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Mobile Climbing Wall To Fight Crime

Derbyshire Country Council has invested £25,000 in a mobile climbing wall which will tour the county and make friends with young people.


Posted: 1 November 2002
by Jon

Kids are being given the opportunity to go rock climbing without leaving the school premises, but with a small dollop of irony attached - the area in question is one of the UK's top climbing destinations...

A mobile climbing wall busily fighting
crime and the causes of crime
Derbyshire County Council has lashed out a cool £25,000 on a mobile climbing wall constructed from plywood, coated with concrete resin that's going to be be 'towed by a vehicle across the county and is aimed at encouraging 11 to 19-year-olds to try adventure sports and activities.'

The council says that it hopes the wall 'will help reduce crime and the potential for crime by positively engaging with young people in their communities.' Hmmm...

Before you get all cynical and point out that Derbyshire is the home of the Peak District and gritstone climbing - 'God's own rock' - the idea is to use the wall to stimulate interest in the outdoors in areas where youngsters wouldn't otherwise have the chance to go climbing.

It's either an inspired idea or a really stupid one...


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I think it's inspired.
So many children don't get the opportunity to try stuff, where would they get experienced help from? I can't exactly seee little Susie saying "Mummy can we go and try out climbing up some of Derbyshire's gritstone this weekend, it would be a shame to waste living so near the Peak District".
By placing it under their noses I think this will whet the appetite of some of them to try something 'real' or at the very least offer an opportunity to make the children aware that there is fun to be had and you don't have to go far to find it.

Posted: 01/11/2002 at 11:25

Great idea, now the kids will be able to scale the outside of your house to get to that upstairs open window!

Posted: 01/11/2002 at 11:37

Agree with the inspired. Sometimes you've gotta bring the mountain to mohammed so to speak.

Just because there IS great climbing locally, doesn't mean all schools (or parents for that matter) will have the time/resources/training to take the kids there for a taster.

Si(C)

Posted: 01/11/2002 at 12:08

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