Our Story

Playful Anywhere CIC is a Leeds-based social enterprise with a mission to catalyse creativity,  inventiveness and playfulness, where we work, live and travel.

Established in 2012 by Emma Bearman with a mission to learn from her young inquisitive children how to fully embrace the joy in the ordinary everyday moments and minutiae, see the potential in places and the people we encountered. She quickly established that she was not alone in this playful pursuit and what has emerged over the years has always been in creative collaborations with playmates from across Leeds and beyond. Always with the ambition to connect the dots and fertilise the grounds for fun, friendships and flourishing.

We have a proven track record of delivering high-quality fun participatory events,  programmes and activities. We have devised and delivered festivals, open space events, civic participation, networks, playful tech labs, young inventor programmes, building launches, panel events, team builds, place change activities, websites and community activities. We take care of the smallest detail creating meaningful experiences whether it's a one to one or a huge family festival.

We bring teams together to deliver high quality experiences, and have a long-standing reputation for excellence in culture and heritage, public art and realm, art and urban landscaping, fundraising, digital and social media engagement. 

We love to blur the boundaries between the physical and digital worlds, encouraging participants to get creative with all manner of media, from cardboard to code.