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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange
Posted by: Philippa Bond
Date/Time: 16/07/25 21:09:00

1492 is a date that was drilled into my memory at school and my parents' and probably my grandparents' memories too - travel and travelling across the world and the many trips that Columbus made culminating with that most memorable one to America.  We live in a much bigger world and the world is full of moving and travelling people. 

There's plenty of info on how state school playing fields have been sold off and in the reduction of sports facilities of all kinds.  It's interesting to read how much the private schools have increased their sports facilities though at the same time as public facilities have reduced.  What were once open to all giving lots of space for children to play football (and wherever you are in the world you will find children playing football kicking something around - a tin can being a popular replacement - when they don't have an actual football).  Reduce the facilities and space to let off steam and you increase the frustrations.

Too many public spaces have signs saying 'no ball games'. Housing is denser.

There are also many fewer public swimming pools across the UK and this makes it much harder for competition swimming to take place.  So many Victorian ones are not being replaced.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
putney exchange14/07/25 15:50:00 Barbara Stevens
   Re:putney exchange14/07/25 20:23:00 Ivonne Holliday
      Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 09:28:00 Barbara Stevens
         Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 13:16:00 Philippa Bond
            Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 14:15:00 Barbara Stevens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 20:11:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 21:05:00 Barbara Stevens
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange16/07/25 18:09:00 Jane Carter
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 21:15:00 Ivonne Holliday
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange16/07/25 21:09:00 Philippa Bond
         Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 14:13:00 Ivonne Holliday
            Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 21:19:00 Barbara Stevens
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange15/07/25 23:03:00 Ed Robinson
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:putney exchange16/07/25 09:23:00 Barbara Stevens

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