Symposium | ‘Holiday from Rules’ at Toffee Park
Join us on at Toffee Park for a symposium organised as part of ‘Holiday from Rules’, an art and education programme organised by ourselves (IPA) and the artists at...
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News & Blog
We are always busy here at IPA with amazing projects, events and sessions taking place all over the borough. To keep informed about our work look no further. Our aim is to continually create exciting places for children to play and to increase their accessibility to those opportunities. Everything we do is designed with the playing child at the heart and we are super proud of our staff, volunteers and partners who make it all happen.
Cally Festival 2020
We are really excited about the upcoming 10th Cally Festival on 28th June 2020. Mark your calendars!
Read the evaluation on Cally Festival 2019 below
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2019 Round Up
Here’s the best of 2019 at IPA. From wildlife to slime-making, Play Day to winning a Play Award – we did it all!
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Play Street 2019
In summer 2019 IPA, ZCD Architects, The Museum of London and PATH worked together with children and families to produce London’s Biggest Play Street. This project is a finalist for...
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Playday 2019
Playday 2019 is a matter of weeks away! This year it will be hosted at Paradise Park on Wednesday 7th August from 12-4pm.
Islington families, are you ready?! Spread the...
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Arts Council win: Nils Norman Collaboration
Islington Play Association are excited to have won an Arts Council bid in partnership with Kunstraum London. We can’t wait for Nils Norman to work his sculptural magic with children...
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Artists from Central St. Martins visit Crumbles Castle
It’s arts season at Islington Play Association!
Crumbles Castle are looking forward to collaborating with artists from Central St Martins in May and June.
At Crumbles Castle on Wednesday May...
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Easter Break Highlights
Pancake making!Archers at the ready! Timbuktu made DIY bow and arrows Officers from the Tollington Ward of the London Met Police paid a visit DIY slime!
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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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October Half Term Kitchen Social
During the October half term some of the children at Lumpy Hill Adventure Playground had the chance to make pizzas from scratch, provided by the Mayor’s Fund for London. With...
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