Bridget Handscomb

My name is Bridget Handscomb and I am the Play Development and Training Manager for Hackney Play Association. I have been actively involved in playwork since 1981 in various jobs and am still lucky enough to be able to work with children alongside my other roles within the playwork sector.

My involvement with playwork has given me the opportunity to work for charities, freelance, community interest companies and local authorities. I have had many different job descriptions covering a range of tasks from digging holes to producing a borough’s play strategy but they have all involved working to support children’s play opportunities. In my current post I have the chance to work on adventure playgrounds, in leisure centres supporting inclusion, in community centres, in schools, in public spaces and streets whilst offering educational and professional development opportunities to playworkers.

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