Excited to be kicking off the Gardens Trust's Places to Play series on 12th February, doing a skip through the history of children's outdoor play. Tickets are a snip at £8 - do join us! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/places-to-...
Great to see momentum continuing to grow for introducing the #NaturalHistory GCSE - it just needs green light from government! A brilliant way to help restore nature, improve young people’s physical & mental health & fill the green skills gap.
An old black and white photograph labelled Elder Park, Gowan. Children are arranged round an artificial lake - a boy holds onto a toy boat in the water, and a girl looks down at her doll. In the background, a small girl stands in the lake, and further away people walk around it.
Here's #ElderPark in #Glasgow, as part of my occasional series of people enjoying historic parks and gardens. Thousands of locals celebrated in the streets when it opened in 1885. I love the small girl at the back, standing firmly in the pond! friendsofelderpark.wordpress.com/about-elder-...
Polishing up my Giggles in the Garden talk ready for the Gardens Trust Zoom event on 12th Feb. It'll be almost as fun as a homemade seesaw on a sunny day - do come! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/places-to-...
Two girls in floral dresses swinging a skipping rope for smaller children who are jumping over it, on a garden lawn with autumnal trees in the background.
A historic postcard with a coloured drawing of girls in beautiful dresses swinging a skipping rope in front of a garden sundial.
Lady in striped dress smiles whilst jumping in the air over a skipping rope on a garden lawn.
Two weeks into 2025 and we're keeping to our January #resolution to maintain strong glutes in preparation for the #gardengames skipping season. How are you getting on? 😇👊🌳🌻 #northlondon
Banish the January blues! Here are the top 4 #traditionalgames we’re looking forward to later this year:
1. Egg & Spoon at Easter picnics
2. Sack Races at Sports Days
3. Skittles at Summer Garden Parties
4. Hoop rolling at Festivals
See you there - book via hahahopscotch.co.uk ! 🤩🥳👌🌼🌳
A black and white photo of early 20th century children holding a hoop for rolling, captioned Friends
A modern boy with striking blond curly hair running whilst rolling a Victorian hoop
Can we be friends? We're new kids here and hope you might like to see our pic of friends sharing a 'Victorian' rolling hoop. www.hahahopscotch.co.uk
A colourful archive postcard of children peering into a fountain in a park with lawns and wide straight paths.
Thought I might share my postcard collection of people in historic parks and gardens, if there's interest...?
This is of children examining the fountain at #LeazesPark, #Newcastle, opened 1873. I think the tiny signs are Keep off the Grass, and love the eagle-eyed bird keeping watch! #parks
Hello, and thanks for having us! We love running Traditional Garden Games inspired by grown up work as a landscape historian. Can't wait to meet you all! www.hahahopscotch.co.uk
