Trip to Barry Island:- Our trips aim to give young people active, healthy and positive experience during School holiday, and to connect and deepen their emotional bonds with nature.
Today, we took a group of young people from Bristol to Barry Island, one of the finest beaches in the UK. It was a very positive trip where we delivered structured activities, allowing the young people to enjoy both the beach and the water.
The aim of the trip was to give young people a meaningful and enjoyable experience during the school holidays—an opportunity to step outside their usual environment, connect with nature, and enjoy the peaceful, calming atmosphere of the seaside. The rhythmic sound of the waves and the fresh sea breeze which offer powerful benefits for both physical and mental well-being.
One of the youth worker, said:
We wanted to give our young people the opportunity to connect with nature — to step outside their usual environment, listen to the sound of the sea, and enjoy the beauty of the natural world. We want this trip to give young people positive memories and positive experience, coming to the seaside , would also offer both social and health benefits.
It is not easy many family to go holiday due to increasing cost of living crisis, and this trips add real value to our HAF provsions, young people were able to take part in different activities, have meals, and enjoy memorable experiences that they can carry with them when they return to school. Even as adult you would feel poisitve impact of coming seaside and close nature , it is very relaxing and refreshing”
Cost of living crisis cause financial burden for many families, making difficult to go holiday, Organising trips like this helps to provide an enriching and positive experience for young people during the summer school holiday,giving them an opportunity to connect with nature, explore their surroundings and reflect their their emotions in a healthy, natural setting.
Here are verbatim comments from young people and parents reflecting their experience about our recent trip:
One young person shared their reflection:
“Coming to Barry Island was very positive. It gave me the opportunity to spend time with my friends, enjoy nature, have nice food, and take part in different activities. I really enjoyed coming to Barry Island and being in the water — it was warm, and watching the waves was so relaxing. This was so different from staying in home and doing nothing.”
One of the parents also spoke about the value of the trip:
“It’s not always easy to take four or five children out for holiday. This trip was such a positive experience. We can see the impact it has on our children — they enjoyed the water, participated different activities and and came home with amazing memories. They slept well, felt refreshed, and keep talking about the experience. It’s so different from staying at home, fighting over the TV remote or spending too much time on screens.”
Our trips—and our wider provision—are making a positive contribution to the well-being of young people and the wider community, creating meaningful, responsive opportunities for the young people we serve.
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