Out all night

Last week I went on a glorious 8 mile bike ride along the Northumberland Coast, starting at Tynemouth and venturing up to a quaint little lighthouse near Blyth. The boys at WhipBikes – who work in the office below us – needed someone to test out one of their bikes and I duly volunteered. It felt so liberating cycling up the coast and, although I was unsteady at first, having not ridden a bike for many years, the technique soon can back to me and I was on my way.

Now as the nights get lighter, and schools draw to a close, children can play out longer and make the most of the great outdoors. Indeed, we've been sat considering what games young people can play in the summer that they can't in the winter, and reminiscing about our own childhoods. As part of our ongoing work with young people, we're interested in finding out what the 'must play' game of the summer is. Do children still have water fights? Is swingball still in existence? We're keen for anyone's input into this...