Lunchtime Lecture: Donne Buck: A lifetime in Children’s Adventure Playgrounds

Donne Buck has been a playleader and campaigner for children’s right to play since the 1950s. A significant figure in the history of play. In his long career Donne has established and run adventure playgrounds in London, Stevenage and Peterborough. He has been an active campaigner for children’s rights and promoted the importance of play in education and social development, working with central government, local councils and international agencies. At this talk and Q&A, Gary Haines, Archivist at the Museum of Childhood will introduce some of Donne’s extensive archive, held by the V&A Museum of Childhood, and speak with Donne about his career as an organiser and promoter of playgrounds and a champion of children to have the freedom to play and have adventures.