Please feel free to write to us with your memories of childhood games and beliefs, or with any questions you may have about the project.

If you do decide to write, please remember to include:

Your name – We won’t publish any full names without permission, but we do need some way of distinguishing between the contributions we receive. If you would prefer to use a made-up name, that would also be fine.

Whether you are male or female - This will help us see the differences between boys' play and girls' play over the years.

The year in which you were born – This is essential so that we can develop a picture of how customs and games have changed over time.

The place where you went to school when you were between the ages of 6 and 11 – This information will help us piece together how children’s play differs from region to region.

Whether your school was private or state – The way children behave has in the past been shown to be very different in private and state schools. We’d like to find out if this is still the case.

Ethnic origin (optional) – You certainly don’t need to tell us your ethnic origin if you would prefer not to, but it would help us to explore the differences and the similarities in the way children from different ethnic backgrounds play.

Please also get in touch if you are a teacher or youth leader and would like to get the children you know involved in the survey.

Survey co-ordinator:

Steve Roud
playground@randomhouse.co.uk

Postal address:

The Lore of the Playground survey
Random House
20 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London
SW1V 2SA