Over the past few months a group of 12 residents from across Shipley, West Yorkshire have been meeting together to plot. Not to overthrow the status quo, but almost.

We set up Play Street Pioneers because actually closing a road to traffic (even for a few hours) is a radical act. Making safe space on our streets for children to play on their doorsteps, for older people to chat and parents to watch on and connect is gently radical. We have become so immune to the idea that our street space could be used for anything other than space to keep and move vehicles around the idea of using it for anything is quite a leap, especially for those living on popular rat runs.