27-11-2020 Parents bringing children to school wearing face masks, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Parents bringing children to school wearing face masks, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Teacher and pupils studying rock formations in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Playing football, breaktime, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Playing football, breaktime, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Teacher and pupils studying rock formations in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Teacher and pupils studying rock formations in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Teacher and pupils studying rock formations in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Nursery children playing outside in their bubbles, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Nursery children playing outside in their bubbles, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. Slide in the playgound © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Nursery children playing outside in their bubbles, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. Slide in the playgound © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Nursery children playing outside in their bubbles, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. Slide in the playgound © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Shooting basketball hoops, breaktime in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Shooting basketball hoops, breaktime in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Shooting basketball hoops, breaktime in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Shooting basketball hoops, breaktime in the playground, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Pupils in the playground in their class bubble, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Playing football, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Home time, parents collecting their children, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Each class bubble has their own playground toys, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Pupils playing catch in their class bubble, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

27-11-2020 Home time, parents collecting their children, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School during Covid pandemic lockdown, Poplar, East London. © Jess Hurd

25-09-2020 Farmington, Pennsylvania USA Closed playground, Fort Necessity National Battlefield due to the coronavirus pandemic. © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school starts with a socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. Teacher talking to parents © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school, socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. The school has a diverse student body from Grosse Pointe and Detroit... © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school, socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. The school has a diverse student body from Grosse Pointe and Detroit... © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school, socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. The school has a diverse student body from Grosse Pointe and Detroit... © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school, socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. The school has a diverse student body from Grosse Pointe and Detroit... © Jim West

27-08-2020 Michigan, USA, First day of school, socially distanced orientation for parents and pupils, St. Clare of Montefalco Catholic School. Students and parents sign a document promising to wear face masks an... © Jim West

13-04-2020 Ferndale, Michigan USA Playground closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wanda Park © Jim West

03-04-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

31-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

31-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

31-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

31-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

28-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

28-03-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic. Closed children's play area, housing estate, Stratford Upon Avon, Warwickshire © John Harris

22-03-2020 Detroit, Michigan USA. Playground closed due to coronavirus, Belle Isle Park. Officials say playground equipment cannot be adequately disinfected. © Jim West

21-07-2019 Kids Area, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset. © Jess Hurd

21-07-2019 Kids Area, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset © Jess Hurd

16-07-2017 Kids area, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset. © Jess Hurd

16-07-2017 Kids area, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival, Dorset. © Jess Hurd

13-11-2016 Children playing in a bus stop, Shirebrook, Derbyshire © John Harris

25-09-2016 Improvised painted football goal posts, Toxteth, Liverpool. © Jess Hurd

04-09-2016 Detroit, Michigan, Children playing table football, beach area, Campus Martius Park © Jim West

17-07-2016 Kids area, Tolpuddle Martyrs Festival 2016. Dorset. © Jess Hurd

16-07-2016 Children playing in the park, annual Sharrow Festival. Sharrow, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. © Connor Matheson

16-07-2016 Children playing in the park, annual Sharrow Festival. Sharrow, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. © Connor Matheson

16-07-2016 Locals enjoying the annual Sharrow Festival. Sharrow, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. © Connor Matheson

19-02-2016 Refugees school playground built by volunteers in the makeshift Jungle refugee camp, Calais, France. © Jess Hurd

19-02-2016 Unaccompanied children. Refugees school playground built by volunteers in the makeshift Jungle refugee camp, Calais, France. © Jess Hurd

27-08-2015 Dismaland a parody of Disneyland theme park by Banksy, Weston Super Mare. A Bemusement Park staffed by morose Dismaland guides who are uninterested in being helpful or remotely informative. Playground © Paul Box

27-08-2015 Dismaland a parody of Disneyland theme park by Banksy, Weston Super Mare. A Bemusement Park staffed by morose Dismaland guides who are uninterested in being helpful or remotely informative. Playground © Paul Box

27-08-2015 Dismaland a parody of Disneyland theme park by Banksy, Weston Super Mare. A Bemusement Park staffed by morose Dismaland guides who are uninterested in being helpful or remotely informative. Playground © Paul Box

04-08-2015 Detroit, Michigan Volunteers from Life Remodeled, a nonprofit organization, painting the baseball ground at Osborn High School in a community improvement project. © Jim West

04-08-2015 Detroit, Michigan Volunteers from Life Remodeled, a nonprofit organization, renovate grounds at Osborn High School in an effort to improve the neighborhood. © Jim West

20-06-2015 Westminster - Paedophile Playground placard. Peoples Assembly Against Austerity protest against cuts in anti-austerity march. London. © Jess Hurd

05-06-2015 Vicente Guerrero, Mexico. Children playing in a cell of the burnt out police station,barrio of Nuevo San Juan Copala. It was burned down after police beat and shot at farm workers on strike. © David Bacon

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

05-10-2014 Focus E15 Mothers, formerly housed in a hostel, who have fought eviction and being sent out of London occupy flats on the Carpenters Estate. These Newham properties have been left empty for years due... © Jess Hurd

02-07-2014 Hopscotch in the playground, St Richard's C E First School, Evesham © John Harris

02-07-2014 St Richard's C E First School, Evesham © John Harris

02-07-2014 St Richard's C E First School, Evesham © John Harris

02-07-2014 St Richard's C E First School, Evesham © John Harris

03-05-2014 A toddler playing in the playground sandpit, St Andrews Park. Bristol © Paul Box

03-05-2014 A toddler playing in the playground sandpit, St Andrews Park. Bristol © Paul Box

17-03-2014 Unloved playground with heart graffiti in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest boroughs in London. © Jess Hurd

17-03-2014 Unloved playground with heart graffiti in Poplar, Tower Hamlets, one of the poorest boroughs in London. © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 Roma children, mostly from Slovakia, play in the streets of the Page Hall area of Sheffield, Yorkshire © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 An ad hoc community group walkabout the Page Hall area of Sheffiled, moving on children playing in the street. © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 Roma children, mostly from Slovakia, play in the streets of the Page Hall area of Sheffield, Yorkshire © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 Roma children, mostly from Slovakia, play in the streets of the Page Hall area of Sheffield, Yorkshire © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 Roma children, mostly from Slovakia, play in the streets of the Page Hall area of Sheffield, Yorkshire © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 Roma children, mostly from Slovakia, play in the streets of the Page Hall area of Sheffield, Yorkshire © Jess Hurd

18-11-2013 An ad hoc community group walkabout the Page Hall area of Sheffiled, moving on children playing in the street. © Jess Hurd

26-06-2013 Children playing on the swings, Druids Heath, Birmingham © John Harris

26-06-2013 Children playing on the swings, Druids Heath, Birmingham © John Harris

26-06-2013 Children playing on the swings, Druids Heath, Birmingham © John Harris

12-01-2013 Young man smoking in the childrens clubhouse, Park Hill Estate, Sheffield © Connor Matheson

08-01-2013 An Occupy London activist inside the now locked Battersea Park adventure playground. Activists and local residents oppose Wandsworth Council plans to demolish the playground, and replace it with conve... © Philip Wolmuth

08-01-2013 An Occupy London activist inside the now locked Battersea Park adventure playground. Activists and local residents oppose Wandsworth Council plans to demolish the playground, and replace it with conve... © Philip Wolmuth

08-01-2013 Wandsworth Parks police post a notice notifying the public of the closure of Battersea Park Adventure Playground, and an adjacent children's play area and one o'clock club. Activists and local residen... © Philip Wolmuth

27-06-2012 Young boys play outside on wooden boxes, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box

27-06-2012 Children playing outside, Norland Nursery, Bath. © Paul Box