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We want you to come and play! We provide adventure playgrounds, play projects, private hire and much more…
What we do
We run services for children and families in Islington. Find out what we’re up to at the moment.
About Islington Play Association
Islington Play Association has been fighting for children’s rights for well over 40 years. We work closely with parents, carers and community members to ensure that the best possible environment is created for children and young people.
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Latest
Thank you Postcode Local Trust!
IPA would like to thank all the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery as we received funding through the Postcode Local Trust which we used to improve our Paradise Park...
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Lunch Bunch is back!
We’re working with Islington Council for another year to help provide free, healthy lunches to families everyday through the school holidays!
If your child is aged 6-12 (year 1 to year...
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February Half Term Highlights
We’ve put together some of the best moments from all the February Half Term fun at our adventure playgrounds
“When children have the freedom to control their own time, space and...
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Paradise Park Children's Centre
Our beautiful centre hosts a nursery with excellent outside play facilities and a myriad of family support and health services.
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Our Spaces to Play
Crumbles Castle Adventure Playground
Crumbles Castle overlooks Bingfield Park nestled between Kings Cross and Caledonian Road. As you enter the Castle grounds you will find yourself transported out of the city and into a...
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Hayward Adventure Playground
Hayward Adventure Playground has been specially designed with children at all abilities in mind, every part of the massive site is created so it is accessible and fun in many...
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Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground
Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground is a warm, welcoming space where children can run free, have water fights, help out in the vegetable garden and join in the kick about. The...
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Martin Luther King Adventure Playground (Temporarily Closed)
*** From January 2018 Martin Luther King Adventure Playground will be closed. During the closure period, the old building on-site will be demolished and a temporary building put in...
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Timbuktu Adventure Playground
Timbuktu is a safe haven – the garden that everyone wants to play in. Come make new friends, paint your portrait, climb on the rope bridge, hide in the treehouse,...
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Toffee Park Adventure Playground
Toffee Park is in the heart of the city, close to the Old Street roundabout and surrounded by buildings but the playground itself is a haven for nature, including plants,...
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37% of children claiming free school meals in Islington attend adventure playgrounds Source: Annual Report 2016
Why Play matters
Play is what happens when children are given the space to be themselves and explore their world, learning about what works and what doesn’t, in pursuit of their own intrinsic aims.
