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WHO'S for

the OPEN

SPACES?

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HAT a great rellet i is to be asked to write about open spaces, parks, play- lag fields, children and young people.

out the

Not long ago I Was at St. Neots nursing "Qünds," who, with their ne open eyes, looked at me, so tunnily, when in a croaking kind of monotone I tried to chant" Jack and J" and "There was an old woman who Ilved in a slioc:""

As I looked at the three boya and o girlie, Ann, the thought Anstied through my mind: Fancy thope ittle darlings, who have cost so much love, care and skilled attention to rear, being choked by 'poison gas." but I couldn't and wouldn't believe it possible, so I enjoyed myself looking at them being fed, and making belteve to help at the job of holding the bottle.

One truth always remains with

mu.

It is that babies bring love

with them.

So when I looked round the bulding, saw how nicely it la equipped, and into the big "Bun Parlour," and out in the garden, walked on the lovely thick lawn, my mind came home, and then remembered the thousands of young people, babies and boya and girls, who need much more space to play in, and much more of God's own fresh air and sunshine to live in,

We have the nest stretch of parks and open spaces to be found anywhere in the world in our Metropolis,

We are also surrounded by coni- mens and forests, especially our great East End Epping Forest, but wo don't make halt enough use of chem.

The L.C.C. Labour majority is doing a great deal to bring more Amenities for children and grown- upa, cwizning, pouls for both sexes-one of the biggest is in dear oldl Victoria Park. greatest Cast London's open spaces. Our children. though, playgrounds nearer their homes;

To-day's Thought-

of

need

"THERE is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy.

R. L. STEVENSON.

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the little ones, especially, find it a heavy drag walking for half an hour or more to a park or open space,

This sort of thing is especially trying for the boy or girl sent of with two or three younger ones for a half or whole day,

Sometimes I have wished to be chief of a National Housing De- partment with money as freely given for this purpose as for ** armaments.”

I would gather round me young arista, urchitects and others, and buld One houses for people to live in, build them with big central open spaces for children's playgrounds, with playing halls for ise in bad weather, and nice fine nursery schools, and in each a neighbouring Guest House,

You who are young will. I hope.

SIGNPOSTS TO

PROGRESS (1)

by George Lansbury

do this, and much more, for your children.

You will do it, I believė, because

you will be wiser in your generation than mine has been.

When you are older, and have power, you must build in all your parks fine inrge Bummer and Winter Palaces, as palațial and benuitful as, those built in days, Kone by for the pleasure of the few. Don't Haten to the miserable croakers who say such bulldings spoil a park.

Peter the Great called to his ansistance splendid architects and arlista to crente Peterhof Park and, Palace on the banks of the Lenin- grad River.

It is now open, and used by the masses. The building is a fine set- ting in a lovely park,

Recently I saw Chatsworth in Derbyshire. That great Palace does not disfigure, it adorns the beautiful countryside;

docs Haddon Hall.

Go

We want music, drama, dancing. In our parks, and we want these in fine weather and bad weather, and will get them when we realise that life is more than bread and butter

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OCTOBER 22, 1933.

THIS IS LONDON 1-"The Metropolis has the finest stretch of Parks in the world."

and material things, and that true religion means development of body, soul and spirit.

We mint, however, have many more playing fields for our young men and maldéns. The young people in all lands are discovering that sun and wind and rain are not evils, and that our flesh and bone and skin were never intended to be so smothered up with clothes That neither sun, wind, nor rain, ever gets near us,,

Before my leg was broken 1 the always enjoyed walking In treit of a strong wind, and often In face of snow and rain.

I think there is just a danger that bikes, motors of all descrip- tions, may tempt some of our young people to forget that we are made up of body, soul, and spirit and while here on earth our bodies are most important. A friend of mine once wrote:

"Keep your body strong and healthy, keep your mind both tripht and clear,

De a freeman and a Christian. Trust in God, and have no Jear!!

This means, of course, we must create healthy bodies in order that Wo our minds may be healthy. cannot develop sports as we should do unless the 'nation provides the facilties. The chief requirements are playgrounds, parks and open spaces, where all may gather for rest and recreation, amusement and sport.

The Olympic Games are a dne

not of much

usa, Institution; though, unless the many millions of young people possess the meane for developing their bodies through themselves enjoying the happi- ress of sport and games for their own sake...

Sport which enables-us-to-vie with each other in any game which requires skill, endurance,

And strength must be good for any of

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us, no long as we pursue these things for the sake of healthy de- velopment of mind and body and allow no element of grumbling to

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It is not my wish to belittle those who follow sport professionally. We shall always have among us slhose whio excel in particular fields: they are important in their pince.

I must say, however, that much as I admire seeing West Ham. Millwall, or the Spurs play tool- ball my heart rejoices very much more when I see great playing Belda covered with ordinary people playing cricket, football, tennis. running. Jumplug, etc.

We

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want health for health's sake, and our minds active, alert and Intelligent, because we are more useful to ourselves, and and happy. In our own minds more companionable i we feel within our veins the flow of blood which gives us health and strength.

Our County Councils have great DOWCIS, BO also have City and Town and other Councils, powers over health, recreation and educa-

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tion. Great advance has been made during the past 50 years; all the advance has come because we have begun to understand the value of personality.

We now know that a Nation is democratic and strong in all that democracy means it within thint Nation boys and girls, and men and women, are all equal before the law, and all of then have an equal opportunity for self-develop- .ment.

We are a long way off our ulti- mate goal, but every step we take to give our tiny children moro sun- shine and our boys and girls and young people greater opportunities of worshipping God in sight of nature, the nearer will come the

ime when wars will cease.

Would you prefer the extension of Open Spaces to more Hospitals, beiter Schools, or many of the other essential public services? Thoso are the vital questions raised by this series of articles.

ROUNDABOUT

by The Showman ------

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people have asserted that the bad cold from which Miss Greta Garbo is suffering-officially -is not a cold at all. They say it is "nerves" caused by her effort to be "Just another girl" and drop her famous reserve.

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But I do not thank them for their interference: I prefer the official version To me, there is something inspiring in the idea of Miss Carbo eneezing her head off, something that makes me smile bravely and carry on. If she can have cold, there bust be subthig very beautiful (id a tubble way about my own.

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