Mapping ZombieBoy: spaces of care, joy and in-betweenness in encounters with minor theories of therapeutic playwork This article plays with stories from the collaborative evaluation of Play2Nurture, a UK project exploring the spaces in-between playwork and play therapy. The evaluation used a cartographic approac...

New article with Pip from @playglos.bsky.social exploring how the mappings that were part of the evaluation of the #Play2Nurture project have helped generate the beginnings of a minor spatial and relational theory of therapeutic playwork. 1st 50 copies free www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CIFYY...

Picture of an award certificate for Play Gloucestershire's Play2Nurture project, received at the National Playwork Conference National Playwork Award ceremony in Eastbourne (Altogether Different award category). Next to the certificate is a 'pecker' - playwork's version of a trophy. In the background is the sea and Eastbourne pier.

Massive congrats to @playglos.bsky.social! The #Play2Nurture project really is something altogether different. Read more about it here: playgloucestershire.org.uk/play_2_nurtu...
So many brilliant projects/people nominated. #Playwork changes lives.
#NationalPlayworkConference2025 #ThankYou

Play 2 Nurture Project - Play Gloucestershire Our Play 2 Nurture project offers friendship and fun to children experiencing emotional or economic hardship who live or attend school within a mile of our Play Sanctuary.

I absolutely loved working with @playglos.bsky.social evaluating their fantastic #Play2Nurture project. We used a blend of #TheoryOfChange & more creative, spatial & mapping methods to think about why & how the project worked. Final evaluation report:
playgloucestershire.org.uk/play_2_nurtu...

“This place has a feel. It seeps into the walls & you can feel it when you come in. Every little thing carries a memory. It’s rammed full of imprints of children. There are good stories here.” Play Rangers at @playglos.bsky.social describing The Play Sanctuary #Play2Nurture #GeniusLoci #playwork

Final reflective evaluation gathering with the #Play2Nurture team and @wendyrussell.bsky.social as our precious project draws to a close. So many amazing stories about some incredible children and families #Comfort&Joy #ThankYou

As the year draws to a close, so does our lottery funded #Play2Nurture project.

Three years of imbedding therapeutic playwork into our charity and community. Time flies when you have lottery funding, it’s been joyful.

Reflections from us coming soon!

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"The photos don't have sound but you can see the noise they are making, it's so lovely to see": an inclusion liaison officer on how much the children (all with speech & language difficulties) she'd referred to @playglos.bsky.social #Play2Nurture project enjoy having the opportunity to #play there.