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Young Rangers make life easier for visitors M
embers of a newly-formed group of volunteers in the Yorkshire Dales National Park have been hard at work improving access
for visitors.
Eleven members of the Young Rangers team – aged between 11 and 16 – got together to resurface 120m of a footpath leading to Malham Cove, emptying tonnes of aggregate and spreading it along the section. And their hard work earned them a big pat on the back from National Park Rangers Cat Kilner and Colin Chick.
The work was needed to repair the damage caused by a combination of hundreds of thousands of walkers going to and from the famous beauty spot and the rain and snow over the last couple of years. Colin said the path – which was built to make it easier for wheelchair users and families to reach Malham Cove – had become uneven and a deep channel had been worn away down one side, making it difficult to use. “They all worked really hard and did a fantastic job,” he said. “The foothpath looks brilliant – as good as new.”
One of the team said: “I really enjoyed repairing the path – I didn’t want to stop but we ran out of stone so I had to.”
When the job was done they had a quick snack break then it was down to the Cove for a paddle in the stream and a welcome rest. The Young Rangers group was formed by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) to encourage young people who have an interest in the outdoors by teaching them new skills.
Catherine Kemp, the Authority’s Outreach Officer, said: “We think the group is fantastic – they all work really hard in all weathers and they enjoy themselves at the same time.”
Ian McPherson, the YDNPA’s Member Champion for Promoting Understanding, said: “The Young Rangers group is a great way for its members to learn new skills and for the National Park Authority to encourage a new generation to develop an awareness and love of this beautiful but fragile landscape.”
The group is open to anyone aged 11 to 16 who lives in the Settle area and it meets every second Saturday of the month to do practical conservation tasks.
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yorkshiredales.org.uk Sporting stars launch GO Run for Fun W
orld champion hurdler and record holder Colin Jackson CBE and Perri Shakes-Drayton recently challenged children from the Olympic Borough of Newham to GO Run For Fun.
Colin and Perri launched GO Run For Fun, the UK’s newest mass participation running campaign for children, in front of members of sports clubs and pupils of schools in the borough.
Building on the legacy of the 2012 Olympics and the recent World Athletics Championships, GO Run For Fun aims to deliver a series of large and small running events to get 30,000 kids up and running in the next year.
The first GO Run For Fun event was part of the Bupa Mini/Junior Great North Run event on Saturday (14th September), but there will be more than 50 events in the GO Run For fun series taking place across all corners of the UK. Launching GO Run For Fun, Colin Jackson said: “An active and healthy lifestyle is so
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important. And these fun events are a great way for your kids to get out of the house and have fun with their mates - running. We really must make sure that kids are given the opportunity to get active from an early age, and GO Run For Fun provides the chance to do just that. “Running is simple, kids do it naturally, and it’s fun and good for their longer term development. I am personally calling for parents to get their children involved now!” Perri Shakes-Drayton said: “This is a great campaign and I am backing it simply because I know how important it is for children to be active and to lead a healthy lifestyle. From a very young age, kids chase each other around and play tag, long before they reach the playground. This campaign just gives them another outlet to run for the pure pleasure of it. Today, more than ever, it’s not about how good they are - what’s really important is that they are running and having fun.”
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Jim Ratcliffe, the owner of INEOS, who came up with the idea for GO Run For Fun, said: “I’m passionate about getting as many children running as possible as early as possible.” “The idea is simple – to get children out of the house having fun. Running is the basis of so many great sports. If our children can catch the running bug early, they’re more likely to stick to it, and this can only lead to them having more active and healthier lifestyles in the future.” Brendan Foster, Chairman of Nova International, the company behind the Great North Run and partners of INEOS GO Run For Fun said: “Nova has been actively encouraging children to run as part of the Great Run programme for many years. We are delighted to be hosting the Go Run For Fun campaign across our Great Run Mini events. Who knows, we may even inspire the next generation of World Champions and Olympians”.
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