Consett Rotary supports the Kids Out programme which gives children aged 5 to 14 a day out at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North.

 

The aim of Kids Out is to give disadvantaged children a fun and educational day out.

 

Local schools or organisations involved with their care nominate the children

 

Each year we work with other Rotary Clubs to treat local school children to wonderful day out at Beamish​ Museum.

 

This is a summary of a child’s experience of a Kids out visit to Beamish:

 

• The children and their teachers are collected from their schools by coach.     

• Volunteer Rotarian helpers are on hand to assist them at Beamish Museum. 

• At Beamish the children experience journeys on the various vintage modes of transport such as trams and busses.   

• After a picnic lunch, the children are once again free to explore the different parts of the museum, before being taken home or back to their school as appropriate.

 

The image at the bottom of the page shows an article in the Beamish Museum magazine highlighting a typical Kids Out visit. At that time  (2019) local Rotary Clubs took 1200 children. This year we are planning on taking 3000.

 

We don’t just sit and talk about things…..we make them happen!

 

For further information about Kids Out contact our resident expert and Kids Out Ambassador Norman Sellar at consettrotary@outlook.com   

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