Sign up now to stop the traffic and give a day of play the green light

People across Leeds are being invited to stop the traffic on June 11 and host a play street in their neighbourhoods to help to mark International Day of Play.

- by Charles Brown

Applications are open until May 16 for communities to register to close their roads and host family fun on their doorsteps for the global awareness day to celebrate the power of play.

Hosting a play street is free of charge and offers the chance for neighbours to come together in an open and safe space to allow all children and families to 'play out'.

Leeds City Council has an award-winning play streets scheme which first began more than a decade ago and last year alone saw 78 play streets across the city, totalling over 300 hours of play.

The scheme is co-ordinated by the Child Friendly Leeds team - which works towards the ambition of making Leeds the best UK city for children and young people to grow up in -in partnership with the highways department.