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Title: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: grahame on July 17, 2014, 14:13:54 Quote Research by Plymouth train company First Great Western has revealed that one in ten children under the age of 14 in the UK has never been to a British beach. The research also revealed that 65% of the UK^s Generation Z ^ those born after the millennium ^ have never been beside the sea in Cornwall, and 68% have never been to play in the sand in Devon. The statistics also show 54% haven^t been to a farm Read more: http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/10-British-children-UK-beach/story-21651866-detail/story.html? Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 17, 2014, 21:55:48 I'd also like to commend here the excellent work done to help disadvantaged children by the Chicks charity - as supported by member Ollie on his sponsored tour to visit every First Great Western station a few years ago. ;)
Chicks arrange trips to the seaside and visits to farms for children who have indeed never seen the sea, or met a farm animal. See http://www.chicks.org.uk/ for details. Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: bobm on July 17, 2014, 22:59:33 I was at a heritage railway today and there were children marvelling about seeing coal for the first time. Amazing what we take for granted.
Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: trainer on July 18, 2014, 09:04:46 I was at a heritage railway today and there were children marvelling about seeing coal for the first time. Amazing what we take for granted. It shows how old we are when we are at a heritage railway when we scoff at the warnings about loud noises, smoke and steam which now appear on the literature. It really is living history to our children and grandchildren. I wonder if they warn children that cows and other animals on farms can be smelly and...well I need make no further description. :) Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: LiskeardRich on July 18, 2014, 17:30:05 I am glad to be able to answer yes to both of the title questions.
I live in Cornwall so no questions about the beach. We have a farm shop near us (Trevaskis Farm), with a walking trail around all of their vegetable gardens, animals and fruit orchards. My two daughters (Age 2 & 4) love the walk there. Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 18, 2014, 22:35:29 I live in Cornwall so no questions about the beach. Treyarnon Bay: perfect beach. Enjoyed many family holidays there when I was a lad. ;) Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: LiskeardRich on July 18, 2014, 22:39:31 I live in Cornwall so no questions about the beach. Treyarnon Bay: perfect beach. Enjoyed many family holidays there when I was a lad. ;) I don't even know where that is! We normally go portreath or gyllyngvase in Falmouth Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on July 18, 2014, 22:43:35 North coast - West of Padstow, towards Trevose Head. ;)
Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: LiskeardRich on July 18, 2014, 22:58:30 North coast - West of Padstow, towards Trevose Head. ;) I don't go that far afield really! Title: Re: Have YOUR kids been on a beach? or to a farm? Post by: Chris from Nailsea on November 27, 2024, 23:45:23 I'd also like to commend here the excellent work done to help disadvantaged children by the Chicks charity - as supported by member Ollie on his sponsored tour to visit every First Great Western station a few years ago. ;) Chicks arrange trips to the seaside and visits to farms for children who have indeed never seen the sea, or met a farm animal. See http://www.chicks.org.uk/ for details. Over ten years later, that particular link still works, in this topic. :) I continue to commend this charity, with thanks to Ollie for introducing me to their work. CfN. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |