Meg T on 05 December 2020
Q. Have you been able to get outside more than usual?

But due to COVID restrictions we haven't gone out as much as we would like. The last time we made it into the Yorkshire Dales, we went to Aysgarth Falls on Mothers' Day the night before the national lockdown. We ended up being harassed out of the National Park car park there by some chap who took it upon himself to questions our presence there, even though we were legally parked & enjoying a evening cup-a-soup. More recently, our ventures out have more restricted to our local postcode area. My son very much enjoys the Hop On Cycling club at Bradford's Lister Park twice per week, which is very low cost to us, but even though that was outdoors, it fell victim to the Tier 3 restrictions twice & is currently closed. Similarly he is learning to crew a canal boat with Canal Connections in Leeds - a charity endeavour to reconnect the younger generation with their industrial heritage free to the participants. But because of the need for social distancing they haven't been able take the boat out since March this year & have been forced to do theory work online. Obviously it's not the same. The pandemic now is severely affecting my son's psychological wellbeing & education as all the things he wants to do are currently prohibited.

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