Intergenerational Play

We are thrilled to be working in collaboration with Bradford 2025: UK City of Culture on a pioneering programme, showing that there’s no age limit to play!

We’re bringing together pupils at 20 Bradford primary schools with residents of 20 nearby care homes to participate in play workshops as part of our Intergenerational Linking programme in Bradford.

Working alongside a creative practitioner, the two generations will begin by exploring the idea of ‘play’ in their respective environments, before joining up to play together. The sessions will be multi-sensory in their nature, using play as a mechanism for different generations to connect together and have fun. These unique interactions are designed to promote social inclusion and foster strong relationships between young and old, encouraging new connections that bridge the multi-generation gap – with benefits for the wellbeing of everyone involved.

 As the famous psychologist Charles Schaefer says, “We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.”

If you would like to find out more about this project or Intergenerational Linking, please email amy.lock@thelinkingnetwork.org.uk