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  1. Lack of child care creates skills shortages as bush mums leave work
    By Bella Munro

    Looking at her young daughters, Emily McPhee hopes they will never have to choose between a career and raising a family in the bush.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/ski

    #ChildCare #Playgrounds #BellaMunro

  2. "In praise of Scandinavia’s risky and dirty playgrounds"

    economist.com/europe/2026/07/1

    "perhaps the most unexpected is the eagerness of the playground’s staff to hand out knives to children. Or axes, if they prefer. Or even, for tots bored with mere weaponry, some fire-starting equipment. Off you go, kids, and do be careful (oh and parents please keep an eye on them)."

    "an epidemic of anxiety-based parenting”

    #Scandinavia #Denmark #children #play #playgrounds #education #parenting

  3. Friday, May 29, 2026

    Here's why that's a big deal: Sweden announces 16 Gripens for Ukraine -- IAEA reports communications blackout at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant -- Ukraine strikes Tuapse oil refinery again, hits Russian military targets -- Russian oil refinery reportedly struck by Ukrainian drones in Volgograd ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  4. Thursday, May 28, 2026

    Ukraine to intensify middle strike drone campaign as Fedorov unveils 'logistical lockdown' against Russia -- At site of Russia's Oreshnik strike, Putin's propaganda lies in ruins -- Let's stop pretending drones and IT will rebuild Ukraine's economy -- Russian strike on Kherson playground kills father, injures family ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  5. Older Singapore playgrounds have an equivalent dragon based slides.

    "Elephant slides — relics of a bygone era that many recall playing on in childhood — are scattered across China. They rarely appear in official records or mapping systems, yet continue to be rediscovered through word of mouth and fragmented online clues — a quiet, informal practice of searching for them gradually taking shape."

    sixthtone.com/news/1018428

    #China #Culture #History #Playgrounds

  6. Thanks to black MagAIc, I was finally able to create a playground map that contains most of the "features" I would like to have in such a map. Based on #OpenStreetMap data.

    ATM it is only fetching data for one city. I am still struggling with performance. Overpass queries are not super fast and can time out often 🙈
    Help on this is, is really appreciated 🤗

    More details in the alt texts and next post.

    Here you can find it:

    fulda.spieli.eu

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    #Fulda #playgrounds #panoramax

  7. Friday, January 16, 2026

    Russian drone strikes Lviv playground -- 70 Russian soldiers destroyed during assault near Kharkiv -- "Disgraceful statement": Ukraine condemns International Committee of the Red Cross over moral equivalence on energy strikes -- The Ukrainian war cemetery that can't stop growing ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026

  8. If you enjoy adding data to a map but want to be even more meta, here's a task to add map data about maps on the map.

    "Add subject information for playground maps"

    maproulette.org/browse/challen

    #openStreetMap #wikidata #playgrounds

  9. "The council playgrounds are used by more than 91,000 children a year, while 21,000 attend its youth clubs.

    Portsmouth council took a decision to fund and prioritise play and youth services two decades ago because so many children were living in “absolute poverty”

    #Portsmouth #Poverty #Playgrounds #YouthCentres

    ‘I used to be a bit naughty’: Portsmouth defied funding cuts and saved its youth centres – here’s what happened | Young people | The Guardian
    theguardian.com/environment/20

  10. Monday, October 20, 2025

    [Hybrid Warfare] Question of self-preservation: Baltic states move to curb Moscow's sway over their Russian speakers -- [Vlog] Here we go again: Trump holds back Tomahawks; Ukraine This Week -- Ukraine should give no unoccupied lands to 'terrorist' Putin, Zelensky tells NBC ... and more

    activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025