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KEIGHLEY schoolchildren are among hundreds from across Yorkshire who are being given subsidised visits to an outdoor education centre. The initiative – launched by Nell Bank, in Ilkley – comes after research showed that youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds had been disproportionately affected by school closures and long periods of isolation during the pandemic. Nell Bank is offering day visits for just £1 to over 2,000 pupils from the most disadvantaged areas of Keighley, Bradford and Leeds. Pupils from three Keighley schools are taking part. The Wellbeing in Wellies venture was the brainchild of the Nell Bank Charitable Trust, which says it wants to give youngsters the chance to “regain their confidence by exploring the natural environment”. ....
HUNDREDS of Yorkshire schoolchildren who have suffered during lockdown are to get subsidised visits to an outdoor education centre to help them with their physical and mental recovery. Research carried out in Bradford has shown that youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds have been disproportionately affected by school closures and long periods of isolation - and many have rarely had access to green spaces. Nell Bank Outdoor Education Centre in Ilkley has today announced that it will offer day visits for just £1 to 2021 pupils in the most disadvantaged areas of Bradford, Keighley and Leeds. The “Wellbeing in Wellies” campaign is the brainchild of the Nell Bank Charitable Trust, which wants to give youngsters the chance to regain their confidence by exploring the natural environment. ....