Adventure Playground (1965)

Camden, London. L/S of a modern council estate. Low angled shot of a high rise tower block. Panning M/S of children on a wooden climbing frame, part of an inner city adventure playground project - ’The Cumberland Community Play Centre’. M/S of a little girl coming down a slide. Various shots of little boys building a tower from giant wooden blocks. M/S of a row of huts, inside a little girl shows a painting she has done to her friend. Various shots of children queuing up to receive numbered token from a boy behind a counter, the tokens allow the children to hire a bike - another little boy is seen distributing them. M/S of children in pedal cars stopping at a model garage, complete with model petrol pumps. Various C/Us of an older boy ’fixing’ the engines in the smaller boys’ pedal cars. Various shots of children cycling and peddling cars around a model road course with Belisha beacons, traffic lights and a zebra crossing - look like great fun! High angled shot of the adventure playground ne