On pigs Ears, Mound Envy and Walking Backwards or refections on Play Cambridge Now or Never!

We are finally getting round to reviewing some of the photos and the comments participants generously shared with us during Play Cambridge Now or Never! event last week.

The walk was structured around a series of prompts – to play- to think or imagine possibilities or playscapes out of reach…

We started the walk at the station, which was busy on a Saturday afternoon. After playing ‘Cambridge Chopsticks’ on the shutters, we slipped through a tiny alleyway to the much quieter new development. The paths were lined with ‘pig ears’ – they really are called that and tea metal shapes embedded in the raised surfaces- there to prevent skateboarders from using them. We asked for alternative uses for the pigs ears.

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Getting ready for Play Cambridge Now or Never

We’ve been invited to run Play Cambridge Now or Never! for the Festival of Ideas’ Curating Cambridge program (which is already fully booked)

Two years ago we ran a playful walk around CB1 called Time to C and B – for Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination in collaboration Aid and Abet. The space we started Time to C and B from, as well as the hotel which we thought we would start from this time – have both been demolished…

We’ve walked around the area we think hold most potential for questioning and reflecting on where one can and cannot play in this rapidly changing city. here are some images we collected on our preparatory walk- watch this space for an update after the 15th November…

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