Here’s what I learnt from a summer of chatting on benches: I already knew many of my parklife participants from years of church connections and the charity NewWaywhich grew out of our congregation. Their visibility results in the public mistaking this form of homelessness as the whole picture, which is far from the case. They often have complex needs, including problematic substance use and/or mental illness, alongside persistent or recurrent experiences of homelessness. The group represent a small subset of people experiencing homelessness in the UK. During lockdown I spent an afternoon a week listening to stories at the six benches. This presented those living in mainstream ‘accommodated’ lives with daily glimpses of another culture, one of street life.ĭespite the incursion of a new demographic of home-workers, I noticed a regular ‘park class’ of street drinkers retained control of one space, occupying six benches around a memorial cenotaph in my local park.Īfter months of casual park observation, I began a small research project (I’m a Baptist minister and a Sociology lecturer). More were drawn to dabble in a bit of ‘parklife’. This altered the demographics of my local inner-city park. Blur’s 1994 hit Parklife conjures up the secret life of city parks as a place to suspend social norms: public sunbathing, loud music, playing with dogs.ĭuring the Covid pandemic the UK was put into what Boris Johnson called “national hibernation” with one permissible hour of outdoor exercise.
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in date driving license (provisional accepted)There was a time when hanging out in the park was the prerogative of those the band Blur described as “the park class”.
Management reserve the right to refuse admission (Maximum of 4 under 18's per responsible guardian). No under 17’s - 17 year olds must be accompanied by a responsible guardian aged 18 or over. No aerosols, sprays or pressurised containers permitted Parklife has zero tolerance for legal highs. Drug dealing and consumption will not be tolerated. Drugs are no more legal at a festival than in the outside world. Proof of age will be required.ĭo obey the laws of the land. (Maximum of 4 X 17 year olds per responsible guardian).ġ6 Year olds will not be permitted to enter Parklife and no refunds will be given. No under 17’s - 17 year olds must be accompanied by a responsible guardian.
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