Covid-19 Lobbying

It's been warned that £3 million is needed just to get the struggling sector through the winter months.

Save Outdoor Education Campaign

If you haven't already contacted your Welsh MP's or would like to send a further letter please find attached a template which you could adapt and use.

Members of the Senedd can be found here

Members of Parliament can be found here

Please contact Paul Donovan at the Outdoor Alliance if you send the letter and let him know how your MP responds.

UK Outdoors has continued its campaign to reopen residential visits with significant media coverage

Half of all outdoor education centres face closure, with 15,000 jobs at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic, the industry has warned.

Outdoor education has long been part of British culture with over two million children a year taking part. But since March, pupils have missed out on over 1.5 million visits, costing the sector an estimated £500m in lost revenue and over 6,000 job losses.

Industry chiefs are calling on the Government  to review the guidance in November, in line with recognised science and health and safety protocols, and lay out a roadmap for the reopening of the school travel sector. 

Camilla Tominey, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

14 October 2020 • 7:28pm

Ask your MP to sign the Early Day Motion (EDM) 986 'Support for Outdoor Education Centres'

Tim Farron, MP for the South Lakes, has secured a meeting with the Education minister over the plight of outdoor education centres.

IOL were delighted to host Tim at the IOL North West Conference 2012 when he presented a talk about “The Contribution of Outdoor Learning in Promoting Inclusion in Society.”

Read Tim's announcement here....