The Scottish Government has announced a £2 million support package for the residential outdoor education sector, which has taken a severe financial hit due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Its a step in the right direction at least, although you are right its a drop in the ocean. The last centre I worked at (now closed) had operational costs of roughly £30k a month without any customers/guests/kids in and that was a fairly small centre.
Lorraine McCall began her attempt today at a continuous, self-powered round of the Grahams, a four-month tour of upland Scotland combining walking and bikepacking. If successful, she'll be the first person that we know of to do it.
Podcast Mountain Air - 11. Steph McKenna, Award-Winning Mountain Campaigner