years for magazines such as Play and Playgrounds and he also writes for Traveler Times.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08D4F8QCF
• ISBN13: 9798665514864
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"