East Lothian Play Association - ELPA

East Lothian Play Association - ELPA ELPA exists to promote the benefits and value of play for children and young people living in and those working with children in East Lothian.

12/06/2026

Curious about PlayCan (ASN)?

Our Play Ranger Tori has helpfully made a video tour of our enclosed space at Newhailes, the East Grove. We have 2 more weeks of PlayCan (ASN) for this block. Come and play between 12 and 3pm on the 13th and 20th June. Sessions are free, fun and friendly. PlayCan is run in partnership with Choose Play and Candoscot.

Play Rangers at the Forest Garden, Tranent. today, Friday 12th June. 12.30 - 2pm. Fun, free, friendly and a bit foresty!...
12/06/2026

Play Rangers at the Forest Garden, Tranent. today, Friday 12th June. 12.30 - 2pm.
Fun, free, friendly and a bit foresty! Drop in. No Booking. No charge.

Happy and healthy childhoods are built on play! The Choose Play mission for children in East Lothian is built on this co...
12/06/2026

Happy and healthy childhoods are built on play! The Choose Play mission for children in East Lothian is built on this core message. The UN International Day of Play is celebrated around the world annually 11th June. At Choose Play, we protect play and protect children on the International Day of Play and every day.


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Happy ! We're celebrating the UN Day of Play today, with children's drawings from the Forest Garden, Tranent. This is a...
11/06/2026

Happy ! We're celebrating the UN Day of Play today, with children's drawings from the Forest Garden, Tranent. This is a local space, free to use, rich in biodiversity, welcoming, inclusive and full of play.
"Every child deserves access to secure, inclusive, and environmentally healthy spaces where play can flourish —whether in cities, towns, or humanitarian settings." (IDoP 2026)

Are we ready? This year's theme "Protect play, protect childhood" is an important reminder that playing is a vital part ...
10/06/2026

Are we ready? This year's theme "Protect play, protect childhood" is an important reminder that playing is a vital part of the pleasure of childhood (as we have heard the United Nations Committee of the Rights of the Child say!) as well as an essential component of physical, social, cognitive, emotional and spiritual development.
tomorrow, 11th June.
Drawings from our weekly Spark the Park play sessions in Tranent.
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It's this week! Time to celebrate the importance of playing and the right of every child to play, wherever they are, e...
09/06/2026

It's this week! Time to celebrate the importance of playing and the right of every child to play, wherever they are, every day. Join in with children all over the world from the UN Headquarters in New York, to downtown Bangkok, in peace and conflict, in the global north and south, in homes, schools and communities, in East Lothian and all over Scotland! Every child has the right to play.

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We loved sharing our experience of using Wendy Russell's Critical Cartography methodology at Queen Margaret University, ...
08/06/2026

We loved sharing our experience of using Wendy Russell's Critical Cartography methodology at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh PlayDate on Saturday. Play Ranger Tori shared examples from our practice and responded to the enticing discussion coming from participants about locations and ways of using the methodology. You can find "Rules for re-enchanting our relationship with play" to download on our website. Be prepared for some magic...
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Join us today for another playCan ASN session at Newhailes in the East Grove. No need to book, all ages welcome, bring y...
06/06/2026

Join us today for another playCan ASN session at Newhailes in the East Grove. No need to book, all ages welcome, bring your family and friends to play in the enclosed woodland. Hammocks, slackline, plenty of bubbles and more await (we may have some fairies and flower magic today as well!). Candoscot

Visual story and access guide available on our website. Link in comments.

Join us for art and adventure in a beautiful space! 🖍️🌳Our Play Rangers are heading back to the beautiful Forest Garden ...
03/06/2026

Join us for art and adventure in a beautiful space! 🖍️🌳

Our Play Rangers are heading back to the beautiful Forest Garden in Tranent this Friday (5th June, 12pm–2pm) for another magical afternoon.

Last week, the children told us it's "the best place to play, 'cause it's so beautiful." This week we are delighted to be joined by illustrator Dave Sutton, who will be sketching in the garden and helping children sketch too!

We play whatever the weather! If it’s rainy, we’ll put up a tent to keep us dry. 🎪☔

Come for the drawing, games, to relax and the free snacks.

It’s completely free and everyone is welcome. See you in the garden! 🌻

All set up and ready to play at Newhailes. Here until 3pm today...
30/05/2026

All set up and ready to play at Newhailes. Here until 3pm today...

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3a Winton Place
Tranent
EH331AF

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