# ‘We’re not playing games’: Parents launch playground protests to fight school field sell-off

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-17T13:00:31+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/17/were-not-playing-games-parents-launch-playground-protests-to-fight-school-field-sell-off
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/we-re-not-playing-games-parents-launch-playground-protests-to-fight-sc-e80137/

School looking to sell piece of open land beloved by people in Devon town to fund refurbishments On Saturdays throughout autumn, residents of Totnes have met at a field on the banks of the River Dart to play ballgames, fly kites or simply sit on the grass and chat. But it hasn’t just been about having fun – this has been a “play protest” aimed at trying to save a beloved piece of open land in the

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