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In the playground there were bikes, hula hoops, tricycles and even bowls that you spin around in. These were all fun to play with. We had an adventure playground built when we were in P3 and we got the honour of being the first class to ever go on it. At break and lunch time the older children who act as “buddies” came up to our playground to help look after us and help us. Rebecca Casement, Downpatrick Primary School P7
We kicked the football about, at different times of the year. For example, you probably played marbles and then maybe round Halloween time you played with the conkers. Maybe Grand National time you would have had piggy backs like riding a horse… In the school it was football probably and maybe tig or rounders or that type of ball game. George Caffrey
I play with my best friend in the playground. I like to play skipping in the playground. It‛s quite fun skipping when it‛s fast. Julia Patterson, P5 Millisle Primary School
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There was a time when everybody brought their marbles to school for a few weeks and we played these marble games. And you know some people had many marbles that their parents had bought them. Then there were others, me included, we didn’t have very many, we just saved them from year to year because we knew the marble time would come. I remember the privilege of being the older girl and going down to help the little ones, and loved that – the responsibility of being able to show them how to play these games. We had loved them ourselves and we loved to go and show them to the little ones who were very impressed that we could throw these two tennis balls. Gill Kimpton
