Welcome to our resource section!
Below are some brief summaries of the resources we currently offer with links
to more details.
We have many varied formats from printed matter to CD-Roms and
DVDs. Our unique publications are written by renowned experts in their field
such as; Chris Bennett, Pam Gruber, Philip Waters, Philip Douch, our own Shelly
Newstead, Bob Hughes, Perry Else and Gordon Sturrock.
You can find out more about our publications by following the section links
above.
For ordering Terms and Conditions plus details of Multi User Licences please
click here.
Common Threads publications can be sent to anywhere outside of the United Kingdom! Due to variations in postal
rates and VAT - please contact us with your
order and we will get back to you with a price and details on how to pay.
Current Publications
 Buskers
Guides - small (in stature; not content!), handy and perfectly
formed, with cartoons!
Play
Theory - key texts to support students of play and playwork or
practitioners who want to add a bit of 'why's' to the 'wherefore's'!
Playwords
- the unique independent magazine for everybody working in children's play! Back
copies also available in this section.
Practical
Activities - loads of games and practical activity ideas, many for
free or on the cheap!
Professional
Development - resources for practitioners and trainers to help keep
practice up-to-date
Have you got ideas about developing new resources?
We are always keen to hear from practitioners with new ideas for
resources and from individuals or organisations who have developed their own
resources and would like to help others to stop re-inventing the wheel by making
them more widely available! We provide support to help people who have not
written or published to do so for the first time. So if you have a good idea or
a tried-and-tested resource you'd like to see benefiting more play projects,
why not let us know about it?
Do you want to make copies of our resources?
Not a lot of people know this, but generally speaking making
copies from publications without permission is illegal. We know that many of you
find our resources useful that you like to share them about a bit (!), so we've
made it easier (and legal) for you to do so! If you need to make copies of any
parts of our publications, you can do this legally by purchasing a multi-user
licence. Please contact us
if you're unsure about which version of any publication you need to buy.
Do you want to buy lots of our resources?
We do a range of discounts for organisations such as colleges or
local authorities who want to buy several copies of resources. If you buy more
than six or more copies of one publication on-line, you will receive a
confirmation e-mail from us to confirm the price including the relevant
discount.
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