Welcome to

HarPA

Promoting the right to play in Haringey & neighboring boroughs

Haringey Play Association

Play and Community Development - Haringey

We are open May Half-term 2025! Somerford Grove Adventure Playground 11am-5pm

 11am-1pm (for 5yrs-15yrs Parents/carers are welcome)

From 1pm-5pm – sessions are for children & young people only aged 6yrs+ no adults permitted

Please make sure your child/children bring a packed lunch/snacks, a water bottle with their name on it and a change of clothes… unplanned water fights can occur!

DATES 

Tuesday 27th May 

Wednesday 28th May

Friday 30th May

All children must be registered before attending.

TERM-TIME opening hours at Somerford Grove Adventure Playground:

MONDAYStay & PlayParents/Carers 
Ages 5yrs & below
11:30am-3pm
TUESDAYSisterhood Project

Girls only

Ages 6-15

3-6pm
WEDNESDAYYouth GroupAges 10-153pm-6pm

THURSDAYFood bankFamilies11am-1.30pm
FRIDAYForest School Ages 6-15 3-6pm
SATURDAY

Family Session

Food bank

All ages

Parents welcome

11.30am-3pm
SUNDAYCLOSED  

I have learnt more about the importance of Play since my children have been attending. They let off steam, they love chopping wood, making fires and having water fights, can’t do that at home!

(parent of children aged 8yrs and 13yrs)

A massive thank you to our funders!

Important Documents

Information Pack for Parents

Safeguarding Policy

Trustee Report

Our latest news

Today, we had the honour of hosting Prof Fraser Brown at Somerford Grove AP for 2 powerful talks:

1️⃣ Playwork’s Guiding Rule in 1975 – still valid?
2️⃣ Therapeutic Playwork in a Romanian hospital

Freedom, healing, and the radical power of play. 💥

#Playwork #PlayMatters

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From a rain-drenched joy-filled #adventureplayground on Monday to sun-drenched terraces at Houses of Parliament yesterday launching @playengland 10 year strategy #ItAllStartsWithPlay
Now which politicians will stand up so all children have space time & freedom to play like this?

Uplifted to attend @PlayEngland’s launch of *It All Starts with Play!* 10-year strategy at @HouseofCommons. Their vision aligns with the Raising the Nation Play Commission’s goals to champion every child’s right to play. 👏🙏 @EugeneMinogue @TomHayesBmouth for your leadership

🌟 🎉 Congratulations to @HarPAofficial who recently won a ‘Play & Community Development’ Award at the 2025 National Playwork Awards, recognising their work in the local community!

Based in Northumberland Park there’s lots happening over the Easter break! https://bit.ly/3R65jhs

So proud of @HarPAofficial for winning The Play and Community Development Award 2025 at the at the National Play Worker conference earlier this week. Having worked there for over 3 years as part of Forest Fridays I am in no doubt their accomplishment is well deserved